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Vaal University of Technology General Prospectus

vaal University of Technology General Prospectus First published 2009. Second ed ition 2010. Third ed ition 2012. Fourth ed ition 2013. Copies of t he Facult y Prospect us are obt ainable from: The Registrar Office: B004. Tel.: +27 (16) 950 9175. Fax.: +27 (16) 950 9775. NB: Althou gh the information contained in this General Prosp ectu s has been com piled as accu rately as p ossible, the Cou ncil and the Senate of the vaal University of Technology accep t no resp onsibility for any errors or omissions. w w w . vaal University of Technology Vanderbijlpark Campus Educit y Campus Private Bag X021 Private Bag X021. Vand erbijlp ark Vand erbijlp ark 1900 1900. Tel.: +27 (16) 950 9000 Tel.: +27 (16) 930 5028. Fax.: +27 (16) 950 9999 Fax.: +27 (16) 930 5064. Secunda Campus Ekurhuleni Campus P O Box 3595 P O Box 4901. Secu nd a Kem p tonp ark 2302 1620. Tel.: +27 (17) 631 1990/ 1971 Tel.: +27 (11) 929 7400. Fax.: +27 (17) 631 2328 Fax.: +27 (11) 392 1249.

General Prospectus 4 1. A Brief Look at the VUT from 1966 to 2010 1966 : The Vaal Triangle College for Advanced Technical Education opens its doors to the community, with Mr C A J Bornman appointed as the first Principal. The College boasts 189 engineering students, 15 members of staff and hostel accommodation for 60 students.

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1 vaal University of Technology General Prospectus First published 2009. Second ed ition 2010. Third ed ition 2012. Fourth ed ition 2013. Copies of t he Facult y Prospect us are obt ainable from: The Registrar Office: B004. Tel.: +27 (16) 950 9175. Fax.: +27 (16) 950 9775. NB: Althou gh the information contained in this General Prosp ectu s has been com piled as accu rately as p ossible, the Cou ncil and the Senate of the vaal University of Technology accep t no resp onsibility for any errors or omissions. w w w . vaal University of Technology Vanderbijlpark Campus Educit y Campus Private Bag X021 Private Bag X021. Vand erbijlp ark Vand erbijlp ark 1900 1900. Tel.: +27 (16) 950 9000 Tel.: +27 (16) 930 5028. Fax.: +27 (16) 950 9999 Fax.: +27 (16) 930 5064. Secunda Campus Ekurhuleni Campus P O Box 3595 P O Box 4901. Secu nd a Kem p tonp ark 2302 1620. Tel.: +27 (17) 631 1990/ 1971 Tel.: +27 (11) 929 7400. Fax.: +27 (17) 631 2328 Fax.: +27 (11) 392 1249.

2 Upingt on Campus P O Box 2468. Up ington 8800. Tel.: +27 (54) 332 3304. Fax.: +27 (54) 332 3634. Kindly Not e: You r stu d ent nu m ber shou ld ap p ear on all corresp ond ence and be d irected to the Office of the Registrar. General Prospectus Index 1. A Brief Look at the VUT from 1966 to 2010 .. 4. 2. Enrolm ents and Grad uates ..7. 3. Vision and Mission Statem ent .. 8. 4. Com m ittee Calend ar 2013 .. 9. 5. Acad em ic Calend ar 10. 6. Public Holidays .. 14. 7. Governance Com m ittees .. 15. Council .. 15. Senate .. 15. Institutional Forum .. 17. 8. Governance Sub-Com m ittees & Managem ent Com m ittees .. 18. Com m ittees of Council .. 18. Com m ittees of Senate .. 18. Managem ent Com m ittees of the VUT .. 24. 9. Stud ent Representative Council ..27. 10. Rectorate and Secretarial Staff .. 28. 11. Acad em ic Staff & Ad m inistrators .. 30. 12. N on-Acad em ic Senior Managem ent & Ad m inistrators .. 35. 13. Policies and Regulations.

3 37. General Acad em ic Rules .. 37. Ad m issions Policy .. 55. Policy on Acad em ic Probation, Withd raw al From & Deferm ent of Stud ie s . 71. Proced ure Regard ing Continuation of Stud ies .. 75. Assessm ents Regulations .. 79. Cod e of Stud ent Cond uct and Jud iciaries .. 109. Library Services Regulations .. 128. 3. General Prospectus 1. A Brief Look at the VUT from 1966 to 2010. 1966 : The vaal Triangle College for Ad vanced Technical Ed u cation op ens its d oors to the com m u nity, w ith Mr C A J Bornm an ap p ointed as the first Princip al. The College boasts 189. engineering stu d ents, 15 m em bers of staff and hostel accom m od ation for 60 stu d ents. 1971 : Dr Isak Steyl is ap p ointed as Director of the Institu tion . 1975 : The constru ction of new bu ild ings com m ences, p rovid ing stu d ents w ith a new library, gym nasiu m , laboratories, lectu re halls and a new w ing for the Dep artm ent of Com m erce and Managem ent.

4 The College is thu s enabled to d ou ble its stu d ent intake and exp and the cu rricu lu m . 1978 : Stu d ent enrolm ent reaches the 3 000 m ark. Staff now totals 137. 1979 : Colleges are renam ed Technikons in accord ance w ith the Ad vanced Technical Am end m ent Act. 1981 : The vaal Triangle Technikon continu es to exp and . An ad d itional hostel op ens its d oors and hosts 140 m ore stu d ents. Vesco d onates a fu rther 22 hectares to the Institu tion to accom m od ate the m assive bu ild ing exp ansions ap p roved by the Dep artm ent of Ed u cation. Cou rses in Microbiology and Param ed ical Sciences are offered for the first tim e. 1984 : The first Lau reatu s (equ ivalent to PhD) stu d ents register, and d u ring the sam e year a Dep artm ent of Ed u cational Technology is established . 1986 : The Gold Field s Library is com p leted and finally the Technikon boasts a library w hich satisfies the need s of existing stu d ents and staff.

5 1987 : The vaal Triangle Technikon establishes a satellite cam p u s at Secu nd a, offering p art-tim e classes only. Bu ild ing com m ences on new facilities at the m ain cam p u s for the School of Art and Design. Stu d ent nu m bers reach 6 000. 1994 : The vaal Triangle Technikon establishes a new satellite cam p u s at Klerksd orp . Ap p roval is given to the Technikon to offer d egree cou rses and the first enrolm ents are accep ted . 4. General Prospectus 1995 : The vaal Triangle Technikon establishes tw o ad d itiona l satellite cam p u ses at Up ington called the N orthern Cap e Satellite Cam p u s, and at Kem p ton Park, called the Eku rhu leni Satellite Cam p u s. 1996 : Prof AT Mokad i joins the vaal Triangle Technikon as Vice- Chancellor and Rector. Facu lties rep lace the form er schools and d irectors becom e d eans. The first Masters Degree . Magister Technologiae in Electrical Engineering is aw ard ed . Tokyo Sexw ale is elected as the fir st Chancellor of the vaal Triangle Technikon.

6 1998 : The 14 500 stu d ent m ark is reached , reflecting the d em ograp hics of Sou th African society. Black stu d ent enrolm ent rises to 63,4%. All d iscip lines offer d egree cou rses w hich can be p u rsu ed from bachelors to d octorate level. The Gold Field s Fou nd ation s Ad m inistration Manager officially op ens the Gold Field s Library s Electronic Classroom . 1999 : The new langu age p olicy, w ith English as the official langu age, com es into op eration. The first Doctorates are aw ard ed in the Facu lty of Ap p lied and Com p u ter Sciences and the Facu lty of Managem ent Sciences. On 30 Ap ril the vaal Triangle Technikon op ens its high -voltage laboratory, m aking it a lead er in the field of electrical engineering, w ith the cap acity to serve the p ow er cable research need s of the entire Sou th Africa. 2001 : A Technology Station for Com p osite Materials is established to assist the com p osite ind u stry in p rod u ct d evelop m ent and the u se of state-of-the-art Technology .

7 2002 : A Dep artm ent of Technology Planning and Develop m ent is established to sp earhead the d rive to m ake greater u se of Technology . Ou r cham p ion athletes Chris H arm se w on a gold m ed al at the African Cham p ions in Tu nisia and Mbu laeni Mu lau d zi w on a gold m ed al at the Com m onw ealth gam es in Manchester. Mbu laeni w as the first black Sou th African ever to w in a gold m ed al at these cham p ionship s and the first Sou th African to w in a gold m ed al in the track events in the p ast 44. years. On 6 Sep tem ber the first ever H onorary Doctorate is aw ard ed to Archbishop Em eritu s Desm ond Tu tu , and the 5. General Prospectus u nveiling of the hall, henceforth to be know n as the Desmond Tutu Great Hall. 2003 : The Desm ond Tu tu Lectu re Series is institu ted . The inau gu ral ad d ress is given by Ju d ge Albie Sachs of the Constitu tional Cou rt. The second ad d ress in the series is p resented by Clem Su nter, Chairm an of the Anglo Am erican Chairm an s Fu nd.

8 The acad em ic re-d irection of the institu tion tow ard s becom ing a u niversity of Technology begins. 2004 : vaal Triangle Technikon officially becom es the vaal . UN IVERSITY OF TECH N OLOGY . The u niversity takes occu p ation of the p reviou s Vista C am p u s at Sebokeng, renam ing it Ed u city in the p rocess. 2005 : Registrations p ass the 17 000 m ark for the first tim e. th 2006 : VUT celebrates its 40 anniversary. A new acad em ic stru ctu re is introd u ced to p rovid e for the final transition of VUT from its form er technikon stru ctu re to a u niversity of Technology stru ctu re u nd er the banner: Transform ation II from Technikon to University . VUT aw ard ed H onorary Doctorates to the follow ing recip ients: An Extraord inary Professorship to Prof Martin H inou l (Bu siness Develop m ent: K U Leu ven Research & Develop m ent), Legal Stu d ies to Dr Ad v Pansy Tlaku la (CEO: Electoral Com m ission of SA (IEC), Sp ort Managem ent to Dr Molefi Olip hant (SAFA).)

9 2007 : VUT ap p oints its first fem ale Vice-Chancellor and Princip al, Prof Irene Mou tlana. 2008 : VUT aw ard ed H onorary Doctorates to the follow ing recip ients: Ap p lied Sciences to Dr Mosibu d i Mangena (Minister of Sciences and Technology ), Law to Dr Ad v IA. Sem enya (Pitje Cham bers Fabcos H ou se), Fine Arts to Dr DN Koloane (Director: Ford sbu rg Artists Stu d io), H u m anities to Dr Sip ho M Pityana (Execu tive Chairp erson Izingw e H old ings (Pty) Ltd ), Law to Dr Ad v G Bizos SC. (Senior Ad vocate Chairp erson Legal Resou rces Centre), H u m anities to Dr Archbishop WH N N d u ngane (Form er Anglican Archbishop ) H istoric School Restoration Project and African Monitor. 6. General Prospectus 2. Enrolments and Graduates Enrolments VUT Student Numbers 2008 2009 2010 2011. Und ergrad uate 16 713 19 020 21 047 21 468. Postgrad uate 207 203 186 207. Students in Major Study Fields 2008 2009 2010 2011. Science, Engineering, Technology 8 971 10 367 10 895 11 431.

10 Business/ Managem ent 6 790 7 710 8 780 8 535. Ed ucation 152 147 48 3. Other H um anities 1 034 1 183 1 693 1 892. Graduates Graduates at VUT 2008 2009 2010 2011. Und ergrad uate 2 410 3 169 3 092 3 582. Postgrad uate 547 30 24 59. Graduates in Major Study Fields 2008 2009 2010 2011. Science, Engineering, Technology 1 270 1 385 1 307 1 502. Business/ Managem ent 1 474 1 559 1 583 1 878. Ed ucation 2 90 40 38. Other H um anities 231 165 186 258. Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.. - N elson M andela 7. General Prospectus 3. Vision and Mission Statement 8. General Prospectus 4. Committee Calendar 2013. 9. General Prospectus 5. Academic Calendar 2013. Stud y Guid es for S1 & S2 print read y : 16 November 2012. First Sem ester TERM 1: 02 January to 20 March (Schools 09 January to 20 March). Public H olid ay : 01 January nd Finalisation & Publication of 2 Opportunity Results : 02 12 January Registration: Confirm ed Early Applications : 11 January Registration: Cond itionally Accepted Early Applicants : 14 15 January Late Applications & Registrations : 16 18 January Finalisation of Acad em ic Appeals & All Pre-registration Queries : 14 18 January Registration Seniors Faculty of Engineering & Technology : 21, 22 & 28 January Faculty of Managem ent Sciences : 23, 24 & 30 January Faculty of Applied & Com puter Sciences : 25, 26 & 29 January Faculty of H uman Sciences : 25, 26 & 29 January Faculties Overflow : 31 January Test Week: N BT & Psychom etric : 21 26 January Orientation Week : 28 31 January Registration Closes for All Stud ents : 01 February Classes Com m ence All Stud ents : 04 February Academ ic Opening : 08 February CASS Evaluations Com m ence : 11 February Closing Date: Ad d ition of Subjects.


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