VUT Johannesburg, Established in 2004 as Vaal University of Technology (VUT), it originated as a College of Advanced Technical Education (1966-1979) and was later known as Vaal Triangle Technikon (1979-2003).
As part of the transformation of the higher education sector in 2004, institutional restructuring reduced, through mergers and incorporations, the number of institutions of higher education and training in South Africa from 36 to 23. Vaal University of Technology was subsequently established under the Higher Education Act, No 101 of 1997.
Based in southern Gauteng, Vaal University of Technology draws students from all regions of the country as well as 25 other countries. It is one of the largest universities of technology in South Africa, with an annual enrolment of about 21 000 students. The University is well positioned to make a substantial contribution to the development of human capital in the southern Gauteng region, the country and the continent.
It has four faculties:
- Faculty of Applied and Computer Sciences
- Faculty of Engineering and Technology
- Faculty of Human Sciences
- Faculty of Management Sciences.
VUT has four campuses. The Vanderbijlpark Campus is situated on 4.6 hectares of land with a state-of-the-art Library, lecture halls, laboratories, auditoriums and offices. Three satellite campuses extend the academic business of the university into Secunda and Kempton Park (also in Gauteng) and Upington, in the Northern Cape. An extension to the main campus is located in Educity, Sebokeng, which is being developed into a Science and Technology Park and the seat of the southern Gauteng regional Innovation Hub. VUT is located in a highly industrialised area alongside major petro-chemical, steel, engineering, telecommunications and manufacturing companies. It is also surrounded by communities with poor economic backgrounds.
Vision
VUT is the university that leads in innovative knowledge and quality technology education
Mission
To produce top quality, employable and entrepreneurial graduates who can impact society through:
- Adopting cutting-edge technology and teaching methods
- Producing a scholarly environment conducive to learning and innovation
- Developing a Programmes and Qualifications Mix (PQM) that meets the needs of society in Africa and beyond.
CONTACT DETAILS
Vanderbijlpark Campus
+27 (0)16 950 9000
Andries Potgieter Blvd, Private Bag X021, Vanderbijlpark, 1900, Gauteng, South Africa
Fax: +27 (0)16 950 9999
Admission Enquiries
+27 (0)16 950 9356
Call Centre
+27 (0)861 861 888
General Telephone
+27 (0)16 950 9924
Alternative Nr: +27 (0)16 950 9925
International Students
+27 (0)16 950 9578
Alternative Nr: +27 (0)16 950 9946 / 9781 / 9364
Faculty Enquiries
Faculty of Human Sciences
Cleo
+27 (0)16 950 6865
Fax: +27 (0)16 950 9789
Faculty of Applied and Computer Sciences
Mrs. Kathy van Schalwyk
+27 (0)16 950 9249
Fax: +27 (0)16 950 9793
Faculty of Applied and Computer Sciences
Madeleine
+27 (0)16 950 9648
Alternative Nr: +27 (0)16 950 9321 / 7592
Fax: +27 (0)16 950 9794
Faculty of Management Sciences
Marketing/Retail Business. Management /Sport Management
+27 (0)16 950 6890
Fax to e-mail: +27 (0)86 731 8700
Faculty of Management Sciences
Accountancy
+27 (0)16 950 9267
Fax: +27 (0)16 950 9576
Faculty of Management Sciences
Human Resources
+27 (0)16 950 6872
Fax to e-mail: +27 (0)86 614 1322
Faculty of Management Sciences
Logistics
+27 (0) 16 950 6883
Fax to e-mail: +27 (0) 86 612 8228
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Metallurgical Engineering Civil Engineering and Building
+27(0) 16 950 9243
Alternative Nr: +27 (0)16 950 9241
Fax to e-mail: +27 (0)86 612 8228
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Mechanical Engineering
+27 (0)16 950 9287
Fax: +27 (0)16 950 9287
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Chemical Engineering Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
+27 (0)16 950 9243
Alternative Nr: +27 (0)16 950 9287
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Electronic Engineering, Power Engineering, Process Control, Computer System
+27 (0)16 950 9416
Alternative Nr: +27 (0)16 950 9254 / 9929 / 9295 / 9323 / 9254
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