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Mangosuthu University of Technology

KwaZulu-Natal

Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) originated from a 1974 initiative by KwaZulu Chief Minister Dr Mangosuthu Buthelezi to establish a technical tertiary institution for black students during the apartheid era; it began teaching in 1979 with just 15 students, was known as Mangosuthu Technikon, and was renamed Mangosuthu University of Technology in November 2007. MUT is a public university of technology with approximately 14,500 students, roughly gender-balanced, and is distinguished as the only university of technology situated in a township — Umlazi, on the outskirts of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Close to 90% of students are accommodated on campus or in outsourced residences. MUT operates three faculties and emphasises applied, technical and vocational education aimed at socio-economic transformation, with particular strength in engineering, management sciences, and applied and health sciences.

Faculties & Programmes

  • Faculty of Applied and Health Sciences: Agriculture, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Community Extension, Environmental Health, Information and Communication Technology, Nature Conservation
  • Faculty of Engineering: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Survey, Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
  • Faculty of Management Sciences: Accounting and Law, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Office Technology, Public Administration and Economics

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