Established 1981 Students 12,500 Total enrollment 12,434 (2010) Motto Thinking Beyond Vice-chancellor Thandwa Mthembu | Administrative staff 800 Website www.cut.ac.za Phone +27 51 507 3911 Founded 1981 | |
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Type Public University of Technology Location Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa Address 1 Park Rd, Westdene, Bloemfontein, 9301, South Africa Similar University of the Free State, Vaal University of Techno, Tshwane University of Techno, University of Johannesburg, North‑West University Profiles | ||
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Central University of Technology, Free State or Central University of Technology is a University of Technology in Bloemfontein in the Free State province of 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.
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Campus
The main campus is situated in Bloemfontein, capital city of Free State province in the centre of South Africa. Other campuses have been established at Welkom in the heart of the Free State goldfields, and at Kimberley in facilities managed by the Northern Cape Higher Education Institute.
Academics
The Central University of Technology employs over 800 academic and research staff spread across four faculties.
Faculties
Student enrollment
The Central University of Technology offers contact and distance learning. In 2007, it had 10,278 contact students and 200 distance students. There were 8,474 full-time and 2,004 part-time students. Of the student body, 9,902 were South African citizens, while 532 were from other SADC countries and 44 were international students from countries other than the SADC.
RGEMS
RGEMS (Research Group in Evolvable Manufacturing Systems) is a research group within the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering at the Central University of Technology, Free State.
Established in 2006 by Prof. Herman Vermaak and Dr. Nicolaas Luwes, RGEMS' research activities involve the effective integration of:
The group has also participated in national competitions, such as the Siemens National Cyber Junkyard.