CUT Annual Report 2011
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| <strong>CUT</strong> ANNUAL REPORT <strong>2011</strong><br />
INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT<br />
The Bloemfontein Campus houses a full array of modern buildings with well-equipped laboratories and lecturing venues. The campus<br />
has extensive Library and Information Services, while the Lapeng Student Centre is a vibrant venue hosting a wide variety of student<br />
activities and services. Excellent sporting facilities on campus cater for the needs of sport enthusiasts, who can choose from a host of<br />
formally organised sport codes, ranging from athletics, soccer, rugby and cricket, to basketball, volleyball and netball.<br />
<strong>CUT</strong>’s Welkom campus is situated 160km northeast of Bloemfontein, and is in the hub of the Free State goldfields with several gold<br />
mines, a thriving industry in South Africa. Welkom campus facilities for students include: a library and information services, student<br />
cafeteria, 24-hour computer laboratory, equipped laboratories for programmes offered, a wellness centre supports staff and students<br />
with psychological matters, counseling, supplement studies, social services, and a wide range of sport facilities is available.<br />
Both campuses offer a variety of student organisations, cultural activities as well as health services to advance access to quality<br />
education and to support students during their university years.<br />
Strategic partnerships<br />
One of <strong>CUT</strong>’s institutional objectives for <strong>2011</strong> was to pursue strategic partnerships, and a major highlight for <strong>2011</strong> was:<br />
Sustainable Development Project @ <strong>CUT</strong> receives UN Decade for Education award<br />
In 2010, <strong>CUT</strong> decided to implement sustainable development as a central characteristic of its strategy and everyday operations.UNESCO<br />
acknowledged the joint effort of <strong>CUT</strong> and Aalen University of Applied Sciences to implement a system for Sustainable Development at<br />
<strong>CUT</strong> during its spring meeting. The German National Committee of UNESCO awarded the title of “Project of the United Nations Decade<br />
for Education for Sustainable Development” for <strong>2011</strong>/12 to Central University of Technology, Free State.
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