Vaal University of Technology

Vaal University of Technology (VUT) be higher education institution insyd South Africa. Edey attract students from all over de country. Ebe one of de largest residential universities of technology, plus about 20,000 students, 40 programs, dem primarily dey teach all for English insyd. De campus den facilities be conducive to learning, research, recreation den sport, art den culture, den community service. De campuses get lecture halls, laboratories, number of auditoriums den office space wey dey situate for 46,000m (500,000 sq ft) top.

 History 
Na dem name de forerunner to de Vaal University of Technology de Vaal Triangle College for Advanced Technical Education. Dey situate insyd Vanderbijlpark for South Africa ein industrial heartland insyd, e open to 189 students (dem teach by 15 members of staff) insyd 1966. Na growth be rapid. Insyd 1975, fresh buildings – wey dey include library, gymnasium, laboratories den lecture halls – enable growth make e continue, so dat by 1978 student enrolments reach 3,000 den de staff complement 137. De year wey dey follow, de Advanced Technical Education Amendment Act bring name change – de Vaal Triangle Technikon"About - The Vaal Triangle Technicon". vut.ac.za. Retrieved 17 July 2020. – den ge opportunity for de fresh category of higher education institutions make dem offer den award National Certificates, National Diplomas, National Higher Diplomas den National Masters Diplomas."SAQA (South African Qualifications Authority)". saqa.org.za. South African Qualifications Authority. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

By 1987, as dem continue dey add fresh facilities to de core institution, student numbers reach 6,000, den nearly 15,000 twelve years later. Insyd 2004, de Vaal University of Technology cam into being – wey dem incorporate de old Vista University campus insyd Sebokeng township wich na ebe promptly renamed ‘Educity’."Vaal University of Technology". sarua.org. Southern African Regional Universities Association. Retrieved 31 December 2011.

 Academics 
De 325 academic den research staff dey spread across de university ein four faculties:

 Applied den Computer Science
 Engineering den Technology
 Humanities
 Management Science

Notable staff members dey include Prof Peter Dzvimbo de university ein current deputy vice chancellor: academic den research.

 Student enrollment 
De Vaal University of Technology (VUT) be contact institution. Na der be 16,146 contact students dem enrol insyd 2007. Of de student body, na 14,693 be full-time students den 1,453 part-time. Of dese, 14,781 be South African citizens while 909 be from oda SADC countries den 456 from non-SADC countries.

 Notable alumni 

 Lilian Imuetinyan Salami, academic den current Vice-Chancellor, University of BeninAzotani, Chuks (25 October 2019). "Prof Mrs. Salami Lilian Emerges As The New Vice-Chancellor of UNIBEN". Breaking Times. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

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