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

Risk management
Compliance
Business Continuity Management
Ethics
Investigations
Health, safety, and environmental sustainability
Insurance
Strategic Projects

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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