University of Fort Hare
The University of Fort Hare is a public university in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was a key institution in higher education for black Africans from 1916 to 1959. University of Fort Hare offered a Western-style, academically excellent education to students from across sub-Saharan Africa, creating a black African elite. Fort Hare alumni were part of many subsequent independence movements and governments of newly independent African countries. In 1959, the university was subsumed by the apartheid system, but it is now part of South Africa’s post-apartheid public higher education system.
University of Fort Hare
University of Fort Hare was a British fort in the wars between British and the Xhosa of the 19th century. Some of the ruins of the fort are still visible today. Missionary activity (James Stewart) led to the creation of a school for missionaries from which at the beginning of the 20th century the university resulted. In accord with its Christian principles, fees are minimal and heavily subsidised. Several scholarships were also available for indigent students.
Vision
The University of Fort Hare is a vibrant, equitable and sustainable African University, committed to teaching and research excellence at the service of its students, scholars and wider community.
Mission
The University of Fort Hare is a vibrant, equitable and sustainable African University, committed to teaching and research excellence at the service of its students, scholars and wider community.
University of Fort Hare
Courses Offered
- Undergraduate Programs
- Graduate Programs
Faculty
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Science & Agriculture
- Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities
- Faculty of Management & Commerce
- Faculty of Law
Schools
- School of Health Science
Contact Details
University of Fort Hare
Private Bag X1314,
King William’s Town Rd, Alice 5700
Tel: +27 (0)40 602 2011
Fax: +27 (0)40 653 1554
University of Fort Hare Official Website: http://ufh.ac.za/
