Vaal University of Technology Vaal University of Technology (VUT) - South Africa's leading University of Techonology with an outstanding international reputation for quality instruction and cutting edge research. http://www.vut.ac.za/new/index.php 2012-05-17T11:28:53Z Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management VUT visits Bournemouth University,UK 2012-05-14T13:52:33Z 2012-05-14T13:52:33Z http://www.vut.ac.za/new/index.php/latest-news/1683-vut-visits-bournemouth-universityuk GQWARU MCEBISI mcebisig@vut.ac.za <p><img src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" mce_src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" alt=""><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 178); " mce_style="color: #0060b2;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">VUT visits Bournemouth University, UK</span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); " mce_style="color: #000000;">The Vice Chancellor and Principal of VUT, Prof Irene Moutlana and Mr Wiseman Jack, the Executive Director of International Relations&nbsp;and Advancement recently visited a number of universities and development organisations in the United Kingdom.</span></p> <p><img src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" mce_src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" alt=""><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 178); " mce_style="color: #0060b2;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">VUT visits Bournemouth University, UK</span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); " mce_style="color: #000000;">The Vice Chancellor and Principal of VUT, Prof Irene Moutlana and Mr Wiseman Jack, the Executive Director of International Relations&nbsp;and Advancement recently visited a number of universities and development organisations in the United Kingdom.</span></p> It's graduation time again 2012-05-04T10:37:25Z 2012-05-04T10:37:25Z http://www.vut.ac.za/new/index.php/latest-news/1682--its-graduation-time-again GQWARU MCEBISI mcebisig@vut.ac.za <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" mce_src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" alt=""><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 178); " mce_style="color: #0060b2;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">&nbsp;It's graduation time again</span></b></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">April 2012 was marked and long anticipated by Vaal University of Technology students as a joyous month, as degrees were conferred upon graduates as a token of their educational achievement. <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" mce_src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" alt=""><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 178); " mce_style="color: #0060b2;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">&nbsp;It's graduation time again</span></b></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">April 2012 was marked and long anticipated by Vaal University of Technology students as a joyous month, as degrees were conferred upon graduates as a token of their educational achievement. Reaching out beyond the call of duty 2012-05-04T10:33:26Z 2012-05-04T10:33:26Z http://www.vut.ac.za/new/index.php/latest-news/1681-reaching-out-beyond-the-call-of-duty GQWARU MCEBISI mcebisig@vut.ac.za <p><img src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" mce_src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" alt=""><br /></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 178); " mce_style="color: #0060b2;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Reaching out beyond the call of duty</span></span></strong></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">It is with great pleasure that we announce the VUT’s partnership with Soul Provider. They are a non-profit organization situated in Sebokeng who <p><img src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" mce_src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" alt=""><br /></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 178); " mce_style="color: #0060b2;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Reaching out beyond the call of duty</span></span></strong></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">It is with great pleasure that we announce the VUT’s partnership with Soul Provider. They are a non-profit organization situated in Sebokeng who Making a difference – one computer, one prisoner at a time 2012-05-04T10:24:59Z 2012-05-04T10:24:59Z http://www.vut.ac.za/new/index.php/latest-news/1680-making-a-difference-one-computer-one-prisoner-at-a-time GQWARU MCEBISI mcebisig@vut.ac.za <p><img src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" mce_src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" alt=""><br /></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 178); " mce_style="color: #0060b2;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Making a difference – one computer, one prisoner at a time</span></span></strong></p> <p><img src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" mce_src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" alt=""><br /></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 178); " mce_style="color: #0060b2;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Making a difference – one computer, one prisoner at a time</span></span></strong></p> VUT clocks up another international collaboration 2012-03-29T08:14:11Z 2012-03-29T08:14:11Z http://www.vut.ac.za/new/index.php/latest-news/1676-vut-clocks-up-another-international-collaboration KHANYISA PETER peterc@vut.ac.za <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify" mce_style="text-align: justify; "><b><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,96,178)" mce_style="color: #0060b2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="" src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" mce_src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png"></span></span></b></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify" mce_style="text-align: justify; "><b><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,96,178)" mce_style="color: #0060b2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">VUT clocks up another international collaboration</span></span></b></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify" mce_style="text-align: justify; "><span style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Prof Ochieng Aoyi, who recently delivered his inaugural address on the Vanderbijlpark campus recently is happy to report that funding has been approved for an international collaboration to address the worldwide problem of acid mine drainage (AMD). <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify" mce_style="text-align: justify; "><b><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,96,178)" mce_style="color: #0060b2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="" src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" mce_src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png"></span></span></b></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify" mce_style="text-align: justify; "><b><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,96,178)" mce_style="color: #0060b2;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">VUT clocks up another international collaboration</span></span></b></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify" mce_style="text-align: justify; "><span style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif" mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Prof Ochieng Aoyi, who recently delivered his inaugural address on the Vanderbijlpark campus recently is happy to report that funding has been approved for an international collaboration to address the worldwide problem of acid mine drainage (AMD). Cancer awareness 2012-03-15T06:16:43Z 2012-03-15T06:16:43Z http://www.vut.ac.za/new/index.php/latest-news/1674-cancer-awareness GQWARU MCEBISI mcebisig@vut.ac.za <p style="text-align: justify; " mce_style="text-align: justify; "><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 192); " mce_style="color: #0060c0;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" mce_src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" alt=""></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify; " mce_style="text-align: justify; "><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 192); " mce_style="color: #0060c0;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Hair shaved or sprayed for a good cause</span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify; " mce_style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Cancer </em>awareness<em></em></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; " mce_style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Cancer, a dreadful and life-threatening disease, and the awareness of this illness may have been overlooked by our communities as the HIV/AIDS pandemic has received a lot of attention over the years. On 8 March 2012, VUT’s HIV/AIDS unit organized an event at the Amphitheatre to remind the VUT community of the existence of cancer. <p style="text-align: justify; " mce_style="text-align: justify; "><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 192); " mce_style="color: #0060c0;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" mce_src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" alt=""></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify; " mce_style="text-align: justify; "><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 192); " mce_style="color: #0060c0;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Hair shaved or sprayed for a good cause</span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify; " mce_style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Cancer </em>awareness<em></em></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; " mce_style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Cancer, a dreadful and life-threatening disease, and the awareness of this illness may have been overlooked by our communities as the HIV/AIDS pandemic has received a lot of attention over the years. On 8 March 2012, VUT’s HIV/AIDS unit organized an event at the Amphitheatre to remind the VUT community of the existence of cancer. SMME Conference 2012-03-15T06:08:54Z 2012-03-15T06:08:54Z http://www.vut.ac.za/new/index.php/latest-news/1673-smme-conference GQWARU MCEBISI mcebisig@vut.ac.za <p style="text-align: justify; " mce_style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" mce_src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" alt=""></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; " mce_style="text-align: justify; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 192); " mce_style="color: #0060c0;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A newfound Partnership</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; " mce_style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A new partnership, formed between the Vaal University of Technology and the Gauteng Department of Finance, led to the SMME/Business conference at the VUT on 7 March 2012. The event took place at the Desmond Tutu Great Hall where several distinguished guests were informed about future developments and business prospects within the greater Sedibeng-area.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; " mce_style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" mce_src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" alt=""></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; " mce_style="text-align: justify; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 192); " mce_style="color: #0060c0;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A newfound Partnership</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; " mce_style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A new partnership, formed between the Vaal University of Technology and the Gauteng Department of Finance, led to the SMME/Business conference at the VUT on 7 March 2012. The event took place at the Desmond Tutu Great Hall where several distinguished guests were informed about future developments and business prospects within the greater Sedibeng-area.</span></p> HIGHER EDUCATION SOUTH AFRICA MAKES A PLEA TO PARLIAMENT 2012-02-24T09:08:45Z 2012-02-24T09:08:45Z http://www.vut.ac.za/new/index.php/latest-news/1657-higher-education-south-africa-makes-a-plea-to-parliament GQWARU MCEBISI mcebisig@vut.ac.za <p style=""><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" mce_src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" alt=""></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 178); " mce_style="color: #0060b2;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">HIGHER EDUCATION SOUTH AFRICA MAKES A PLEA TO PARLIAMENT</span></span></strong></p><p style=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Higher Education South Africa (HESA) issued a media statement on the Protection of State Information Bill on 23 February 2012. Below is an excerpt of the statement referring to the impact of the Bill on research , teaching and learning:</span></p> <p style=""><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" mce_src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" alt=""></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 178); " mce_style="color: #0060b2;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">HIGHER EDUCATION SOUTH AFRICA MAKES A PLEA TO PARLIAMENT</span></span></strong></p><p style=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Higher Education South Africa (HESA) issued a media statement on the Protection of State Information Bill on 23 February 2012. Below is an excerpt of the statement referring to the impact of the Bill on research , teaching and learning:</span></p> A great year ahead for the Vaal University of Technology 2012-02-07T08:49:14Z 2012-02-07T08:49:14Z http://www.vut.ac.za/new/index.php/latest-news/1651-a-great-year-ahead-for-the-vaal-university-of-technology GQWARU MCEBISI mcebisig@vut.ac.za <p style="text-align: justify; " mce_style="text-align: justify; "><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 178); " mce_style="color: #0060b2;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A great year ahead for the Vaal University of Technology</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify; " mce_style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The campus was abuzz on Friday 3 February 2012 as an important event on the VUT calendar got underway at the Desmond Tutu Great Hall. It marked the official opening of the 2012 Academic Year.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; " mce_style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; " mce_style="text-align: justify; "><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 178); " mce_style="color: #0060b2;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A great year ahead for the Vaal University of Technology</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify; " mce_style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The campus was abuzz on Friday 3 February 2012 as an important event on the VUT calendar got underway at the Desmond Tutu Great Hall. It marked the official opening of the 2012 Academic Year.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; " mce_style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></p> Making Teen dreams a reality 2012-01-25T12:39:22Z 2012-01-25T12:39:22Z http://www.vut.ac.za/new/index.php/latest-news/1649-making-teen-dreams-a-reality GQWARU MCEBISI mcebisig@vut.ac.za <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 178); " mce_style="color: #0060b2;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" mce_src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" alt=""></span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 178); " mce_style="color: #0060b2;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Making Teen dreams a reality</span></b></span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">For many matriculants, the tedious daily routines of schooling have come to an end. Now starts the beginning of a new chapter in the lives of first year students&nbsp; as they look forward to obtaining a university education.&nbsp; Twelve long years of arduous routine will change once they peruse their long term goal of become a graduate.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "></span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 178); " mce_style="color: #0060b2;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" mce_src="http://www.vut.ac.za/new/images/stories/ITS/line-break.png" alt=""></span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 178); " mce_style="color: #0060b2;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Making Teen dreams a reality</span></b></span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">For many matriculants, the tedious daily routines of schooling have come to an end. Now starts the beginning of a new chapter in the lives of first year students&nbsp; as they look forward to obtaining a university education.&nbsp; Twelve long years of arduous routine will change once they peruse their long term goal of become a graduate.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " mce_style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "></span></p>