Tshwane University of Technology
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| Motto | We empower people |
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| Established | 2003 (Formed as a result of a merger of three established institutions) |
| Type | University of Technology |
| Students | approx. 60,000 |
| Location | City of Tshwane, Nelspruit, Polokwane, South Africa |
| Campus | six campuses, mostly urban |
| Website | www.tut.ac.za |
Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is a higher education institution in South Africa that came into being through a merger of three technikons — Technikon Northern Gauteng, Technikon North-West and Technikon Pretoria.
As the number of students registering annually grows rapidly, records show that Tshwane University of Technology caters for approximately 60 000 students and it has become the largest residential higher education institution in South Africa.
It comprises of up to six well-equipped satellite campuses positioned well to meet the higher education needs of different communities in South Africa. These campuses include Pretoria West (Pretoria Campus), Soshanguve, Ga-Rankuwa, Witbank, Nelspruit and Polokwane. Two faculties, namely the Faculties of Natural Sciences and Arts, have dedicated campuses in the Pretoria city centre.
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[edit] Campus Information
There are over six campuses existing under the name of Tshwane University of Technolgoy.
- Arcadia Campus
- Arts Campus
- Ga-Rankuwa Campus
- Nelspruit Campus
- Pretoria Campus (former Technikon Pretoria)
- Polokwane Campus
- Soshanguve Campus (former Technikon Northern Gauteng (TNG))
- Witbank Campus
[edit] Vision
To be the leading higher education institution with an entrepreneurial ethos that promotes knowledge and technology, and provides professional career education of an international standard, which is relevant to the needs and aspirations of Southern Africa’s people.
[edit] See also
- List of universities in South Africa, Tshwane, Universities and colleges in South Africa
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South African universities |  |
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| Traditional universities Cape Town | Fort Hare | Free State | KwaZulu-Natal | Limpopo | North-West Pretoria | Rhodes | Stellenbosch | Western Cape | Witwatersrand
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