Tshwane University of Technology

Tshwane University of Technology

Motto	We empower people
Type	Public university of technology
Established	1 January 2004 (Formed as a result of a merger of three established institutions)
Chancellor	Gwendoline Malegwale Ramokgopa
President	Khoza Shepherd
Vice-Chancellor	Tinyiko Samuel Maluleke
Academic staff	c. 755
Administrative staff	4,800
Students	c. 65,000
Location	South Africa 25°43′56″S 28°09′43″E / 25.7322°S 28.1619°E / -25.7322; 28.1619
Campus	Six campuses, mostly urban
Colours	Blue, red, gold
Nickname	TUT
Affiliations	HESA[1] NADEOSA[2]
Website	www.tut.ac.za

Tshwane University of Technology (TUT; Afrikaans: Tshwane-Universiteit vir Tegnologie) is a higher education institution in South Africa that came into being through a merger of three technikons — Technikon Northern Gauteng, Technikon North-West and Technikon Pretoria.

As the number of students registering annually grows rapidly, records show that Tshwane University of Technology caters for approximately more than 60,000 students and it has become the largest residential higher education institution in South Africa. ^{[citation needed]}