Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) is a public university of technology located in Umlazi township, outside Durban on a site overlooking the Indian Ocean in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa.
Founded in 1979 with just 15 students, the Mangosuthu University of Technology currently has a student population of over 14,000 students with 50/50 gender parity.
The Mangosuthu University of Technology is located in the academic hub in the eThekwini metropole. It is a residential university with 90% of students accommodated on campus and in 43 outsourced residences. International students accommodated in a dedicated residence.
MUT attracts mainly black students, many of whom are the first in their families to enroll for university education.
The Mangosuthu University of Technology offers technological, innovative problem-solving research programmes responding to the needs of government, industry and communities.
MUT is overseen by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) under the National Government of South Africa.
Overview
| Nickname: | MUT |
| Motto: | Shape and Own the Future |
| Type: | Public University |
| Established: | 1979 |
| Chancellor: | Mr Sandile Zungu |
| Vice-Chancellor: | Professor Nokuthula Sibiya |
| Location: | Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Website: | www.mut.ac.za |
Historical background
In 1974 the Chief Minister of KwaZulu-Natal, Dr Mangosuthu Buthelezi, began discussing the idea of a dedicated tertiary educational institution specialising in technical subjects for black students, to meet the urgent and growing demand for expertise in these subjects.
Anglo American and De Beers Consolidated Mines pledged R5 million to start building the initial facility, and later they were joined by Mobil Oil, AECI, the S.A. Sugar Millers’ Association, the Rembrandt and Distillers Corporation, LTA Limited, Sasol and other sponsors, who pledged more funds to establish the Schools for Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Building, and Business and Secretarial Studies.
By mid-1977 the project could go ahead. The KwaZulu-Natal Cabinet decided to site the Technikon in Umlazi which, while part of KwaZulu-Natal, is also part of the Durban Metropolitan area.
Given the urgency of the demand for technicians, and the need to build up the institution in an orderly fashion, it was decided to open its doors as soon as possible. Hence preliminary but permanent buildings were designed and built, and teaching began in 1979. The Technikon moved into its main buildings on their completion in September 1981.
In November 2007, Mangosuthu Technikon was renamed Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT).
Overseeing Department/Entity
Office Bearers/Management
Chancellor
- Mr Sandile Zungu
Vice Chancellor
- Professor Nokuthula Sibiya (Vice-Chancellor and Principal)
Deputy Vice Chancellors
- Dr A Mienie (Acting: Research, Innovation and Engagement)
- Prof Marcus Ramogale (Teaching and Learning)
- Dr J van Koller (Acting: Resources and Planning)
Registrar
- Z Gqamane (Acting registrar)
Contact Details
The contact details of Mangosuthu University of Technology are listed in the table below.
| Physical Address: | 511 Griffiths Mxenge Highway, Umlazi, Durban, 4031 |
| Postal Address: | P.O. Box 12363, Jacobs, 4026 |
| Telephone: | 031 907 7111 |
| Email: | info@mut.ac.za |
| Website: | www.mut.ac.za |
