Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Cape Peninsula University of TechnologyOther nameCPUTMottoCreating FuturesTypePublicEstablish2005 as merger of Cape Technikon (1920) den Peninsula Technikon (1962)Academic affiliationsAAU, CHEC, HESAChancellorThandi ModiseVice-ChancellorChris NhlapoStudentsOver 33,569 (as of December 2013)LocationCape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaCampusFive campusesColours    Blue den WhiteWebsitewww.cput.ac.za
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (Afrikaans: Kaapse Skiereiland Universiteit van Tegnologie) be varsity insyd Cape Town, South Africa. Ebe de varsity of technology per insyd de Western Cape province, wey e sanso be de largest varsity insyd de province, plus ova 32,000 students. Na dem form am by merging de Cape Technikon den Peninsula Technikon as well as few oda independent colleges.

 History 
Na dem form am insyd January 2005 from de merger of de Cape Technikon den Peninsula Technikon, dey follow years of change for de higher education landscape of South Africa. Insyd 1993, de Technikons Act na dem promulgate am, wey allow technikons make dem offer bachelor's degrees (B.Tech), master's den doctoral degrees for Technology insyd. Insyd March 2001, Kader Asmal (then Minister of Education) announce de National Plan for Higher Education top, wey for May 2002 insyd he announce de possible merger of de two institutions, plus de national working committee sanso recommend make dem include de University of the Western Cape for de merger insyd. Towards de end of 2002, dem announce de final merger, wey for October 2003 insyd dem approve de fresh name. Na dem appoint de Executive Interim Management towards de end of 2004.

Dem appoint Trevor Manuel chancellor of de varsity for April 2008 insyd.Keating, Candes (8 September 2008). "Dr Trevor Manuel installed as first Chancellor of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology". CPUT News. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

 Campuses 
CPUT get five campuses:

 De Bellville Campus, formerly de campus of de Peninsula Technikon (Bellville Campus, Cape Peninsula University of Technology)
 De District Six Campus, formerly de campus of de Cape Technikon insyd Zonnebloem (Cape Town Campus, Cape Peninsula University of Technology))
 De Mowbray Campus, formerly de Mowbray College of Education (Mowbray Campus, Cape Peninsula University of Technology)
 De Granger Bay Campus, wey dey house de Cape Town Hotel School den de Survival Centre (Granger Bay Campus, Cape Peninsula University of Technology)
 De Wellington Campus, formerly de Boland College of Education﻿ (Wellington Campus, Cape Peninsula University of Technology))

Dem build de Cape Town Campus for portion of District Six.

 Notable people 

 Zozibini Tunzi – actress, model den Miss Universe 2019

 References 

 External links 

 Official site
 The Information Society Institute (an initiative of CPUT)

Category:Universities insyd de Western Cape
Category:Public universities insyd South Africa
Category:Education insyd Cape Town
Category:Educational institutions dem establish insyd 2005
Category:2005 establishments insyd South Africa
Category:Universities den colleges dem establish insyd 2005