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Wits Business School is the Graduate School of business administration of the University of the Witwatersrand, one of Africa's top tertiary institutes. The School offers a variety of postgraduate academic programs and executive education programs, and weekly public seminars. WBS also designs tailor-made, in-company programs, partnering with client organizations to develop management capacity. With a full suite of programs on offer, WBS delivers innovative, transformative, and immersive learning experiences using generative thinking methodologies. The School aims to deliver leaders who can fashion the future of Africa and raise the values-bar on how business is done on…
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Established in 2004 as Vaal University of Technology (VUT), it originated as a College of Advanced Technical Education (1966-1979) and was later known as Vaal Triangle Technikon (1979-2003). As part of the higher education sector's transformation in 2004, institutional restructuring was reduced through mergers and acquisitions, higher education institutions, and training in South Africa from 36 to 23. The Vaal University of Technology was subsequently established under the Higher Education Act, No 101 of 1997. Based in southern Gauteng, Vaal University of Technology draws students from all regions of the country and 25 other countries. It is one of the largest univers…
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The University of Zululand is located within the Umhlathuze Municipality, the fastest-growing industrial hub and employer in northern KwaZulu-Natal. UNIZULU is the only university north of the Uthukela River. It can be easily found 1.4km southeast of the R102 when traveling from Durban or by using the GPS coordinates: -28.8536,31.84938999999997. The University of Zululand is a comprehensive university offering approximately 252 accredited degrees, diploma, and certificate courses across the faculties of Arts Education Science and Agriculture as well as Commerce, Administration, and Law at the KwaDlangezwa and Richards Bay campuses. Popular courses include Law, Educat…
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Wit is a great university renowned for its excellent research, high academic standards, and social justice commitment. Our partners, networks, and relationships serve as catalysts for the great ideas that help us make the impossible incredible. We invite you to join us on our extraordinary journey to effect meaningful change in society and pave the way for a bright future for generations to come. The Central Records Office is the official repository for the administration, faculties, departments, and other academic units, organizations, clubs and societies, and persons involved in, or closely associated with, the University. The University Archives, Central and Studen…
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The University of Venda, situated in Thohoyandou in the scenic Vhembe district of the Limpopo Province of South Africa, was established in 1982. The university has ever experienced tremendous growth and change. From its early years, staff members were drawn from various backgrounds in South Africa, but by 1994 staff members were increasingly recruited from other African countries and overseas. The campus of staff from diverse backgrounds created a unique atmosphere and a fertile environment for new ideas and a capacity for change. During this time, the institution remained a traditional university that offered a full range of courses straddling the humanities, social …
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The University of the Western Cape is a national university, alert to its African and international context as it strives to be a place of quality, a place to grow. It is committed to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, nurturing the cultural diversity of South Africa, and responding in critical and creative ways to the needs of a society in transition. Drawing on its proud experience in the liberation struggle, the University is aware of a distinctive academic role in building an equitable and dynamic society. In particular, it aims to: Advance and protect the independence of the academic enterprise. Design curricular and research programs appropria…
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From a humble start in 1904, the UFS became a well-known institution, boasting 148 NRF-accredited professors and 2 866 staff members. Our students can participate in 22 different sport disciplines and study from 671 182 library books, including 14 000 ebooks. Our ever-expanding facilities and knowledge base present many opportunities for scholars to impact locally and globally. A university-recognized across the world for excellence in academic achievement and human reconciliation. Our vision, mission, and values help us to ‘keep our eye on the ball.’ This is where we start when we make decisions, plan our future, and evaluate what we have done. The university w…
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Unisa is the largest open distance learning institution in Africa and the most extended-standing dedicated distance education university globally. We enroll nearly one-third of all South African students. Founded in 1873 as the University of the Cape of Good Hope, the institution became the first public university to teach exclusively using distance education in 1946. Throughout the years, Unisa was perhaps the only university in South Africa to have provided all people with access to education, irrespective of race, color, or creed. This vibrant past is mirrored in our rich history, particularly our massive and impressive alumni database. Some of them are to be foun…
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Welcome, and thank you for your interest in the University of Pretoria (UP). We are a diverse and dynamic university community comprising students from all parts of South Africa and an increasing number of international students. As a leading research-intensive university, the University of Pretoria is proud of its academic excellence and its researchers' contributions to finding solutions to local and global challenges. If you are an independent thinker who is eager to discover and create new knowledge that will help make a difference in your community and the world, UP is where you can excel. UP students are fondly known as Tukkies, and as a Tukkie, your academic ca…
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The University of KwaZulu-Natal was formed on 1 January 2004 due to the merger between the University of Durban-Westville and the University of Natal. The new University brings together the rich histories of both the former Universities. The University of Durban-Westville was established in the 1960s as the University College for Indians on Salisbury Island in Durban Bay. Student numbers throughout the 1960s were low as a result of the Congress Alliances' policy of shunning apartheid structures. This policy gave way in the 1980s to a strategy of "education under protest," which sought to transform apartheid institutions into sites of struggle. Student numbers proliferat…
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Vibrant, multicultural, and dynamic, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) shares the pace and energy of cosmopolitan Johannesburg, the city whose name it carries. Proudly South African, the University is alive down to its African roots and well-prepared for its role in actualizing the potential that higher education holds for the continent's development. UJ has transformed into a diverse, inclusive, transformational, and collegial institution with a student population of over 50 000, of which more than 3000 are international students from 80 countries. This makes UJ one of the largest contact universities in South Africa (SA) from the 26 public universities that make up th…
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Many forces have interacted in the Eastern Cape. Incoming Afrikaners and British met with Xhosa-speakers in the eighteenth century. The long process of conflict, followed by the subordination and expropriation of the indigenous people, took over more than one hundred years. At this time, a crucial British base named after a military officer, and a small town of Alice grew near its environs. The process of colonization and expropriation was paradoxical. The spread of Christianity accompanied brutal military conquest and the integration of the population into the colonial economy. The missionaries who carried the new ideas were themselves part of colonial expansion but br…
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The University of Cape Town (UCT) is South Africa's oldest university and is one of Africa's leading teaching and research institutions. The University of Cape Town was founded in 1829 as the South African College, a high school for boys. The College had a small tertiary-education facility that grew substantially after 1880 when the discovery of gold and diamonds in the north - and the resulting demand for mining skills - gave it the financial boost it needed to grow. The College developed into a fully-fledged university from 1880 to 1900, thanks to increased funding from private sources and the government. During these years, the College built its first dedicated s…
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Stellenbosch University (SU) is home to an academic community of 29 000 students (including 4 000 international students from 100 countries) as well as 3 000 permanent staff members (including 1 000 academics) on five campuses. The historical oak-lined university town amongst the Boland Mountains in the Winelands of the Western Cape creates a unique campus atmosphere, which attracts local and international students alike. On the main campus, paved walkways wind between campus buildings – some dating from previous centuries, others just a few years old. Architecture from various eras attests to the sound academic foundation and establishment of an institution of excellence…
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SMU was established when the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr. Blade Nzimande, in terms of section 20 of the Higher Education Act 1997 (Act 101 of 1997) promulgated the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) in the SA Government Gazette no: 37658 of 16 May 2014. The promulgation followed the announcement made in 2011, by Minister Nzimande, when he announced his intention to separate the Medunsa Campus from the University of Limpopo. The minister's intention was based on the task team's findings and recommendations established and led by Prof Malegapuru Makgoba, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (UKZN), and Dr. Max Price, t…
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Welcome to Rhodes University, founded in 1904, the University has a well-established reputation for academic excellence. With just over 8200 students, Rhodes is a small University, which enjoys the distinction of having among the best undergraduate pass and graduation rates in South Africa, outstanding postgraduate success rates, and the best research output per academic staff member. This is a testimony to the quality of students that Rhodes attracts and educational provision and the commitment of Rhodes staff to student development and success. Of our more than 8000 students, 30% are postgraduates, and over 18% are international students from 54 countries around the w…
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Since 2004, with world-renowned universities, I have realized that every student has the intelligence and talent to be a successful world leader in business. Regenesys Business School was established to awaken the potential in students and make them successful global leaders. The beginning of student life. The beginning of college life marks one of the most critical transitions as a student. We bring innovative leadership from highly qualified and experienced national and international academics using the best practices and resources to help students awaken their dormant potential. Regenesys is synonymous with world-class practical and industry-oriented education tha…
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The NWU officially came into being on 1 January 2004 as part of the South African government's plan to transform higher education. In our case, this saw a historically white university and a historically black university merging to create a new university where South Africans from all walks of life have come together. The historically black university was the former University of North-West, whose students were mostly black people from rural communities. The historically white university was the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, whose students were mostly white Afrikaans people from Christian backgrounds. A third party was the Sebokeng Campus o…
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On 20 July 2017, Nelson Mandela University has officially renamed: the only UniversityUniversity in the world to carry the name of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. With this name, we will be honoring Nelson Mandela by leading our UniversityUniversity into a new era of robust innovation and change. It is an era where our South African identity combines global self-assuredness with locally actualized philosophical approaches and practices applied to economies, environments, lifestyles, cultures, and traditions. It is an era of respect and sharing to advance our people's needs, lives, and aspirations. We assume the responsibility of standing up and saying what our University…
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The Chief Minister of KwaZulu, Dr. Mangosuthu Buthelezi, first established a tertiary educational institution specializing in technical subjects in 1974 at a meeting with the Chairperson of Anglo American and De Beers Consolidated Mines. The research was commissioned to investigate the potential in South Africa for the training and employment of more technicians and was undertaken by the South Africa Labor and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) of the University of Cape Town. As the study showed an immediate need and demand for more technicians, the Anglo American and De Beers Groups Chairperson's Fund decided to provide R5 million to build the necessary facilities. At a …
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Founded in 2000, we are the University of Pretoria's internationally accredited business school, based in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa's economic hub. The school is named after Sir Donald Gordon, recognizing his contribution to South African business and a significant endowment to GIBS. In May 2017, the annual UK Financial Times Executive Education rankings, a global benchmark for executive education providers, ranked us as the top South African and African business school. This is the 14th year running that we have been ranked among the top business schools worldwide. In October 2017, our MBA was ranked among the top 100 business schools globally in the prestigiou…
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With approximately 23 000 students, the Durban University of Technology (DUT) is the first choice for higher education in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). It is located in the beautiful cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg (PMB). As a University of Technology, it prioritizes teaching and learning by ensuring its academic staff possesses the highest possible qualification that they can get. The Durban University of Technology results from the merger in April 2002 of two prestigious technikons, ML Sultan and Technikon Natal. It was named the Durban Institute of Technology and later became the Durban University of Technology in line with the rest of the technical universities. DUT,…
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The Central University of Technology (CUT) identified the need to diversify the university’s income streams. It is for this purpose that the Central University Innovation Services was founded. CUT is globally known for its competency in science, engineering, and technology (SET), and locally it prides itself on its contribution to the socio-economic development of the central South African region. The Central University Innovation Services represents the university’s commercial ventures from IP (Intellectual Property) commercialization to the development of products and services for consumers in and around South Africa. We actively seek commercial opportunities and pa…
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The Cape Peninsula University of Technology was established on 1 January 2005, when the Cape Technikon and Peninsula Technikon merged. This merger was part of a national transformation process that transformed the higher education landscape in South Africa. Today, this institution is the only university of technology in the Western Cape. It is the largest university in the region, boasting more than 30 000 students, several campuses and service points, and more than 70 programs. However, the institution has humble beginnings in the Cape Technikon and Peninsula Technikon, dating back to the early 1900s. The Cape Technikon has its roots in the Cape Technical College, whic…
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