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Durban University of Technology Motto A preferred university for developing leadership in technology and productive citizenship. Established 2002 Type Public University of Technology Students 23000 Location Durban & Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa Website http://www.dut.ac.za/ The Durban University of Technology (DUT) is a University of Technology in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was formed in 2002 by the merger of Technikon Natal and ML Sultan Technikon and was previously known as the Durban Institute of Technology. It has four campuses in Durban, and two in Pietermaritzburg. In 2005, around 20 000 students were enrolled.
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Introduction
The Durban University of Technology is a member of the International Association of Universities. It is a multi-campus university of technology, technological training and research. The university aspires to be a “preferred university for developing leadership in technology and productive citizenship” and to “making knowledge useful”. DUT is in the cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg, in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
History
The Durban University of Technology is a result of the merger in April 2002 of two technikons, ML Sultan and Technikon Natal. It was named the Durban Institute of Technology and later became the Durban University of Technology on March 15, 2006.
Campuses
- Brickfield Campus, Durban
- City Campus, Durban
- Indumiso Campus, Pietermaritzburg
- ML Sultan Campus, Durban
- Ritson Campus, Durban
- Riverside Campus, Pietermaritzburg
- Steve Biko Campus, Durban
Ranking
See also: Rankings of universities in South Africa and Rankings of business schools in South AfricaIn 2010 Webometrics ranked the university the 14th best in South Africa and 4050th in the world.[1]
Notable staff
- Cromwell Everson, the classical music composer and composer of the first Afrikaans opera. Head of Performing Arts Department 1976-1991.
- Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi is the Chancellor of Durban University of Technology
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References
- ^ "Top Africa". Ranking Web of World Universities. http://www.webometrics.info/top100_continent.asp?cont=africa. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ http://wiki.ulwazi.org/index.php5?title=Durban_Living_Legend_-_Ela_Gandhi
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