Tshwane University of Technology

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 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.

Campuses

There are over six campuses under the name of Tshwane University of Technology. In Limpopo province, the campus is situated in the provincial capital Polokwane. In Mpumalanga, there’s a campus in Nelspruit and another in eMalahleni (previously Witbank); and in North-West province a campus serves Ga-Rankuwa. Two campuses provide technical education to the northern parts of the densely populated Gauteng province, one in Soshanguve and the other, the main campus, in Pretoria.^[1]

Student enrollment

There were 46,333 contact students and 5,113 distance students enrolled at the Tswane University of Technology in 2006. Of the student body, 49,401 were South African citizens and 1,495 from other SADC countries, while 550 were enrolled from non-SADC countries.^[2]

Ranking

In 2010 Webometrics ranked the university the 15th best in South Africa and 5662th in the world.^[3]

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ranks the university's Department of Journalism as one of twelve Potential Centres of Excellence in Journalism Training in Africa. It is one of four universities in South Africa on the list and the only one based in the Gauteng Province. See Journalism School

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.

See also

• List of universities in South Africa

• List of post secondary institutions in South Africa

References

External links

• Tshwane University of Technology
• About Tshwane University of Technology, TUT