Tshwane University of Technology

Tshwane University of Technology
public university
Year dem found am1 January 2004 Edit
Official nameTshwane University of Technology, Tshwane-Universiteit vir Tegnologie Edit
CountrySouth Africa Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydPretoria Edit
Coordinate location25°43′56″S 28°9′42″E Edit
Member ofORCID, Inc., South African National Library and Information Consortium, International Union of Railways, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, African Library and Information Associations and Institutions Edit
Dema official websitehttp://www.tut.ac.za/ Edit
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Tshwane University of Technology (TUT; Afrikaans: Tshwane-Universiteit vir Tegnologie) be higher education institution insyd South Africa wey cam into being thru merger of three technikons — Technikon Northern Gauteng, Technikon North-West den Technikon Pretoria.

As de number of students wey dey register annually dey grow rapidly, records dey show dat Tshwane University of Technology dey cater for approximately more dan 60,000 students now e cam turn de largest residential higher education institution insyd South Africa.[1]

Campuses

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De university dey occupy nine campuses: Pretoria main campus, Arcadia campus, Arts campus, Soshanguve South den Soshanguve North campus, Ga-Rankuwa campus, Witbank (eMalahleni campus), Mbombela (Nelspruit) den Polokwane. Two faculties, namely de Faculties of Science den The Arts, get campuses dem dedicate insyd de Pretoria city centre.[2]

Student enrollment

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Na der be 88,078 students dem enroll for de year 2012 for de Tshwane University of Technology. Na dem estimate, for de year 2014, say de number of first year student applications de university receive na ebe around 80,000. Tshwane University of Technology predominantly dey provide vocational qualifications insyd de form of three-year diplomas. Additional options dey exist insyd de form of advanced diplomas, postgraduate den masters den doctoral degrees. Dem dey offer dese qualifications thru de faculties wey dey follow:

  • Faculty of Arts den Design
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Engineering den de Built Environment
  • Faculty of Information den Communication Technology (ICT)
  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Faculty of Economics den Finance
  • Faculty of Management Sciences (wey dey include Business School)

Ranking

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Insyd 2010 Webometrics rank de university de 15th best insyd South Africa den 5662th for de world insyd.[3] Insyd 2018, dem rank de university ninth best university insyd South Africa.

De United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) dey rank de university ein Department of Journalism as one of twelve Potential Centres of Excellence insyd Journalism Training for Africa insyd.[4][5]

TUT Times Higher Education Ranking 2019 to 2024
Year World Rank
2024 1201–1500
2023 -
2022 1001–1200
2021 1001+
2020 801–1000
2019 801–1000
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References

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A workshop at Tswane University of Technology South Campus
  1. ↑ "Tshwane University of Technology - NOMINATIONS/APPLICATIONS". tut.ac.za. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ↑ sarua-admin3. "Home". SARUA. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Top Africa". Ranking Web of World Universities. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". unesdoc.unesco.org. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "World University Rankings 2024 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "World University Rankings 2023 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "World University Rankings 2022 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "World University Rankings 2021 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "World University Rankings 2020 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "World University Rankings 2019 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "World University Rankings 2018 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "World University Rankings 2017 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "World University Rankings 2016 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  15. ↑ "World University Rankings 2015 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  16. ↑ "World University Rankings 2014 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
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