Vaal University of Technology (VUT)

Vaal University of Technology is a tertiary institution in South Africa. Established in 2004 as Vaal University of Technology (VUT), it originated as a College of Advanced Technical Education (1966-1979) and was later known as Vaal Triangle Technikon (1979-2003). As part of the transformation of the higher education sector in 2004, institutional restructuring reduced, through mergers and incorporations, the number of institutions of higher education and training in South Africa from 36 to 23. Vaal University of Technology was subsequently established under the Higher Education Act, No 101 of 1997.

Based in southern Gauteng, Vaal University of Technology draws students from all regions of the country as well as 25 other countries. It is one of the largest universities of technology in South Africa, with an annual enrolment of about 21 000 students. The University is well positioned to make a substantial contribution to the development of human capital in the southern Gauteng region, the country and the continent.

VUT has four campuses. The Vanderbijlpark Campus is situated on 4.6 hectares of land with a state-of-the-art Library, lecture halls, laboratories, auditoriums and offices. Three satellite campuses extend the academic business of the university into Secunda and Kempton Park (also in Gauteng) and Upington, in the Northern Cape. An extension to the main campus is located in Educity, Sebokeng, which is being developed into a Science and Technology Park and the seat of the southern Gauteng regional Innovation Hub. VUT is located in a highly industrialised area alongside major petro-chemical, steel, engineering, telecommunications and manufacturing companies. It is also surrounded by communities with poor economic backgrounds.

Departments and Faculties

Faculty of Applied and Computer Sciences

• • Chemistry

• • Biotechnology

• • Health Sciences

• • Information & Communications Technology

• • Non-Destructive Testing

• • Mathematics

• • Physics

• Software Studies

Faculty of Human Sciences

• • Hospitality, Tourism and PR Management

• • Legal Sciences

• • Communication and Education

• Visual Arts and Design

Faculty of Management

• • Human Resource Management

• • Logistics

• • Accountancy

• Marketing and Sport Management

Faculty of Engineering and Technology

• • Civil Engineering and Building

• • Chemical Engineering

• • Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

• • Metallurgical Engineering

• • Mechanical Engineering

• • Electrical Engineering

• EDSU

How to Apply

APPLICATION FORMS

• Application Form
• Application form (BTECH)
• International Students Application Form
• Application for Re-Admission form

Contact Details

Physical Address

Secunda Campus