This is a guide to assist the CUT community, partners, business, industry, and affiliates with the correct use of commonly referred to phrases at CUT.

How to write and use the University name

The officially registered name of CUT is The Central University of Technology, Free State.

Upon first use in a text, the full name should be stated as above. 

The abbreviation CUT should be added to the text as follow:

Upon first use of full name: Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) or second Central University of Technology (CUT).

Thereafter, the following are in order:

  1. Central University of Technology
  2. CUT

List of useful phrases

The following lists have been compiled as guides for the phrases and names of buildings, titles and designations, support services, unit, centres and groups, faculties and departments, academic support and qualifications.


Bloemfontein Campus

 

Welkom Campus

Advancement and Marketing Building

Alwyn Louw Auditorium

Amoenitas

Clement Tsehloane Keto Library and Information Services

Artec Hall

Hugh Africa Building

Artis

Lemmy Mule Building

Bethuel Setai Library and Information Services

Mangaliso Robert Sobukwe Building

BHP Billiton Lecture Block

Thutong Building

Boet Troskie Hall

Residences 

Dirk Coetzee Building

Ikhaya Lethu House

Ellen Khuzwayo Building

Maipato Mokatsane House

Genmin Building (BHP Billiton Building, corner of Suid and President Brand streets)

Maya Angelou House

Idea Gymnasium (i-Gym) (Not a fitness gym.)

Protea East House

Hotel School Atrium

Protea West House

Hotel School

Unity House

Humanitas Building

Japie van Lill Auditorium

Kopanong Building

Lapeng Student Centre

Orion Building

Petrus Molemela Building

Prosperitas Auditorium

Sanlam Auditorium

Student Academic Support Centre

Tataisong Building

Ya Rona Building

ZR Mahabane Building

Residences

Eendrag

Graduandi House

Gymnos

Huis Technikon

Loggies

Mannheim Ladies

Mannheim Men

Welgemoed

Sport fields

Cricket field

CUT Rugby Stadium

Hockey field

Soccer field




Name

Abbreviation

If no abbreviation is indicated in this column yet, there is a version being used by CUT, but the abbreviation is for internal use only.

Chancellor

Chairperson of Council

Vice-Chancellor and Principal

VC

Deputy vice-chancellor

DVC

Campus Principal (Welkom Campus)

Registrar

Assistant registrar

Deputy registrar

Chief Audit Executive

CAE

Chief Financial Officer

CFO

Executive director

Chief Risk Officer

CRO

Chief Transformation Officer

Chief Advancement Officer

Senior director

Director

Deputy director

Senior manager

Manager

Supervisor

Faculty administrator

Faculty officer

Senior administrative assistant

SAA

Departmental administrator

Administrator

Senior officer

Administration officer

Officer

Dean

Assistant dean

AD

Professor

Prof.

Associate professor

Prof.

Head of department

HoD

Department manager

DM

Senior lecturer

Lecturer

New Generation of Academics Programme (nGAP) lecturer

Junior lecturer

Lecturer’s assistant

Technical assistant



Name

Abbreviation

If no abbreviation is indicated in this column yet, there is a version being used by CUT, but the abbreviation is for internal use only.

Academic Administration

Academic Enterprise

Academic Structure and Student Enrolment Services

Alumni Relations

Assessment and Graduations

AGU

Centre for Global Engagement

CGE

Communications and Marketing

Committee Services

Community Engagement

CE

Estates and Infrastructure

E&I

Fees and Financial Aid

FFA

Finance

Finance and Procurement

Financial Operations

Financial Reporting

Governance and Student Life

Governance, Risk and Compliance Section

Business Continuity Management Unit

Compliance Unit

Ethics Unit

Health, Safety, and Environmental Sustainability Unit

Insurance Unit

Investigations Unit

Risk Management Unit

Strategic Projects Unit

GRC

Human Resources

HR

ICT and Computer Services

Institutional Advancement

Institutional Planning

Institutional Planning and Quality Enhancement

IPQE

Institutional Renewal and Transformation Unit

IRTU

Language Services Unit

LSU

Legal Services

Library and Information Services

LIS

Management Information Systems

MIS

Operational Sport

Operations and Administration

Quality Enhancement

Registrar’s Division

Research Development and Postgraduate Studies

RD&PGS

Research, Innovation and Engagement

RIE

Residences

Resources and Operations

ResOps

Student Affairs

Teaching and Learning

T&L

Technology and Innovation

Unit for Development

Wellness Centre



Name

Abbreviation

If no abbreviation is indicated in this column yet there is a version being used by CUT. The abbreviation is for internal use only.

Centre for Applied Food Safety and Biotechnology

CAFSaB

Centre for Diversity in Higher Education Research

CDHER

Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies

CEES

Centre for Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing

CRPM

Centre for Sustainable Smart Cities 4.0

CSSC

Centre for Quality of Health and Living

CQHL

Entrepreneurship Development Unit

EDU

Group for Sustainable Urban, Roads and Transport

SURT

Group of Soil Mechanics

Idea Generator

i-Gym

Product Development Technology Station

PDTS

Research Centre on Human-Centred Approaches to the Societal Impacts of Technological Innovations (Research Centre on Human-Technology Interaction)

HTI

Research Group in Engineering Education

AGREE

Research Unit for Evolvable and Manumation Systems

RGEMS

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Academy

STEM Academy

Unit for Drug Discovery Research

Unit for Enterprise Studies

Unit for Foundations of Education

Unit for Lean Construction and Sustainability

ULCS

Unit for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education Research

Unit for Public Management and Administration

Unit for Research in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

SoTL

Unit for Research on Informatics for Droughts in Africa

URIDA

Unit for Scholarship in Research Education

Unit for Sustainable Water and Environment

USWE

Unit for Tourism Destination and Management



Faculty of Humanities

FHUM

Department of Communication Sciences

Department of Design and Studio Art

Department of Educational and Professional Studies

Department of Language and Social Sciences Education

Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

Department of Postgraduate Studies: Education

Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences

FHES

Department of Agriculture

Department of Clinical Sciences

Department of Health Sciences

Department of Life Sciences

Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology

FEBIT

Department of Built Environment

Department of Civil Engineering

Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering

Department of Information Technology

Department of Mathematics and Physical Sciences

Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering

Faculty of Management Sciences

FMS

Department of Business Management

Department of Business Support Studies

Department of Accounting and Auditing

Department of Government Management

Department of Hospitality Management

Department of Tourism and Event Management


Entrepreneurship Development UnitEDU

Name

Abbreviation

If no abbreviation is indicated in this column yet there is a version being used by CUT. The abbreviation is for internal use only.

Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching

CILT

Curriculum and Academic Staff Development

CASD

Disability Unit

DU

e-Learning and Educational Technology

eLET

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

SoTL

Student Academic Development and Support

SADS

Teaching Development and Special Projects

Work-Integrated Learning and Industry Liaison

WIL

Writing Centre



If no abbreviation is indicated in this column yet there is a version being used by CUT. The abbreviation is for internal use only.

Advanced Diploma

AdvDip

Baccalaureus Technologiae

BTech

Bachelor of Engineering

BEng

Bachelor of Health Sciences

BHSc

Bachelor of Management Sciences

BManSci

Bachelor of Radiography

BRad

Diploma

Dip

Higher certificate

HCert

National diploma (phasing out)

NDip

Postgraduate diploma

PGDip

Postgraduate certificate

PGCE

Bachelor of Science

BSc

Bachelor of Education

BEd

Bachelor of Engineering Technology

BEngTech

Bachelor of Construction

BCon

Master of Communication

MComm

Master of Construction

M Construction               

Master of Public Management

MPM                                     

Master of Agriculture

MAgric                                    

Master of Radiography

MRad                                         

Master of Education

MEd

Master of Management Sciences

MManSc

Master of Philosophy

MPhil

Master of Engineering

MEng

Master of Health Sciences

MHSc

Doctor of Education

DEd

Doctor of Management Sciences

DManSc

Doctor of Engineering

DEng

Doctor of Philosophy

PhD

Doctor of Public Management

DPubMan                                                  

Doctor of Human Resource Management

DHRM                                                               

Doctor of Business Management

DBA                                                                   

Doctor of Health Sciences

DHealthSc



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Uploaded: 14 April 2025
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