CUT Annual Report 2011

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SATN Conference 2011
“Curriculum Transformation at Universities of Technology towards the development of new generation universities” was the theme for
the fourth annual conference of the South African Technology Network (SATN) proudly hosted by CUT from 27 to 29 November 2011.
International guest speaker Prof. Leesa
Wheelahan (right) from LH Martin Institute for
Higher Education Leadership and Management at
the University of Melbourne delivered a keynote
address on the forms of knowledge and type of
tertiary education focusing on the implications for
UoT’s. “Theoretical knowledge connects the past,
present and future”, said Prof. Wheelahan. She
reported that Work Integrated Learning should
ensure that applied disciplines are transferred to
knowledge curriculums, a task for UoT’s as applied
knowledge institutions.
On day two Prof. Neil Garrod (left), Deputy Vice-
Chancellor at the University of Greenwich in London
delivered his keynote address on the quality,
standards, programmes and structures of UoT’s.
He discussed various aspects of restructuring that
took place in United Kingdom Universities and
observed that UoT’s have a unique opportunity to
be an enjoyable environment and have the power
to be innovative as well as distinctive and cutting
edge.
Guest lecture series
CUT has made great strides over the past two years with the public lecture series - an initiative that encourages critical discourse
and supports an institutional culture of dialogue and diversity in the Free State region. Experts in fields such as economics, politics,
sustainable development, business management, trend analytics, and assessment in higher education shared their experience,
knowledge and thoughts with us.
[7 lectures were presented throughout 2011]