The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training conducted an oversight visit to the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), Cape Town Campus, on 3 March 2010 as part of its ongoing oversight function over institutions of higher learning. The purpose of the oversight visit was primarily to interact with the university on issues such as admissions policy, enrolment planning, the progress report on mergers, challenges of student accommodation in residences as well as challenges of experienced by the student leadership at the institution.