CUT Annual Report 2015

CLUSTER
Industrial Design, Communication and
Development
Quality of Health and Living
People and Skills Development
PROGRAMME
• New Product Development and Design
• Evolvable Manufacturing, Automation and Vision- Systems
• Sustainable Engineering
• Water Resource Management
• Information and Communication Technology
• Applied Food Safety and Biotechnology
• Sustainable Farming Systems
• Applied Health Technology
• Environmental Assessment and Management
• Biotechnology
• Socio-Economic Development Studies
• Leisure Management
• Education (sub-themes: Health Science Education, General Education, Service
Learning, Academic & Professional Pedagogy, and Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning)
• Research Education
CUT also commands respect with its technology transfer research. Units/Centres such as the:
• Centre for Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing (CRPM);
• Product Development Technology Station (PDTS);
• Unit for Applied Food Safety and Biotechnology (UAFSB);
• Seda Agricultural Mining and Tooling Incubator (SAMTI); and the newly established
• Unit for Lean Construction and Sustainability (ULCS);
Internationalisation
The university’s vision is that, by 2020, 10% of its students should be international students from Africa and beyond. CUT has strategically
positioned the International Office to enhance scholarships, research service and operations in the international education landscape. The
institution are exploring opportunities for international and strategic partnerships.
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