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June 2023
06
Jun
2023
TUT students and Kgosi Mampuru residents talk about gender-based violence
Students and student leaders recently participated in a highly engaging dialogue on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide with residents at the Kgosi Mampuru II correctional facility. The facility is a Remand Detention...
06
Jun
2023
Taylon Bieldt, talented TUT Masters’ student breaks two athletic records
On Sunday 4 June 2023, talented Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Masters student and top-notch-athlete, Taylon Bieldt, broke two records, nationally and internationally, during the...
05
Jun
2023
TUT and Schmalkalden University sign cooperation agreement
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences – Germany.
02
Jun
2023
Annual Mbombela TUT fundraising golf day a smashing success
Golfers tore up the greens with their banter, skill and cheer as they played for a good cause at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Mbombela Fundraising Golf Day, which took place at the Mbombela Golf Club on 25 May 2023.
02
Jun
2023
TUT hosts UNIDO towards revamp of Industry 4.0 curriculum
The Tshwane University of Technology’s Institute for the Future of Work (IFoW) and Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI) will host an international technical mission of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization...
02
Jun
2023
Aspiring civil engineer named best female technologist in country
The Institute of Professional Engineering Technologists (IPET) has honoured Mvulane Reed, a Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Civil Engineering graduate from the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (FEBE) with the highest...
01
Jun
2023
Prof Olawale Popoola awarded SASOL/DST-NRF tier 2 research chair
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is pleased to announce that Prof Olawale Popoola, Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department’s Centre for Energy and Electric Power (CEED) now holds an “Energy Solutions for Inclusive and Sustainable...
01
Jun
2023
Angelique Strijdom – talented athlete and top student
To say that third-year Interior Design student Angelique Strijdom (21) balances her life as a national athlete and full-time student is a bit of an understatement; she is exceptionally good at both! In view of Youth Day (16 June), the inspiring sprinter...
May 2023
31
May
2023
Lecturer’s award-winning play staged on Arts Campus
The Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Performing Arts will stage the critically acclaimed play, Ukama, at the Rostrum Theatre on the Arts Campus from 3 to 8 June at 17:00. The play, written and directed by lecturer Bongani Bennedict...
26
May
2023
Lecturer appointed as acting Labour Court Judge
Advocate Ndivhuho Tshisevhe, a lecturer at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Law, Faculty of Humanities, has been appointed as an acting Judge of the Labour Court of the Republic of South Africa.
22
May
2023
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...
17
May
2023
Incubator programme generates WIL opportunities in Tourism Management
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Tourism Management and Bidtravel in April 2023, the Bidtravel Abazayo incubator...
17
May
2023
Materials Day brings industry and learning together
As part of a packed Materials Day, the Department of Interior Design at the Faculty of Arts and Design invited nine manufacturers in this profession to the Arts Campus to determine future trends, demand for skills and suitable means of preparing students for...
16
May
2023
TUT delivers 98 first-line healthcare workers to South Africa
Nowhere has the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) strategic pillar of “Future-ready graduates who make a positive societal impact” come to the fore more than with the Faculty of Science’s Graduation ceremony where 40 Bachelor of Pharmacy...
16
May
2023
Duo named winners of wine label design competition
The dreams of two Integrated Communication Design students studying at the Faculty of Arts and Design’s Department of Visual Communication came true when they were announced winners of the ROTOCON wine label design competition on 5 May. Mpho...
15
May
2023
Action-packed political thriller opens TUT’s theatrical season
Known for breaking new ground, the Department of Performing Arts, Faculty of Arts and Design, will open its theatrical season at the Breytenbach Theatre with the action-packed political thriller ASKARI on 25 May (Africa Day). TUT is the first university in Africa to...
15
May
2023
TUT in solidarity with UFH during its hour of mourning
On the dark and rainy Eastern Cape winter morning of 13 May 2023, University of Fort Hare (UFH) staff member and executive body-guard Mr Msingathi Lawrence Langa was laid to rest at eMnyameni village in Kentani. Langa died in a car accident on 30 April...
15
May
2023
All roads lead to TUT’s annual fundraising Golf Day in Mbombela
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) will host its annual Golf Fundraising Day on May 25, 2023, to further augment its Bursary and Scholarship Fund and minimize the student financial debt towards students not funded by NSFAS.
12
May
2023
UPSET opens doors between institutions in post school sector
The launch of the UPSET (Unfurling Post School Education and Training (UPSET) Project) Gauteng Articulation Hub at the Tshwane University of Technology early in May 2023, demonstrates TUT’s commitment to cement relations and take hands with...
12
May
2023
Summa cum laude master’s graduate shines as female engineer
Nosabelo Sila graduated with a Master’s in Building Science Engineering summa cum laude three days ago, and now the engineering whiz from the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Enviroment is using her ambition, determination and fearlessness to shine in...
11
May
2023
Prof’s research trip boosts international cooperation in the Arts
Prof Chats Devroop's commitment to exploring the intersections of music and culture, as well as his dedication to building bridges between institutions, exemplify the importance of international cooperation in the Arts.
11
May
2023
TUT Sustainable Together design project gets international recognition
The Department of Design Studies (Fashion Design programme) at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is mindful of the effect that its actions have on the environment and actively goes the extra mile to make sure that its impact in this regard is...
10
May
2023
TUT’s IFOW engages Midlands Universities to explore global partnerships
During the week 24th to 29th April 2023, universities around the Midlands welcomed a delegation from the Tshwane University of Technology’s Institute for the Future of Work (IFOW). The 4 -day...
10
May
2023
Highlights from the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment – May 2023
From 8 until 10 May, the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) will honour the graduates from the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, during the University’s autumn graduation ceremony.
09
May
2023
Informatics HoD upgrades her academic qualification during autumn graduation ceremony
On 17 April 2022, Dr Refilwe Mogase, current HoD of Informatics, at the university’s Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, was awarded a PhD during the autumn graduation ceremony.
09
May
2023
Former HoD’s daughter steals spotlight at ICT graduation
Kearabetswe Tau, daughter of Motsepe Lucas Tau, former HOD at the Tshwane University of Technology’s ICT services left the audience in awe, as she scooped the Chancellor’s Trophy candidate certificate for her outstanding academic achievement, as...
09
May
2023
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...
09
May
2023
“SHE” – TUT’s remarkable Smart Home Energy project awarded funding
The Tshwane University of Technology’s Smart Home Energy (SHE), an international project with Makerere University (Uganda), Graz University of Technology (Austria) and the Institute of Mines Telecom (France),...
04
May
2023
Highlights from the Faculty of Management Sciences Graduation – May 2023
From 26 April until 8 May, the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) will honour the graduates from the Faculty of Management Sciences, during the University’s autumn graduation ceremony.
04
May
2023
SA-Canada Higher Education & Science Councils Network launched
The South African Higher Education sector has had mutually-beneficial relations with its Canadian counterpart for years. However, such relations tended to be informal, sporadic, short term and between individual entities. The recent launching of the SA-...
04
May
2023
Become a future-ready student – apply online for 2024
The Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) online Applications for 2024 are now open.
April 2023
26
Apr
2023
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...
25
Apr
2023
Swedish higher education delegation visits TUT to showcase joint research work and explore further collaboration opportunities
The South Africa-Sweden University Forum (SASUF) is a strategic internationalisation project aimed at fostering stronger ties between South Africa and Swe...
25
Apr
2023
Arts lecturer reflects on doctoral journey
Beginning postgraduate studies is difficult, but the amount of personal growth you go through is immeasurable, says Mienke Fouché, one of the newest doctors at the Faculty of Arts and Design. Mienke, who is a lecturer at the Department of Performing...
25
Apr
2023
TUT scholar receives prestigious advanced materials innovation award
Dr Tamba Jamiru, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, has been selected by the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) as the 2023...
24
Apr
2023
ICT student’s AI-based App launches on Google Play Store
When Genius Mhirizhonga, who is enrolled for an Advanced Diploma in Computer Science at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), came to the realization of the globe moving towards AI-...
24
Apr
2023
Faculty of Humanities graduations commence on high note
The University’s 2023 Autumn graduations kicked off with the Faculty of Humanities from 11 to 14 April at the Ruth First Hall, Soshanguve South Campus.
21
Apr
2023
Election of New Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the TUT Council
Prof Tinyiko Maluleke, Vice-Chancellor and Principal announced the election of the new Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Council. “On behalf of the Tshwane...
21
Apr
2023
Faculty of Economics and Finance Graduation – April 2023
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) honoured graduates from the Faculty of Economics and Finance from 18 – 19 April, during the University’s autumn graduation ceremony.
19
Apr
2023
Faculty stalwart boasts a new title
Herman Botes, one of the Faculty of Arts and Design’s stalwart employees and a passionate design educator, obtained a PhD in Visual Arts at an autumn graduation ceremony of the University of Stellenbosch in March. In an interview, he describes this journey as rewarding but at the same time...
18
Apr
2023
Highlights from the Faculty of Humanities Graduation – April 2023
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) honoured graduates from the Faculty of Humanities from 11 – 14 April, during the University’s autumn graduation ceremony.
18
Apr
2023
Highlights from the Faculty of ICT Graduation – April 2023
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) honoured graduates from the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology on 17 April during the University’s autumn graduation...
17
Apr
2023
Engineering students geared to participate in global innovation competition
Six students, Antonio Lopes, Bernice Ngwenya, Phuti Ngoepe, Khutso Makgoka, Clement Ramatsetse and Reandi Pieterse from the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environments (FEBE) are gearing up to...
17
Apr
2023
TUT to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day
The World Intellectual Property (IP) Day is observed annually on 26 April. This year, the Tshwane University of Technology’s celebration will highlight the importance of IP rights in creating more competitive businesses, and building and growing...
14
Apr
2023
TUT hosts successful Inventors Forum
Under the title, “Venture Capital funding for start-ups,” the Tshwane University of Technology’s Innovation and Technology Transfer Office recently hosted a successfully annual Inventors Forum.
12
Apr
2023
Let us Build a Country with a “more human face” – says VC to New Graduates
“We charge you, our distinguished graduands, together with your fellow TUT alumni, to go and build that country which Steve Biko described in the 1970s as a country with “a more human face”. Together...
11
Apr
2023
HoD stands tall at annual Humanities and Social Sciences Book, Creative Collection, Digital Contributions Awards 2023
Pfunzo Sidogi, Head of the Department of Fine and Studio Arts, Faculty of Arts and Design, was recently recognised as one of those members of the broader Huma...
05
Apr
2023
Fake medicines are a dangerous threat in Africa: 3 ways to spot them
At the end of a long day, you realise you’re starting to get a headache. So you buy painkillers from the street vendor, and take two. But how do you know what those pills really are? The vendor isn’t a pharmacy. There’s no package insert listing ingredients or dosa...
03
Apr
2023
TUT tackles student debt through 2nd annual fundraising Golf Day in Mbombela
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) will host its annual Golf Fundraising Day on 25 May 2023, to further augment its Bursary and Scholarship Fund and minimize the student financial debt towards...
March 2023
29
Mar
2023
New AI Institute is key to South Africa’s navigation of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Artificial Intelligence Institute of South Africa is envisioned as the engine that will drive the country’s AI capabilities and applications across sectors and deal with arising ethical issues.
27
Mar
2023
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.
27
Mar
2023
Libraries telling powerful stories: TUT celebrates SA National Library Week
Stories are used to share news, change viewpoints, keep traditions alive and transfer knowledge. Since 1818, when the first library was established, libraries and librarians has been central in collecting, preserving and sharing stories. Stories contribute to all...
23
Mar
2023
Shaping South Africa's Digital Future: TUT READY TO LAUNCH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HUB
On 24 March 2023, the Department of Communications and Digital Technology, the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) as well as the University of Johannesburg (UJ) will, officially launch...
23
Mar
2023
A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS: University Staff Doctoral Programme boosts production of PHD’s
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in partnership with the Technological Higher Education Network South Africa (THENSA) successfully championed phase 4 of the University Staff Doctoral...
23
Mar
2023
Prof’s book advocates for the promotion of Venda choral music
There has been notable growth in the production of indigenous South African choral music repertoire. However, little effort has been made in the collection, documentation, preservation, and promotion of the repertoire of Venda choral music. Vhasiki...
17
Mar
2023
A net-zero carbon and climate-resilient City by 2050 - TUT & City of Tshwane host successful conference on climate change
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in collaboration with the City of Tshwane (CoT) hosted a two-day thought-provoking Climate Change Research...
17
Mar
2023
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.
17
Mar
2023
International recognition for Performing Arts lecturer
Staff at TUT’s Faculty of Arts and Design are known to be experts in their respective fields with international standing. The latest accolade in this respect is that of Dr Karina Lemmer, lecturer at the Department of Performing Arts, being recognised...
16
Mar
2023
TUT mourns the passing of a great Alum – Gloria Bosman
It is with profound sadness that the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has learned of the sudden passing of renowned performing artist, Gloria Bosman, on Tuesday, 14 March 2023.
09
Mar
2023
Brilliant pharmaceutical sciences lecturer receives Ubuntu Youth Award
Nsovo Mayimele, lecturer at Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences received the Ubuntu Youth Diplomacy Award presented by the Minister of International Relations...
09
Mar
2023
Film lecturer and fundi selected for flagship programme
Dr Anna-Marie Jansen van Vuuren, senior lecturer in the Department of Visual Communication's Film programme, has been selected for the flagship Future Professors Programme 2023 of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).
07
Mar
2023
Prof Maluleke congratulates and introduces new UJ VC
Professor Tinyiko Maluleke, the Vice-Chancellor and Principal at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has paid tribute to Prof Letlhokwa George Mpedi, the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor at the University of Johannesburg (UJ).
07
Mar
2023
TUT’s Physics Department hosts national summer school on coding and machine learning
The Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Physics in the Faculty of Science started the year on a high note by hosting a chapter of the National Python Coding and Machine Learning...
04
Mar
2023
The FNB TUT Vikings deliver on a vibrant home stadium
Coach Kennedy Tsimba’s side left it for the second half when they clashed against a hungry FNB Rhodes in a highly competitive match at the TUT Stadium. Rhodes took command in the first 10 minutes by putting pressure on the Vikings in their own...
03
Mar
2023
TUT student leaders assist needy students through Motsepe Foundation donation
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has welcomed a generous donation of R1.3 million from the Motsepe Foundation to the University’s Student Representative Council (SRC). The money...
03
Mar
2023
TUT and CoT partner to host Climate Change Research Conference
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) and the City of Tshwane (CoT) will co-host a two-day long Climate Change Research Conference at the Tshwane House Council Chamber, Pretoria, from 9 – 10 March.
01
Mar
2023
Prof Viljoen brings prestigious SFE-Zandu Award home
Prof Alvaro Viljoen, DSI-NRF Chair in Phytomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has bagged the prestigious SFE-Zandu Award 2023, for his remarkable scientific contribution in the field of...
February 2023
24
Feb
2023
When Art becomes activism
Art as a powerful currency to address societal challenges will be the focus of the Faculty of Arts and Design for the next five years. Prof Nalini Moodley, who will serve a second term as Executive Dean, outlined this vision for the Faculty during a staff engagement.
23
Feb
2023
ICT Faculty launches 4IR Research Chair
The Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Faculty of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Friday, 17 February 2023 launched the Research Chair in 4IR in partnership with the Media, Information and Communication...
23
Feb
2023
TUT to host FOREST21 stakeholder engagement workshop
FOREST21, an Erasmus+ funded joint project for strengthening capacity in South African higher education will host a stakeholder engagement workshop at Ditsela place - Hatfield on Friday, 24 February 2023.
22
Feb
2023
Former TUT student leader heads up SA Council for Project and Construction Management Professions
Lufuno Ratsiku, a former Student Representative Council leader, has been appointed President of the South African Council for Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP). Ratsiku holds a...
21
Feb
2023
TUT affirms excellent women leaders through reappointment of two Executive Deans and Senior Director
Prof Tinyiko Maluleke, Vice-Chancellor and Principal announced the reappointment of three women executives who have served the University with distinction in their respective portfolios. “On behalf of the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Management, it gives...
16
Feb
2023
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...
14
Feb
2023
Patrick is flying solo for next exhibition
Patrick Rulore’s career as a full-time artist has gone from strength to strength since he took first place in the Sasol New Signatures Art Competition in 2019. The former student of the Department of Fine and Studio Arts at the Faculty of Arts and Design spoke with Industrial Editor, Gerrit Bester, about this journey and his...
14
Feb
2023
Wine label design competition taps students’ creativity
Label and packaging print giant, ROTOCON, has launched a wine label design competition in partnership with the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT). The competition is open to undergraduate students at TUT’s Department of Visual Communication, Faculty of Arts and Design. The winner will be announced...
13
Feb
2023
Cumulus membership encourages international collaboration
The Faculty of Arts and Design's Cumulus membership is bearing fruit, including increased international engagement. The latest of such engagements is a meeting Prof Nalini Moodley, Executive Dean, had with Dr Rebecca Peake, Associate Dean: Global and Academic Partnerships, and Interim Head of Depart:...
13
Feb
2023
Gender-based violence is a crime against humanity: A tribute to Ntokozo Mayenziwe Xaba
Violence against women is not inevitable. Violence against women is not a natural disaster. It is a crime systematically and frequently committed by men in a societal culture that not only tolerates the crime, but assists it. This is the level at which our interventions...
06
Feb
2023
TUT to honour Ntokozo Xaba at special memorial service
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) announced that a special memorial service will be held for third-year Integrated Communication student, Ntokozo Manyenzi Xaba, who met her untimely death on 2 February 2023, in what appears to be an incident of Gender-Based Violence (GBV).
06
Feb
2023
TUT’s astute scholar appointed expert member of Africa’s Working Group
Dr Esther Makhetha, a Senior Lecturer at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI) has been appointed Expert Member of the Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment, Human Rights Violation in...
03
Feb
2023
TUT mourns the passing of a third-year female student
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is shocked and deeply saddened by the passing of Ntokozo Mayenzi Xaba, a third-year female student on 2 February 2023.
03
Feb
2023
TUT’s B-rated Scientist receives over eight million National Research Foundation grant
Prof Alvaro Viljoen, a B-rated Scientist and Director at Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences SAMRC Herbal Drugs Research Unit has been awarded over R8 Million grant...
03
Feb
2023
TUT to lead hydrogen energy and 4IR curriculum development project
All over the world, interest in hydrogen as a vector for clean energy is growing, as industries and governments investigate and implement national decarbonisation strategies. In the same breath, the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) will spearhe...
02
Feb
2023
Arts and Design Faculty hosts robust dialogue on GBV
There are more layers to Gender-based Violence (GBV) than meets the eye, and a much clearer definition of this phenomenon could be a good starting point to enable educators to increase awareness among students.
January 2023
26
Jan
2023
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.
24
Jan
2023
Design wizards excel at kitchen design challenge
Three Interior Design students who excelled in the 2022 Kitchen Design Project of the Kitchen Specialist Association (KSA), agree that the kitchen is the heart of the home. Design wizards, Celuxolo Mndletshe and Bongani Masinga, reached the top five...
23
Jan
2023
Mr Tilson Manyoni appointed Chairperson of the National Advisory Council on Innovation
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) congratulates Mr Tilson Mphathi Manyoni, the current Chairperson of the TUT Council, on his recent appointment as Chairperson of the National...
20
Jan
2023
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.
19
Jan
2023
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...
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