Gratia 2nd Semester 2011 to 1st Quarter 2012

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NEW! Infrastructure Development takes on more than new buildings In the previous edition of Gratia we reported that two of the six building projects that were identified to be extended or upgraded on the Welkom and Bloemfontein Campuses have been completed. The Student Academic Support Centres, with 24-hour study and computer room facilities for students, were erected. In partnership with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) - strengthening the hands of its partners in education CUT’s Council funded the development of new academic buildings and the upgrading of existing infrastructure, which put CUT in a position to develop four new buildings and extend two others. The projects that were identified to be extended have commenced. They are: The extension of the BHP Billiton building, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. A new wing for the Dirk Coetzee building housing office space, the dean’s office, lecture rooms and rooms for practical work for Emergency Medical Care (EMC). A new building for the Faculty of Humanities, specifically the School of Teacher Education, which will house offices and laboratories. CUT is constantly striving to improve and upgrade its efficiency and physical standards, not only changing its culture and organisational design, but also transforming its state-of-the-art facilities. In order to deliver high-quality appropriate science, engineering and technology (SET) academic programmes supported by applied research, CUT endeavours to promote access with success and to attract potentially successful students to become employable graduates. Apart from the new buildings on the campuses, CUT is also investing in other infrastructure developments. Through engagement with the student leadership, Management and Council have been able to achieve the following: to assist academically excellent and financially needy students, better cafeteria services (including card swipe facilities), and new residences on the Welkom and Bloemfontein Campuses adding hundreds of new beds by the end of 2012. Prof. Thandwa Mthembu in a recent communiqué to campus stated: “One of the most stable and progressive universities in the country is undoubtedly CUT. We have begun to see students coming from other troubled universities enrolling here because the parents, the sponsors and the public find CUT to be a university where students attend all the classes set for the year without unnecessary disruptions”. BHP Billiton building 8
Humanities Dirk Coetzee building 9
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Page 5: Prof. Thandwa Mthembu We are proud
Page 10 and 11: CUT forging ahead towards 2020 thro
Page 12 and 13: STEPS Project moves Vision 2020 up
Page 14 and 15: Government and CUT become partners
Page 16 and 17: FABCOS For the past year, CUT has h
Page 19 and 20: University Life
Page 21 and 22: aduation Dr Willem Boshoff received
Page 23 and 24: CUT celebrates three decades of tec
Page 25 and 26: Open Exhibition - Faculty of Manage
Page 27 and 28: Beer and Tapas evening with Loyiso
Page 29 and 30: Coaching session in action. Jeannie
Page 31 and 32: Founding members join CUT for a day
Page 33 and 34: Partnership project prepares Grade
Page 35 and 36: CUT’s Boet Troskie Hall is filled
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Page 46 and 47: Guest speaker discusses South Afric
Page 48 and 49: It’s time to extricate ourselves
Page 50 and 51: Public Lecture explores pillars of
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Page 54 and 55: CUT celebrates African University D
Page 56 and 57: UoTs discuss new generation univers
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CUT staff members who attended the
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