Where is stellenbosch university situated

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Learn more about our cookies and data protection policy. IAF Members. Be Part of the Conversation! The origin of the university can be traced back to the Stellenbosch Gymnasium , which was founded in and opened on 1 March The first five students matriculated in , but capacity did not initially exist for any tertiary education. However, in the s the Cape Colony's first locally elected government took office and prioritised education. In , four of the five matriculates became the institution's first graduates by attaining the "Second Class Certificate" through distance learning, and the gymnasium's student numbers rose to over a hundred.

In , a series of government acts provided for colleges and universities, with generous subsidies and staff. A personal intervention by the Prime Minister in the same year ensured that Stellenbosch qualified, after initially being allocated to be purely a secondary school.

Later in , the institution acquired its first Professor and in the coming few years its capacity and staff grew rapidly. Its first academic senate was constituted at the beginning of , when several new premises were also acquired.

The first MA degree in Stellenbosch and in South Africa was completed in , and also in that year, the Gymnasium's first four female students were enrolled.

The institution became the Stellenbosch College in and was located at the current Arts Department. In this college was renamed Victoria College ; when it acquired university status on 2 April it was renamed once again, to Stellenbosch University.

Jannie Marais, a wealthy Stellenbosch farmer, bequeathed the money required before his death in By , very little, if any, tuition was in English. In December , specialists at the university performed the first successful penis transplantation on a year-old man.

Although the university was originally named the University of Stellenbosch Afrikaans: Universiteit van Stellenbosch , it nowadays uses two forms: the English version Stellenbosch University abbreviated SU and the Afrikaans version Universiteit Stellenbosch abbreviated US. In all its official documents, such as degree certificates, as well as the University Crest, both the English "University of Stellenbosch" and the Afrikaans "Universiteit van Stellenbosch" are used. The university is one of only three public universities in the Western Cape and one of about 20 universities in the country.

In the latest edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Stellenbosch University was ranked in the category in the world and third in Africa.

Another reputable ranking system, QS World University Rankings recently ranked the university at in the world and also third in Africa. Stellenbosch University consistently ranks in the top worldwide in law, politics and geography. Stellenbosch University is ranked in the top worldwide in development studies, theology, agriculture and forestry. In , Webometrics ranked Stellenbosch's web footprint 2nd largest in Africa, again behind the University of Cape Town.

We have a significant role to play in the development of South Africa and our continent. We strive to achieve this through aligning our efforts with national priorities and in doing so, are helping to build the intellectual, scientific and technological capacity of Africa.

In the past three years, Stellenbosch University has also broken into international university rankings. Its international-focus and local-relevance approach has created several milestones for the institution; the university also has a flourishing intake of international students, staff and researchers. International students alone represent more than nationalities on Stellenbosch University's five campuses.

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