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May 2022
20
May
2022
TUT Arts Alumni Chapter launch on the cards
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is set to launch a number of University Alumni Chapters, with the Faculty of Arts and Design taking the lead. It will host the first Arts Alumni Chapter at the Winston Mankunku Ngozi Building, on 3 June 2022.
19
May
2022
“Research is fun, this is how it should be approached,” says new Arts Research Prof
Prof Chats Devroop, newly appointed Research Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Design, is no stranger to TUT, as he has worked in the Music programme, among others as HoD, for several years before...
17
May
2022
Proceeds from lecturer’s debut CD will fund a worthy cause
Most academic staff members working at TUT’s Faculty of Arts and Design are also practicing artists in their respective disciplines, thereby enhancing the quality of Art students’ learning experience. One such staff member is Dr Roland Moses, senior lecturer at the...
17
May
2022
TUT students to benefit from a hybrid X3 BMW donation
TUT's Advancement and Partnerships Office (APO), under the leadership of Dr Eric Pule received an advanced Hybrid X3 Model vehicle as donation from BMW SA, to help advance immense research, development and innovation at the Faculty of Engineering...
17
May
2022
TUT professor among top 100 education scientists in Africa
Prof Anil Kanjee, Research Professor at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Primary Education - Faculty of Humanities, has been listed among top 100 education scientists in Africa. This is according to the 2022 AD Scientific Index...
13
May
2022
Makhura calls TUT an intellectual gem
TUT is a gem,” said Gauteng Premier, David Makhura, during his visit to the Tshwane University of Technology’s Research and Innovation Technology Stations, as well as Institutes. His visit to the Soshanguve and Pretoria campuses took place on...
11
May
2022
Music assists first-years to cope with challenges in fun way
The transition from high school to university can be daunting and first-year students often face numerous challenges making this cross-over. The dedicated staff at the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Directorate: Student Development and...
10
May
2022
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...
10
May
2022
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.
06
May
2022
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
28
Apr
2022
TUT Launches Ngcukaitobi’s Land Matters
The contentious land question quickly became the hot topic of discussion at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) book launch of Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi’s latest offering, Land Matters, on Tuesday, 26 March 2022.
25
Apr
2022
Agreement unlocks exciting research opportunities for Public Service Sector
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority (PSETA) for a research partnership worth...
25
Apr
2022
TUT receives millions for Research Chair in Agile Transportation Industry
The Transport Education Training Authority (TETA,) has awarded an R11 360 Million grant to the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) for the Research Chair in Agile Transportation Industry. The grant...
22
Apr
2022
Festival presents great learning experience for up-and-coming performing artists
The second instalment of the New Works Reading Festival (NWRF) will be staged at TUT’s Rostrum Theatre on its Arts Campus on Freedom Day, 27 April (10:00 – 13:00). Presented by the Department of Performing...
21
Apr
2022
TUT Art Collection makes first acquisitions
The newly established TUT Art Collection recently made its first acquisition consisting of two paintings by artist, Patrick Rulore.
20
Apr
2022
TUT’s Dr Nthangeni paves a way for graduates’ learnership
Seventeen graduates from the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Marketing, Logistics and Sport Management, will benefit from internships funded by the Culture, Art, Tourism, Hospitality, and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority...
20
Apr
2022
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...
19
Apr
2022
TUT research chair to tackle gender-based violence
A first of its kind on the African continent, the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) African Research Chair for Campus and School Public Safety, aimed at tackling the scourge of Gender Based...
19
Apr
2022
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...
11
Apr
2022
TUT & THENSA conference shines spotlight on 4IR solutions
The 2022 Technological Higher Education Network South Africa (THENSA) International Conference in collaboration with the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), brought together experts from higher...
11
Apr
2022
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),...
06
Apr
2022
Fashion Design students give back to community
The saying goes that if you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, but if you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. This principle was put into practice at the Department of Design Studi...
05
Apr
2022
USSA Football elects TUT’s Kgomo as chairperson
Kegoikantse Kgomo, Head of the Department Sport and Recreation at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Pretoria Campus, has been elected Chairperson of USSA Football for the 2022-...
04
Apr
2022
SA Parliament congratulates Mokoka on breaking athletic world record
The South African Parliament has congratulated Stephen Mokoka, Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Athletics Coach who made history when he broke the 50 kilometers world record...
01
Apr
2022
TUT appoints Senior Director at Institute for the Future of Work
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has appointed Tseliso Mohlomi as the Senior Director for the Institute for the Future of Work (IFOW). This ideation hub for global public-private collaboration...
01
Apr
2022
SA Parliament applauds TUT on solar car successes
The South African Parliament has recognised and applauded the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) SunChaser 4, energy efficient, high technology solar powered vehicle ,built by the Faculty of Engi...
March 2022
31
Mar
2022
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...
31
Mar
2022
Diversity is the mix, but inclusion makes the mix work
The first University Capacity Development Programme (UCDP) sponsored Women Leaders in Conversation, kicked off on a high note at the CSIR late in February. It brought together the current...
30
Mar
2022
TUT hosts inaugural workshop on future transport manufacturing skills
The Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Institute for the Future of Work (IFoW) hosted an inaugural workshop on how to derive successful future work skills and education partnerships in the...
30
Mar
2022
“Africa should create the world in its own image,” VC argues at conference
Young academics from across Africa converged at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Arts and Design from 22 – 24 March to Rethink, Remake and Rebuild Arts, Culture and Heritage on the...
28
Mar
2022
TUT Masters student speaks on SA’s water crisis
Reflecting on the recent South African Water Week in an article, Pinky Mokwena, Masters’ student in Environmental Science at the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Faculty of Science as well...
25
Mar
2022
Gauteng Premier speaks at 4IR conference
Gauteng Premier, David Makhura, key-note speaker at the recent Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) and Technological Higher Education Network South Africa (THENSA) Gala dinner, emphasised...
23
Mar
2022
TUT launches African Research Chair in Public Safety
The Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Faculty of Humanities will launch the Africa Research Chair for Campus and School Public Safety, under the leadership of Prof Jacob Mofokeng, on 7...
22
Mar
2022
Five TUT icons appointed as national sport ambassadors
Nathi Mthethwa, Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture has appointed five Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) sport icons as sport ambassadors to assist in addressing challenges in the developm....
17
Mar
2022
Journalism alumna takes “K53 Junior” to school classrooms
“I’m a big dreamer who doesn’t believe in constraints, who thinks equality is a myth and that one day we’re going to make the onions cry. And by that, I mean that us, the black youth, are going to...
16
Mar
2022
Arts community engagement project aims to empower women
The Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Design Studies at the Faculty of Arts and Design, will host a community engagement event aimed at empowering girls and young women. The...
11
Mar
2022
TUT appointed partner in sport ambassador programme
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) has appointed the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) as a partner in the sport ambassador programme, which will be launched at...
11
Mar
2022
TUT Women’s football team ranked top10 in Africa
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Women’s Football team is recognised as one of the best ten female clubs in Africa. This is according to the latest 2022 International Federation of...
11
Mar
2022
TUT embarks on fundraising campaign supporting ‘missing middle’
The Tshwane University of Technology’s Advancement and Partnerships Office (APO) has embarked on a campaign to raise funds for the...
10
Mar
2022
TUT benefits from international grant in fight against COVID-19 pandemic
The Tshwane University of Technology is one of the universities in South Africa to benefit from a grant awarded to the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) to support the country in fighting the COVID-19...
04
Mar
2022
TUT’s research chair in 4IR leads the pack
TUT Professor, Pius Adewale Owolawi from the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is making great strides and leading through his MICT SETA Research Chair in Fourth...
February 2022
28
Feb
2022
Sculpture students turn heads with exhibition
Six second-year sculpture students from the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Fine and Studio Arts will be showcasing their work at an exhibition...
25
Feb
2022
University-Industry partnership results in scholarships worth millions
A partnership between the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) and the Transport Education Training Authority (TETA), has resulted in scholarships...
24
Feb
2022
NRF recognises TUT’s brightest research minds
Nineteen of the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) brightest research minds recently received new, or upgraded their ratings at the National Research Foundation (NRF). This follows years of...
24
Feb
2022
Female cybersecurity research expert receives NRF C2 rating
Prof Joey Jansen van Vuuren, a distinguished scholar and Head of Department at the Tshwane University of Technology’s department of Computer Science, is now a National Research Foundation...
18
Feb
2022
A warm welcome message from the Vice-Chancellor and Principal
From the 1st of February 2022 when I walked into the Pretoria Campus of the Tshwane University of Technology I knew that I was entering the premises of ‘the People’s University’.
18
Feb
2022
A ‘Hat’ inspired welcome for Arts and Design students
The Faculty of Arts and Design pulled out all stops to give its 510 first-year students a welcome that they will not soon forget. During the event, with a hat inspired theme and...
10
Feb
2022
NIHSS millions will boost Post-doctoral fellowships
A grant of R5.6 million from the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS), will go a long way in advancing and supporting the University’s Post-doctoral...
09
Feb
2022
Pioneering TUT researcher receives B2 NRF Rating
Prof Alvaro Viljoen from the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Science, has received a B2 rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF). A B2 rating...
07
Feb
2022
TUT’s gender initiatives receive half a million boost
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) received a grant of R500 000 for a two-year period, with a pay out of R250 000 each year, in support of the TUT...
07
Feb
2022
TUT awards bursaries to deserving missing middle students
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Bursary and Scholarship Fund has awarded bursaries to thirteen deserving students, as part of its efforts to bolster and...
02
Feb
2022
TUT ISRC leads Covid-19 vaccination drive
Five Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) student leaders will get vaccinated publicly, tomorrow, 3 February 2022, in an effort to encourage fellow students to vaccinate...
01
Feb
2022
Welcome to the new Vice-Chancellor and Principal
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) community is proud to welcome Professor Tinyiko Maluleke as the new Vice-Chancellor and Principal.
January 2022
31
Jan
2022
TUT scoops new DBSA Research Chair in Infrastructure
The Tshwane University of Technology has received a major boost to its fast-growing research and innovation efforts with the announcement of a new Development...
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