Central University of Technology, Free State

Central University of Technology, Free State

Motto	Thinking Beyond
Type	Public University of Technology
Established	1981
Chancellor	Vincent Maphai
Vice-Chancellor	Pamela Dube
Administrative staff	1 100
Students	21 993
Location	Bloemfontein, Welkom , Free State , South Africa
Colours	Red, yellow and blue
Website	www.cut.ac.za

The Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) is a public technology university with campuses in Bloemfontein and Welkom, Free State province, South Africa.

It was established in 1981 as "Technikon Free State." As part of the South African government's restructuring of tertiary education for the new millennium it was promoted to university of technology status.

It is currently part of the BRICS Universities League, a consortium of leading research universities from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

Campus

The university has two campuses – one in Bloemfontein, the judicial capital of South Africa, and one in Welkom, in the heart of the Free State goldfields. The two campuses offer education opportunities in a number of technological fields, including science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM); management sciences; humanities; and education.

Academics

The Central University of Technology employs over 800 academic and research staff spread across four faculties.^[1]

Faculties

Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Management Sciences^[1]^[2]

Student enrollment

The qualifications on offer reside in four faculties, namely Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences; Faculty of Humanities; Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (IT); and Faculty of Management Sciences. The university offers certificates and diplomas at undergraduate level, as well as advanced diplomas, postgraduate diplomas at honours level, and master's and doctoral degrees.^[1]

RGEMS

Research Group in Evolvable Manufacturing Systems
Established	2006
Students	15

RGEMS (Research Group in Evolvable Manufacturing Systems) is a research group within the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering^[3] at the Central University of Technology, Free State.

Established in 2006 by Prof. Herman Vermaak and Dr. Nicolaas Luwes.

The group has also participated in national competitions, such as the Siemens National Cyber Junkyard.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c http://www.sarua.org/?q=uni_Central%20University%20of%20Technology Central University of Technology Retrieved 31 December 2011
^ http://www.cut.ac.za/web/academics/cutfacs Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine 16 June 2012
^ "Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering - CUT, South Africa".
^ "CUT grabs the top prize at this year's national Cyber Junkyard - CUT, South Africa". 6 April 2013.

Universities in South Africa

University alliances: CHEC; FOTIM; HESA; SERA

Public

Traditional universities	Cape Town Fort Hare Free State KwaZulu-Natal Limpopo North-West Pretoria Rhodes SMU Stellenbosch Western Cape Witwatersrand
Comprehensive universities	Johannesburg Nelson Mandela Unisa Venda Walter Sisulu Zululand
Universities of technology	Cape Peninsula Central Durban Mangosuthu Mpumalanga Sol Plaatje Tshwane Vaal

Private

Design and art schools	AFDA CityVarsity Inscape Design College The Open Window School of Visual Communication
Theological seminaries	College of the Transfiguration Auckland Park Theological Seminary Baptist Theological College of Southern Africa George Whitefield College South African Theological Seminary St John Vianney Seminary
Universities and colleges	CIDA City Campus CTI Education Group Damelin IMM Graduate School of Marketing Institute for Heritage Science and Conservation Midrand Graduate Institute Monash Regenesys Business School St Augustine College of South Africa Stenden South Africa

Category
List

Varsity Rugby

Varsity Cup

Men

Teams	CUT Ixias Maties NMU Madibaz NWU Eagles UCT Ikey Tigers UFS Shimlas UJ UP Tuks UWC Wits

Seasons	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 ~~2021~~ 2022 2023 2024

Women

Teams	Maties Women UKZN Women UJ Women UFH Baby Blues Tuks Women UWC Women
Seasons	2023 2024

Varsity Shield

Teams	CPUT DUT Rhinos Rhodes TUT Vikings UFH Blues UKZN Impi WSU All Blacks

Seasons	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024

Young Guns

Seasons	2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024

Res Rugby

Seasons	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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