CUT academic receives the DHET University Staff Doctoral Programme: Junior Research Fellowship
Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology Built Environment CUT News Research and InnovationDr. Nolwazi M.R Qumbisa through her research project on A multi-level framework for evaluating the functionality, sustainability and affordability performance of IBT-enabled affordable housing in South...
CUT’s Prof. Deon de Beer achieves national recognition with Tier 1 NRF-SARChI Chair in Medical Product Development
CUT News Research and Innovation CRPM PDTSOn Thursday, 24 April 2025 the Central University of Technology announced that Prof. Deon de Beer has been awarded the Tier 1 NRF-SARChI Chair in Medical Product Development through Additive Manufacturing....
CUT ‘s NRF Research Chair Status has been upgraded to Tier 1
CUT News Research and Innovation CRPMThe Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) has achieved a significant milestone by being awarded the prestigious South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChi) status by the National Research...
Meet CUT's Prof. Alfred Modise, a renowned scholar and community leader who believes that giving back to the community is not just a duty but a privilege
CUT News Research and InnovationMeet Prof. Alfred Motalenyane Modise, a renowned scholar, community leader, and role model, who rose from humble beginnings to become an Associate Professor at the Central University of Technology, Free...
Esteemed Academic Joins McGraw Hill Medical Education Advisory Board: A Strategic Win for CUT
Health and Environmental Sciences CUT News Research and InnovationThe Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) is proud to announce that Professor Samson Mashele, Dean of Health and Environmental Sciences, has been invited to join the McGraw Hill Medical Education...
CUT confers an Honorary Doctorate to engineering industry expert and Denel Group Executive Landward, William Hlakoane
Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology CUT News Research and InnovationProf. Deon De Beer, SARChi Chair Medical Product Development: Centre for Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing (CRPM) and Dr William Hlakoane, Denel Group Executive Landward, CUT alumnus and the newly...
Meet Professor Mfengwana, a scientist and researcher who bridges the gap between natural products and their potential application in modern oncology
Health and Environmental Sciences CUT News Research and InnovationMeet Prof. Polo-Ma-Abiele Hildah Mfengwana, who is an Associate Professor and the Head of the Health Sciences Department at CUT. Her field of research is on the preclinical research of anticancer drugs...
CUT Welkom Campus launches the Multilingual Reading Corner in celebration of South African Library Week
CUT News Support Services Library Research and Innovation Welkom CampusThe Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) Welkom Campus celebrated Library Week on 17 March 2025 under the theme ‘Libraries for Sustainable Communities’.In celebration, the campus...
CUT's Professor Mashele, A Visionary in Health Sciences Research and Academic Leadership
CUT News Research and InnovationMeet Professor Samson Sitheni Mashele, a distinguished academic, medical scientist, and transformative leader in higher education. With a career spanning decades, he has left an indelible mark on research,...
CUT Researcher Prof. Muthoni Masinde Integrating Ancient Wisdom with Cutting-Edge AI for global impact
CUT News Research and InnovationMeet Prof. Muthoni Masinde, she is an internationally recognised leader in computer science known for her pioneering research that blends Indigenous Knowledge with advanced technological solutions to tackle...
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Innovation eco-system for economic and social development
Technology Transfer OfficeThe TTO was an office established by NIPMO at the CUT in 2009 following the enactment of the IPR Act of 2008 which governs Intellectual Property that flows from publicly financed Research and Development (R&D).The following functions form part of the TTO:IP management and administrationTechnology commercialisation (licensing and spin-outs)Technology Transfer advocacy and awarenessContracts...
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Research Development and Postgraduate StudiesAs a university of technology, all research programmes are directed at solving problems in business, industry, and government (this is known as the triple-helix approach), and are aimed at contributing to the socio-economic development of the region.The focus of research programmes is multi-, inter- and trans-disciplinary of nature, with emphasis on sustainable...
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