Universiteit Stellenbosch

Posted on Monday, August 1, 2011
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Universiteit Stellenbosch the country’s oldest town, has from very early on had a significant involvement in the history of education in South Africa. As early as 1685, when the Dutch Reformed Church founded its second parish here, a beginning was made with regular school instruction. By the 1840s the Cape Colony was operating a system of centrally controlled Public Schools, along the lines advocated by Sir John Herschel. (The famous astronomer’s advice and active support had been obtained while he was out here on a research visit.)

Universiteit Stellenbosch

The institution of an agricultural course in connection with the College had been discussed in 1882, and in the new building special provision was made for the study of agricultural chemistry. In 1887 the Agriculture Department began with five students. In 1898, although the number of agriculture students had increased to 31, the Agriculture Department was taken away from the Victoria College and removed to Elsenburg. Twenty years later there was another reversal of policy, a full Faculty of Agriculture being established in the new University of Stellenbosch.

Universiteit Stellenbosch for its part, has been setting up new and adapting existing faculties, departments and other academic organs in response to the ongoing shifts and changes in the country’s needs for student training. Thousands have studied at Stellenbosch and gone on from here to make a valuable contribution in practical life. Stellenbosch alumni fulfil an important part in numerous areas of society. Without them, South Africa today would be much the poorer.

Universiteit Stellenbosch

Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs

  • Agri Sciences
  • Arts and Social Sciences
  • Economic and Management Sciences
  • Science
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Health Sciences
  • Law
  • Military Sciences
  • Theology

Graduate Programs

  • Master Degree Programs

Faculty

  • Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Agri Sciences
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Theology
  • Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Faculty of Military Sciences

Schools

  • Military Science — situated in Saldanha Bay
  • Health Sciences — situated in Tygerberg
  • University of Stellenbosch Business School

Contact Details
Universiteit Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Tel.: +27 21 808 9111
Universiteit Stellenbosch Official Website: http://www.sun.ac.za/

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