Founded in 2001, Chinhoyi University of Technology is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the small city of Chinhoyi (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Mashonaland West. Officially recognized by the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education of Zimbabwe, Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) is a small (Buydiploma enrollment range: 3,000-3,999 students) coeducational Zimbabwean higher education institution.