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February 2023
16Feb2023

TUT celebrates Dr Chaka Chaka’s Honorary Doctorate

Last year during the Spring Graduations, the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) awarded the Doctor of Performing Arts (Honoris Causa) in the Faculty of Arts and Design to the Princess of Africa, Dr Yvonne Machaka, popularly known as Yvonne Chaka Chaka. She was honoured together with Dr Esther...
November 2022
15Nov2022

No hurdle too high on journey to Tourism Masters’ degree

Margaret Juszkiewicz’s perseverance, quest for knowledge and determination to excel academically, ensured that she was among a select group of successful students, graduating with a Master’s degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management...
04Nov2022

PhD research looks at academics’ preferences in using mobile computing applications

A lecturer’s curiosity about academics’ preferences in using mobile computing applications, linked to his desire to be recognized as a seasoned ICT academic, inspired Dr Alfred Thaga Kgopa, senior lecturer and...
October 2022
25Oct2022

TUT confers honorary doctorates on foremost South Africans

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) conferred honorary doctorate degrees on four foremost South Africans as part of its Spring graduation ceremonies. At graduation ceremonies hosted on the Pretoria Campus on Monday, October 24,...
May 2022
10May2022

Blind student sees with his heart

Thuto Chopo (24), also known as The Fabulous Thuto (his stage name), decided from a young age to hit life’s curveballs like there is no tomorrow. The visually impaired student who obtained a National Diploma: Entrepreneurship during one of the Tshwane University of Technology’s Autumn graduation...
10May2022

ISRC President General dedicates qualification to late mother

Nokwanda Khumalo, Institutional Student Representative Council (ISRC) President General, who graduated with an Advanced Diploma in Business Administration today, has dedicated the qualification to her late mother.
06May2022

Former Scandal actor graduates at TUT

Mbulelo Katise, former Scandal actor and Television personality, recently received his first qualification, a National Diploma in Film and Television Directing, from the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Faculty of Arts and Design.
April 2022
20Apr2022

Five ISRC members celebrate success during autumn graduations

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) continues lead in inculcating academic excellence in the ranks of its Institutional Student Representative Council (ISRC) leaders. The five ISRC leaders who...
19Apr2022

Student defies disability, graduating Cum Laude

“I worked hard to get my qualification because I want to be known as being more than a person with a disability,” said Omolemo Molaso, who recently graduated Cum Laude with a National...
11Apr2022

VC’s grad message: Make your knowledge work for your country and the world

Professor Tinyiko Maluleke, Vice-Chancellor and Principal officiated at his first graduation ceremony at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT),...
March 2022
31Mar2022

TUT’s in-person Autumn graduations kick off tomorrow

Two years after the Covid-19 pandemic halted face-to-face celebrations, the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) autumn in-person graduation ceremonies will commence from tomorrow...
June 2021
09Jun2021

TUT Post-doctoral nursing fellow’s PhD dream fulfilled

Postdoctoral fellow at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Adelaide Tambo School of Nursing, Dr Tshiamo Ramalepa has just become the youngest person in his profession to obtain a Doctorate degree...
07Jun2021

Student governance and leadership expert obtains doctorate degree

Dr Gugulethu Morris Xaba, the Tshwane University of Technology’s Director of Student Governance and Leadership Development (SGLD), has just obtained a doctorate degree in Organisational Leader...
04Jun2021

Caster Semenya obtains Post Graduate diploma in Sport Management

One of South Africa's most celebrated athletes, Mokgadi Caster Semenya, has obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Sport Management from the...
03Jun2021

First South African obtains TUT doctorate in fashion design

Dr Sipho Mbatha is the first South African to obtain a Doctorate in Fashion Design at the Tshwane University of Technology during the virtual June graduations. The title of his dissertation is Exploring....
October 2020
20Oct2020

Eleven doctors graduate at Humanities

The Tshwane University of Technology’s virtual graduation ceremony held on 14 October, saw a total of 11 doctors graduating from the Faculty of Humanities. During the Autumn...
20Oct2020

Arts boasts two new Doctorates

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Arts & Design conferred two D: Tech degrees during the Spring graduation ceremonies hosted virtually on 14 October. The one dissertation offers invaluable advice to South African fashion...
June 2020
20Jun2020

TUT to host virtual graduations for class of 2019

The national COVID-19 lockdown that started on 27 March 2020, has changed the day-to-day normal for most of us. Along with the challenges, many new opportunities also arose. The Executive...
November 2019
21Nov2019

Knowledge management and exchange explored in lecture

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Safety and Security Management, Faculty of Humanities, on 14 November saw the inauguration of one of its own, Prof Jacob...
01Nov2019

Graduation is fifth in a row for Haaga Helia partnership

The 2019 TUT Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences Technical Teacher Graduation ceremony on 25 October, has made it five in a row for this exiting educational partnership that has...
October 2019
29Oct2019

TUT twins receive identical qualifications

For a split second, one could have thought they were seeing double, but there were indeed two identical looking young women, receiving identical qualifications, during the recent Spring...
25Oct2019

We celebrate your love of wisdom, says VC

“Today we celebrate your “love of wisdom” which is what the term PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) means in Greek,” said Prof Lourens van Staden, Vice-Chancellor and Principal in his welcome to 45 staff...
22Oct2019

64-year old beats the odds to qualify at TUT

“Never say never!” For almost half a century, this has been the view of 64-year Randeka Nghonyama, who received her National Diploma in Electrical Engineering during the Tshwane University of...
17Oct2019

TUT honours three exemplary South Africans

Honouring our heroes and recognising the life-long contributions of individuals, culminated the Tshwane University of Technology bestowing honorary doctorates (honoris causa) on three...
17Oct2019

Honorary Doctor delivers powerful speech at graduation ceremony

“I am deeply humbled by this distinguished honour, and in embracing and celebrating this moment, I pay homage to South Africa’s artists who have used their bodies, hands, voices and minds...
17Oct2019

Former Minister of Health receives honorary doctorate from TUT

A former South African Minister of Health, Sponono Francinah Baloyi, has just received an Honorary Doctorate (Honoris Causa), during the Tshwane University of Technology’s annual Spring Graduations...
17Oct2019

Chief Ranger recognised for role in conservation

Xolani Nicholus Funda, Chief Ranger in the Kruger National Park and a former lecturer at the Tshwane University of Technology, has been making his mark in conservation in the region. Yesterday, he....
May 2019
14May2019

Graduations, the hallmark of success and hope

TUT’s 2019 autumn graduations were a medley of celebrations, glamour and tears!
14May2019

Distinguished international programme delivers 31 new graduates

A group of 31 successful Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) academics, who completed the 2019 Vocational Teacher Education Programme...
April 2019
12Apr2019

Swati Prince’s graduation a Royal affair

• Graduates should plough back their skills and knowledge, says Swati Prince
11Apr2019

ISRC President General graduates

Dineo Hlagala, Transitional Institutional SRC President General, who received a National Diploma in Legal Assistance, was among the more than 1000 students from the Faculty of Humanities who received qualifications on 9 April 2019.
10Apr2019

TUT graduate honours father in unique way

Tshwane University of Technology graduate, Nandipha Zulu, from Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, did the ‘unthinkable’ during her graduation on 9 April 2019. The Correctional Services Management National Diploma graduate showed up at the Faulty of Humanities graduation ceremony at the Soshanguve South Campus dressed in imvunulo, the isiZulu traditional attire worn...
09Apr2019

Legacy bursary graduate embraces future

The cold, wet weather could not dampen the excitement of the 2 674 students from the Faculty of Humanities who graduated at the Soshanguve South Campus on Friday, 5 April 2019. One of the most excited graduates was Kevin Phehla, first beneficiary of the Benjamin Phehla Bursary fund, who received a BEd degree.
March 2019
27Mar2019

I dream big about being an entrepreneur, says TUT graduate

An entrepreneur in the making, Vutivi Trinity Khoza, has just graduated cum laude a National Diploma in Accounting at TUT’s first graduation ceremony for this year, at the Mbombela Campus. A National...
November 2018
01Nov2018

TUT celebrates the sweet taste of success

The taste of success is sweet and the Tshwane University of Technology TUT) had every reason to celebrate its 2018 graduation successes, with 29 successful graduates having been awarded their doctoral degrees.
October 2018
26Oct2018

TUT awards its first PhDs during Spring Graduations

The 2018 Spring Graduations were history in the making for the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) when the first four PhD degrees were awarded to successful candidates.
11Oct2018

TUT confers honorary doctorate on activist and struggle stalwart, Tlou Cholo

Tlou Cholo, labour activist and struggle stalwart, today received recognition for a lifetime dedicated to the fight for justice and social accountability. The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) awarded...
09Oct2018

TUT to confer first Doctorate degrees

The Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) 2018 Spring Graduation ceremonies, during which 3 182 successful candidates will receive their qualifications, will commence on 10 October 2018. In addition to 26 D Tech degrees, it will be history in the making, with the first fully-fledged PhD...
04Oct2018

TUT’s Spring Graduation ceremonies commence on 10 October 2018

TUT’s annual Spring Graduation ceremonies during which 3 182 successful candidates will receive their qualifications, will commence at the Soshanguve South Campus on 10 October 2018.
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