CUT gives away 15 scholarships to top 100 Grade 12s

Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) is giving away 15 scholarships to the top 100 Grade 12s from local schools who have performed exceptionally well and are intending to pursue their tertiary education at CUT.

This announcement was made on campus by acting vice-chancellor and principal, Professor Henk de Jager at the Premier's Well Done Function held on 6 January.

These scholarships are intended for excellent students, mainly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programmes at CUT. This is part of the university's mandate to increase its student intake in STEM (a priority area) which for years, South Africa has placed on the critical skills shortage list.

He praised MEC for Education, Honourable Tate Makgoe for his leadership in guiding the province to greater heights. Currently, the province remains among the top performing provinces in the country with the best matric pass rate.

"We are proud to congratulate the top performing 100 learners in the Free State, who are the bright future not only for this province, but for the country! This is a day to celebrate the superb achievements of these young people, who have shown us that hard work and perseverance does yield good results," Prof De Jager said.