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Convocation Statement on the VUT 60th Anniversary Jubilee
Vaal University of TechnologyRef: https://vut.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Convocation-Statement-23-July-2026.pdf
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What this means
This document is a congratulatory communiqué issued by the Office of the VUT Convocation Executive for the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) 60th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee. It celebrates VUT’s six decades of academic, technological, and human development impact and commends the university leadership, faculties, staff, and community. It also honours the memory of deceased VUT alumni and Convocation members by listing many names, and extends congratulations to the VUT community and stakeholders.
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Reference
https://vut.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Convocation-Statement-23-July-2026.pdf
Key Takeaways
- Document type: Convocation congratulatory communiqué
- Institution: Vaal University of Technology (VUT)
- Event: 60th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee (Diamond Jubilee)
- Location/address: VUT Vanderbijlpark Campus, Andries Potgieter Boulevard, SE7, Vanderbijlpark, 1900; Private Bag X021, Vanderbijlpark, 1911, South Africa
- Honours deceased alumni/Convocation members over the past six decades
- Includes a numbered remembrance list of 48 named individuals
- Issued by: Office of the VUT Convocation Executive
- Named office bearers: President Makhosonke Sangweni; Deputy President David Matsaung; Academic Representative Ally Jan Smith; Non-Academic Representative Pinky Motsoetla
- Vaal University of Technology (VUT)
- Office of the VUT Convocation Executive
- VUT Convocation
- VUT Vanderbijlpark Campus
- Makhosonke Sangweni
- David Matsaung
- Ally Jan Smith
- Pinky Motsoetla
- IF
- VUT Senate
- VUT Council