Vice-Chancellor and Principal | Professor Pamela Dube

Prof. Pamela Dube
The Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) appointed Professor Pamela Zibuyile Dube as the Vice-Chancellor and Principal effective from 01 January 2023.
Prof. Dube is an accomplished international leader in academia, having attained numerous qualifications from various national and international universities. She is also the first woman to hold the position of Vice-Chancellor and Principal at CUT and the first female Vice-Chancellor in the Free State. Read more...
- Finance
- Unit for Development
- Institutional Renewal and Transformation
Doctor Gary W Paul
Dr Paul holds a number of qualifications, including a Higher Diploma in Education; a BA Degree; an MTech (Human Resources) (cum laude); an LLM (Labour Law); and a DTech (Human Resources).
Other achievements and special awards include the Six Sigma Black Belt, which he obtained in 2001 in Cologne, Germany; the American Council on Education Fellowship (ACE) (2009/2010). Read more...

Prof. AB Ngowi
Professor, Prof. Alfred Ngowi. Read more...
- Research Development and Postgraduate Studies
- Library and Information Services
- Centre for Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing (CRPM)
- Product Development Technology Station (PDTS)
- Community Engagement
- CUT Innovation Services (CUTis)
- Center for Global Engagement
- Technology and Innovation
- Work Integrated Learning and Skills Development
- Idea Generator

Professor Phata David Ngidi
Prof. David Phathabantu Ngidi joined the Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities on 1 July 2010. Before joining CUT, Professor Ngidi was working for the University of Zululand (1995-2010). Read more...
Institutional Registrar | Doctor Sally Dzingwa
Doctor Sally Dzingwa
Dr Sally Dzingwa holds the following qualifications: a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal; a Master of Administration (Research) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal; and a Doctor of Administration (PhD) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Read more...
Chancellor of CUT
Madam Justice Mahube Molemela was inaugurated as Chancellor on 10 June 2016. Read more...
The University Council is the highest decision-making body at Central University of Technology, Free State and consists of twenty-five members. Sixty percent (60%) of the members are external members.
The Institutional Forum (IF) was established to address the challenges facing CUT in the changing Higher Education Environment. The IF must ensure that the institution succeeds in stimulating, directing and using the creative and intellectual energies of the broader CUT community. The IF integrates the institutional responsibilities of academic and executive management, which is to provide strategic analysis and appropriate institutional policy and procedural advice to the Council, the Principal/Vice-Chancellor, Senate and the Management Committee of CUT.
Members of the Institutional Forum
The Senate is the primary forum in CUT for the discussion and resolution of academic matters and for developing for transmission to Council policies and procedures on academic aspects and implications of any business coming before the Council.
The Management Committee (MANCOM), comprising of top management staff members, functions in an advisory capacity to the Principal/Vice-Chancellor. The main function of the MANCOM is to advise on any matter referred to it by the Principal/Vice-Chancellor and on any matter referred to it by a member, in consultation with the Vice-Chancellor, as well as the management of projects.

CUT and SA Human Rights Commission sign MoU to collaborate on the basic rights and freedoms of our community
CUT News Partnerships LeadershipPhoto: CUT Vice-Chancellor and Principal Prof. Pamela Dube and Mr Thabang Kheswa, Provincial Manager:...

CUT Bloemfontein campus officially opens its gates for the 2023 academic year
CUT News Leadership StudentsThe Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) Bloemfontein campus officially welcomed its students...

CUT and the Rural Education Access Programme formalises their relationship in an MoU signing
CUT News Research and Innovation Leadership PartnershipsPhoto: From left: Ms Ndileka Booi, Head of student support: REAP, Prof. Pamela Dube: Vice-Chancellor...