Cape Peninsula University of Technology Archives

CPUT, Snake Nation secure British Council funding

Cape Peninsula University of Technology Latest news Western Cape May 29, 2022

Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), Snake Nation and Manchester Metropolitan University Awarded Inaugural British Council IAU (Innovation for African Universities) Project Funding. CPUT (Cape Peninsula University of Technology), along with Snake Nation have teamed up with Manchester Metropolitan University (UK) as partners to roll out a pilot program... Read more

Watch this Space

Achievers Cape Peninsula University of Technology Latest news January 18, 2022

CPUT Vice-Chancellor Prof Chris Nhlapo congratulated engineers from the university’s African Space Innovation Centre (ASIC) in person when the continent’s first satellite constellation was successfully launched. The Marine Domain Awareness Satellites (MDASat) have already started successfully transmitting data after they were launched aboard US aerospace company SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. The mission... Read more

CPUT hopefuls in Miss SA top 30

Achievers Cape Peninsula University of Technology Latest news July 12, 2021

Two CPUT students are vying for the Miss SA crown – following in the footsteps of alumna Zozibini Tunzi who took the title in 2019 and went on to become Miss Universe. The Miss SA top 30 were recently announced and among the hopefuls are Licalle Isaacs, who is... Read more

BankSETA awards over R1m to Graduate Centre for Management

Cape Peninsula University of Technology Latest news Research April 19, 2021

The Bank Sector Education and Training Authority (BankSETA) has awarded R1.19 million to the Graduate Centre for Management’s Business Incubation and Innovation Centre (BIIC) as a research partner to conduct cutting-edge research. Lecturer Judith Smith said the Centre’s partnership with the SETA will run up to March 2023 and... Read more

Landmark study continues to advance knowledge

Cape Peninsula University of Technology Careers Latest news Research Western Cape February 19, 2021

The landmark Vascular Metabolic Health study, which started in 2014, continues to bear fruit with the data and specimens collected being used in various studies currently underway. The study has already had numerous successes including several publications in high-impact journals including: Nature and The Lancet and resulted in global collaborations with regards... Read more

Hundreds to graduate during SMART grad

Achievers Cape Peninsula University of Technology Latest news December 16, 2020

More than 400 diplomas and degrees will be conferred during the CPUT SMART graduation on 16 December 2020. CPUT will be conferring diplomas and degrees on 440 graduates during our SMART graduation on 16 December 2020. While the Summer Graduation series usually takes place at this time of the year,... Read more

Visually-impaired student sticks to her vision

Achievers Cape Peninsula University of Technology Latest news Western Cape June 30, 2020

Conchitta Jacobs who has been awarded the National Diploma: Electrical Engineering: Power Systems Cum Laude during today’s inaugural digital graduation ceremony, was once devastated and thought that her career was over when she was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa. Retinitis pigmentosa is a rare, inherited degenerative eye disease that causes severe... Read more

CPUT online fashion show to raise awareness of Covid-19

Cape Peninsula University of Technology Covid-19 Western Cape May 25, 2020

Students will be able to show off their creative skills by designing and creating garments for an online fashion show. The national lockdown has prompted The Department of Student Affairs (Student Development and Student Housing) to launch the Green Campus Initiative (GCI) Online Fashion Show. Together with the GCI... Read more

Huawei awards bursaries to UCT students

Cape Peninsula University of Technology Western Cape February 20, 2020

Multinational technology company Huawei South Africa has partnered with the University of Cape Town (UCT) to fund 15 students as part of the firm’s external bursary programme. The bursaries have been awarded to students in information technology (IT), and electrical and mechanical engineering. The funding covers accommodation, tuition and general living... Read more

Nursing Department breaks new ground

Cape Peninsula University of Technology Western Cape February 14, 2020

The Department of Nursing Science kicked off the year on a high note by welcoming the first-ever cohort of students for the new Bachelor of Nursing programme. Head of the Department, Prof Karien Jooste, said CPUT was one of the first institutions in the country to receive approval from... Read more