{"id":3681,"date":"2023-01-21T18:27:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T18:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/career74.co.za\/?p=3681"},"modified":"2026-01-15T19:24:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:24:36","slug":"vaal-university-of-technology-vut-applications-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/career74.co.za\/?p=3681","title":{"rendered":"Vaal University of Technology (VUT) APPLICATIONS 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/career74.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-17.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/career74.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-17.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/career74.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-17-300x129.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Established in 2026 as\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vaal University of Technology<br><a><\/a><br>&nbsp;(VUT), it originated as a College of A<br>dvanced&nbsp;Technical Education&nbsp;<br>(1966-1979) and was later&nbsp;<br>known as Vaal Triangle Technikon&nbsp;<br>(1979-2003).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the transformation of&nbsp;<br>the higher&nbsp;education sector in 2004,&nbsp;<br>institutional restructuring&nbsp;reduced,&nbsp;<br>through mergers and incorporations,&nbsp;<br>the number of institutions of higher<br>&nbsp;education and&nbsp;training in South Africa<br>&nbsp;from 36 to 23. Vaal University<br>&nbsp;of Technology was subsequently&nbsp;<br>established under&nbsp;<br>the Higher Education Act, No 101 of 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based in southern Gauteng, Vaal University<br>&nbsp;of&nbsp;Technology draws students from all&nbsp;<br>regions of&nbsp;the country as well as 25 other&nbsp;<br>countries. It is one&nbsp;of the largest<br>&nbsp;universities of technology in South<br>&nbsp;Africa, with an annual enrolment of about&nbsp;<br>21 000&nbsp;students. The University is well&nbsp;<br>positioned to make&nbsp;a substantial<br>contribution to the development of&nbsp;<br>human capital in the southern Gauteng<br>&nbsp;region,the country and the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vut.ac.za\/apply-to-vut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Undergraduate&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>to download a<br>&nbsp;paper based&nbsp;application form<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It has four faculties:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Faculty of Applied and Computer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;Sciences&nbsp;Faculty of Engineering&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and Technology Faculty of Human&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sciences Faculty of Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;Sciences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>VUT has four campuses.<\/strong>&nbsp;The&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vanderbijlpark&nbsp;Campus&nbsp;is situated on<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;4.6 hectares&nbsp;of land with a state-of-the-<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">art Library, lecture halls, laboratories,&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">auditoriums and offices.&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Three satellite campuses extend the academic<br>&nbsp;business of the university into&nbsp;<strong>Secunda in<\/strong><br><strong>&nbsp;Mpumalanga&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;Ekurhuleni<strong>&nbsp;in Daveyton<\/strong><br>&nbsp;(also in Gauteng) and&nbsp;<strong>Upington,<\/strong>in the Northern&nbsp;<br>Cape. Southern Gauteng&nbsp;Science and Technology<br>&nbsp;Park is an extension of the main&nbsp;<br>campus which is located in&nbsp;<strong>Sebokeng.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the seat of Southern Gauteng<br>&nbsp;Innovation Hub.&nbsp;VUT is located in a highly<br>&nbsp;industrialised area&nbsp;alongside major petro-chemical,<br>steel, engineering,&nbsp;telecommunications and&nbsp;<br>manufacturing companies.&nbsp;<br>It is also surrounded by communities with poor&nbsp;<br>economic backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vut.ac.za\/apply-to-vut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Undergraduate&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;to download a<br>&nbsp;paper&nbsp;based application form<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Established in 2026 as\u00a0 Vaal University of Technology&nbsp;(VUT), it originated as a College of Advanced&nbsp;Technical Education&nbsp;(1966-1979) and was later&nbsp;known as 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