Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Cape Peninsula University of Technology is the only university of Technology in the Western Cape province.
Cape Peninsula University of Technology was formed in January 2005 from the merger of the Cape Technikon and Peninsula Technikon. This followed years of change in the higher education landscape of South Africa.
In 1993 the Technikons Act was promulgated, empowering technikons to offer degrees: Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees in Technology.In 1997 the Peninsula Technikon restructured its academic programmes into the faculties of Engineering, Business and Science. Likewise, the Cape Technikon launched its new organisational structure with six faculties, a new corporate identity and Vision and Mission in 1999 and 2000. In 2001 the Boland and Mowbray Education Colleges were incorporated into the Cape Technikon, forming the Faculty of Education at Wellington and Mowbray.
In October 2003 the Minister approved the address and new name, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, and announced that the status of technikons would be changed to universities of technology.
Cape Peninsula University of Technology's Faculties are:
- Faculty of Applied Sciences
- Faculty of Business
- Faculty of Education and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences
- Faculty of Informatics and Design