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The University of Fort Hare (Afrikaans: Universiteit van Fort Hare) is a public university in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was a key institution of higher education for Africans from 1916 to 1959 when it offered a Western-style academic education to students from across sub-Saharan Africa , creating an African elite.
The University of Fort Hare began in early 1847 as a fort built to house British troops. The same fort was converted in 1916 into a black university institution. Many of the current political leaders in South Africa were educated at the University of Fort Hare. It is also the alma mater of former president Nelson Mandela.
University status Undergrad Postgrad Total Location(s) Medium University of Cape Town: Ikeys / UCT 1 October 1829 [6] 2 April 1918 [6] 18,421 10,653 29,074 Cape Town: Eng University of Fort Hare: UFH / Blues 1916 [7] 9,074 2,000 11,074 Alice, East London, Bhisho: Eng University of the Free State: Kovsies / UFS 28 January 1904 [8] 1950 [9 ...
University of Fort Hare (main campus in Alice, satellite campuses in Bhisho and East London) Walter Sisulu University (campuses in Buffalo City, Butterworth , Mthatha and Komani ) Other educational institutions
In 1837, the British also built Fort Glamorgan on the West Bank of East London, which was annexed to the Cape Colony that same year. It is part of a series of forts established by the British, including Fort Murray, Fort White, [1] Fort Cox, Fort Hare, and Fort Willshire, in the region known as British Kaffraria.
The University of Fort Hare Women's Rugby union team, commonly known as the UFH Baby Blues, is the women's rugby union club representing the University of Fort Hare based in Alice, Eastern Cape. They compete in the FNB Women's Varsity Cup .
East London Golf Club is a highly regarded championship golf course. Some of the other golf clubs in the region are the West Bank Golf Club, Gonubie Golf Club, Olivewood Golf Estate and Fish River Sun Country Club (a Gary Player-designed golf course). East London has also hosted the Africa Open tournament multiple times.
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