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:
- Central University of Technology
- 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 Unit | EDU |
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 |
Should you have questions or additions to the useful phrases page, contact Communications and Marketing.

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