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Stellenbosch University (SU) (Afrikaans: Universiteit Stellenbosch, Xhosa: iYunivesithi yaseStellenbosch) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant university in Sub-Saharan Africa, which received full ...
First to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought long extinct. Leopoldt van Huyssteen, soil scientist. Lulu Latsky, first woman to earn a PhD at Stellenbosch (1930); zoologist and writer. Novel Njweipi Chegou, molecular biologist and winner of the Royal Society Africa Prize in 2022. Henda Swart, mathematician [1] Taryn ...
Wilgenhof. Wilgenhof is a men's residence located in Stellenbosch, commonly referred by its residences as "Die Plek" (Afrikaans for "The Place"). The residence was established in 1903 which predates the official university status of Stellenbosch University. It was the oldest university men's residence in Africa, established in 1903.
The University currently has about 29,000 students. White students in 2014, namely 18,636, constitute 63.4% of all students enrolled. [ 29 ] Although the official language of the university is Afrikaans , most post-graduate courses are presented in English .
2013–2014. Personal details. Alma mater. Stellenbosch University [1] Harvard University. University of Oxford. Willem "Wim" Johan Simon de Villiers (born 1959) is a South African doctor and the 12th rector and vice-chancellor of Stellenbosch University. [1] He succeeded Russel Botman after the latter died suddenly of a heart attack in 2014.
The University of South Africa (UNISA) [ a ] is the largest university system in South Africa by enrollment. It attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa. Through various colleges and affiliates, UNISA has over 400,000 students, including international students from 130 countries worldwide, making it one of the world's ...
The Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden fulfills many functions within the university and the local community. The garden supports research and training of students within Stellenbosch University, and increasingly has a strong conservation focus with work on species on the brink of extinction.
The University of Stellenbosch Business School was founded in 1964, enrolling 14 MBA students. Four years later the first DBA degree was conferred. In 1981 the current premises in Bellville, northern Cape Town, was acquired and five years later the department relocated from Stellenbosch to the Bellville Park Campus.