TUT Residences Accommodation

About Residences

Welcome to the TUT Accommodation page! TUT offers residence accommodation to approximately 12000 students as well as private student accommodation to approximately 2000 students. This webpage will provide information on the following:

The availability of TUT residence accommodation and how to apply for it, how the selection and admission processes work, and how to register;
The facilities and services available for students staying in TUT residences;
The academic support programs and extra-curricular development activities offered in residences;
Information about accredited accommodation;
Contact information for the various residence advisors of the residences on the different TUT campuses.

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is the largest residential educational institution in South Africa. You will meet students from a variety of backgrounds and where you will be challenged intellectually, culturally, and in the sports arena. Expect to learn a variety of new and exciting skills which will enhance your personal development. Our University residences are a haven for hardworking, diligent, creative, and progressive young people.

The quality of our residences is our first priority. We offer basic, quality accommodation to students at affordable rates. Each residence provides basic facilities, but certain specialized facilities are unique to specific residences. Each residence has a Residence Advisor and Residence Committee that will welcome students, assist them to adapt to the residence and campus environment, and are the relevant people for all inquiries about residence matters.

TUT Residences Accommodation

Application for Residence Accommodation

First-year students should indicate on the official TUT admission application form whether or not they want to apply for residence accommodation. These students will be selected based on their unconditional acceptance for enrolment in a full-time academic qualification offered at TUT. If there are too many first-year students qualifying for a residence, further selection will be based on the date of unconditional acceptance by the faculty.
Returning senior students must apply for residence accommodation for the following year before the end of October, by using the online application process. Students can log in to their Student iEnabler accounts and select/click on Residence Application. They can also directly visit the link: https://tutprodi4app.tut.ac.za/pls/prodi41/w99pkg.mi_login. Returning students who do not follow this procedure will not be assured of a residence space the following year. These students will be selected based on the criteria as stated in the placement policy. The main requirements are the following:

The student should have obtained a minimum academic average of 50% (55% in the case of senior residences) for the full academic year or must have passed all semester and year courses;
The student should not exceed the maximum number of years allowed to reside in any TUT residence. The maximum number of years is the minimum number of academic years required by TUT to complete a qualification successfully plus one additional year;
The student must be registered for a minimum of two subjects. (Subjects registered for non-degree purposes will not be taken into account.);
have settled all outstanding fees or made arrangements with TUT Student Finance;

All other students who want to apply for residence accommodation should apply online at the beginning of the year that they require the accommodation for, after their academic registration. These applications will only be considered after returning senior students and first-year students have been registered and these students will be selected according to the same criteria that apply to returning students and on a first-come-first-served basis.

Registration in Residences

Students who have been conditionally admitted to residences may register as a resident by means of an online registration process after they have:

registered academically and
paid the registration fee or made arrangements with Student Finance.

On each campus, there are information technology resources available for this kind of registration. After completing residence registration, a student should proceed to the residence to which they have been assigned and report to the residence adviser. A student will get documentation of residence registration upon registration, which he or she must give to the residence adviser.

Availability of residence accommodation
TUT is one of the largest residential universities in the country and offers residence accommodation for each of the following 8 campuses:

Arcadia (Pretoria)
Arts (Pretoria)
eMalahleni
Ga-R ankuwa
Mbombela
Polokwane
Pretoria-West
Soshanguve

Residence Application Enquiries

Inquiries about residence applications, admission, or registration may be made at the Residence Administration office on each campus or, at distant campuses, with the resident advisor. Contact details are the following:

Campus	Phone Number	Email Address
eMalahleni	+27 13 656 4893	resadmine@tut.ac.za
Ga-Rankuwa	+27 12 382 0564	resadming@tut.ac.za
Mbombela	+27 13 752 3215	resadminm@tut.ac.za
Pretoria (including Arts/Arcadia)	+27 12 382 5511/4	resadminp@tut.ac.za
Polokwane	+27 15 382 9463	MatekgaNN@tut.ac.za
Soshanguve	+27 12 382 9274/9715	resadmins@tut.ac.za

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