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November 2023
20Nov2023

Presidential Award goes to TUT Centre for Entrepreneurship Development

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) triumphed at the 2023 National Presidential SMME and Cooperative Awards, winning the highly revered Ministerial...
10Nov2023

New Head of Department appointed at Tourism Management

Dr Pascal Tauoatsoala has been appointed as the new HoD of the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Tourism Management from 1 November 2023. The excited HoD said he is humbled and honoured to be entrusted with such a huge responsibili...
06Nov2023

Digitalisation workshop is an eye-opener for SMMEs

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Tourism Management in partnership with the Small Tourism Enterprise Association (STEA), hosted an empowerment and engagement workshop and exhibition for Small, Medium, and...
01Nov2023

Management Sciences awards top-achieving students

About 70 students at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Pretoria Campus received certificates and trophies as acknowledgement for their hard work and dedication during the Faculty of Management Sciences’ annual Top Achievers Awards.
October 2023
31Oct2023

TUT hosts training for Food Service Managers

The Department of Hospitality Management at the Faculty of Management Sciences hosted a Leadership Training session for the Gauteng Food Service Managers at the Prestige Auditorium on 19 October. The event was organised by Frans Matsekoleng, Chairperson of the Training Committee of Food Service...
10Oct2023

TUT’s Choirmaster represents University and Province at European festival

Pearl Thulani Nyathi has been selected to represent the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), Gauteng, and South Africa at the prestigious 5th European Choir Games, which will take place in Norrköping, Sweden, from 28 October to 5 November 2023.
September 2023
26Sep2023

Students to represent TUT at Future Leaders Challenge

Four students, two from the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Hospitality Management and two from the Department of Tourism Management will participate at the annual Middle East and Africa Future Leaders Challenge, taking place in Dubai from 23 to 26 January 2024. The event will be...
22Sep2023

TUT Staff member joins Council of Event Professionals Board

Dr Lisa Welthagen, lecturer at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Tourism Management, has been appointed to the Board of the Council of Event Professionals Africa (CEPA) for a two-year period. She is also currently the Vice-Chair of the Event Safety Council (ESC) that works closely with...
19Sep2023

Forum unpacks challenges and opportunities in tourism sector

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Tourism Management in collaboration with Proudly South Africa, hosted a Youth in Tourism Forum, in celebration of Tourism Month, during which a panel of tourism experts unpacked and discussed the importance of the sector for the...
12Sep2023

Khon Kean Business School delegation visits TUT

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Management Sciences hosted a high-level delegation from Khon Kean Business School on 4 and 5 September 2023. Led by the Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration and Accountancy, Prof Pensri Jaroenwanit, the delegation also comprised...
11Sep2023

More than half of TUT students participate in SRC elections

More than half of the students at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) participated in the 2023/2024 Student Representative Council (SRC) elections, which took place online from 4 to 6 September 2023. Six structures contested for 7 seats on the Institutional SRC (ISRC).
07Sep2023

Gauteng Film Commission executive inspires next generation of women leaders

Offering networking opportunities and ensuring women succeed beyond the MBA programme, the Tshwane School for Business and Society (TSB) hosted an empowerment session with renowned business leader and CEO of the Gauteng Film Commission...
04Sep2023

New Hospitality Management Alumni Chapter ready to help prepare future-ready graduates

More than 80 Alumni from the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Hospitality Management returned to their alma mater for the official launch of a Special Alumni Chapter on 25 August 2023 ...
August 2023
24Aug2023

Student’s book provides guide to navigating tertiary life

On their journey to acquire tertiary qualifications, students face many challenges. This has have prompted Ntokozo Mthethwa, an Advanced Diploma: Operations Management student from the Faculty of Management Sciences, to write a book that offers valuable advice on ways to ease the journey and...
23Aug2023

NRF celebrates female TUT researcher during Women’s Month

The National Research Foundation has identified and selected one of our own, Dr Portia Pearl Siyanda Sifolo, as an outstanding South African female researcher who have made remarkable contributions for the betterment of humanity. The NRF annually identifies and recognises several female researchers in...
May 2023
22May2023

RMI and TUT announce new study opportunity for members

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Marketing, Supply Chain and Sport Management and the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) have made history by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide...
09May2023

The rise of eSports: TUT partners with Mind Sports SA on research collaboration

Dr Rosa Naudé-Potgieter, Lecturer at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Tourism Management has joined hands with Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) to embark on an exciting...
April 2023
26Apr2023

Fighting spirit serves visually impaired student well

"When you are blind, you fight for everything. You fight to be believed in, fight to be heard, and fight to fit in," says Thuto Chopo (25). This fighting spirit has stood him in good stead as today, 26 April, even if the odds were against him, the go-getter proudly walked...
March 2023
27Mar2023

TUT signs MOU with Tanzania’s National College of Tourism

The Tshwane University of Technology aspires to actively promote extensive and ongoing engagement and collaboration with relevant educational partners nationally, as well as internationally to enhance its scientific, socio-economic and policy impact.
17Mar2023

W&RSETA awards TUT bursaries valued more than R8 M

The Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&RSETA) has awarded the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Management Sciences more than R8.9 million to assist students with full tuition fees for 2023.
January 2023
26Jan2023

Welcome to the Future. Welcome to Your Future.

In this short message, I wish to welcome all our students at the beginning of the 2023 academic year, in my capacity as Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the Tshwane University of Technology.
20Jan2023

Registration for TUT’s 2023 academic year now open

With registration for the 2023 student intake commencing at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) on 20 January 2023, the following relevant information will assist students greatly to complete the registration process as smoothly as possible.
19Jan2023

Online remains the best option for late applications

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) will not allow prospective students who did not apply for admission in 2022, or those who plan to apply late for programmes where there may be space still available, to physically access campuses during the late...