Stellenbosch University
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Stellenbosch University (formally University of Stellenbosch/) is a public
research university situated in the town of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Other nearby universities are the University of Cape Town
and University of the Western Cape
.
Stellenbosch University designed and manufactured Africa's first microsatellite, SUNSAT
, launched in 1999.
Students are nicknamed Maties. Some claim the term arises from their maroon rugby
colours: a tamatie is the Afrikaans
translation for tomato. It is more likely to come from the Afrikaans colloquialism maat (meaning "buddy" or "mate") originally used diminutively by the students of the University of Cape Town
's precursor, the South African College
.
College; when it acquired university status on 2 April 1918 it was renamed once again - to Stellenbosch University. In 1966, the University was visited by Robert F. Kennedy
.
, which is regularly shortened to USB
.
According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011/12, SU ranked in the 251-275 category in the world. In terms of this ranking SU is second in South Africa.
According to the University of Leiden’s ranking, SU ranked 454th out of the top 500 universities worldwide in terms of international publication output and 415th in terms of the impact of citations from SU scientific publications in 2007. This is one of the
most reliable rankings in respect of research but it does not attempt to rank universities in a comprehensive sense.
The University of Stellenbosch Business School
(USB) was ranked 39 out of the 100 leading business schools in the world, according to the Aspen Institute’s 2009-10 edition of its alternative Beyond Grey Pinstripes survey. The USB is also the only business school not only in South Africa but also the rest of the continent to be included in the Top 100 list.
In 2011 Webometrics
ranked Stellenbosch's web footprint 3rd largest in Africa behind the University of Cape Town
and University of Pretoria
.
Stellenbosch, South Africa's oldest town after Cape Town, is a university town with a population of about 90,000 (excluding students). It is located about 50 kilometres from Cape Town and is situated on the banks of the Eersterivier ("First River") in the famous wine-growing region and is encircled by picturesque mountains. Teaching at Stellenbosch University is divided between the main Stellenbosch campus, the Tygerberg campus, where the Faculty of Health Sciences is situated, the Bellville Park campus, where the graduate School of Business is, and the Saldanha
campus, housing the Faculty of Military Science at the Military Academy of the South African National Defence Force.
medium university, especially at undergraduate and honours course level. However, students are allowed to write their assignments, tests and examinations in both English and Afrikaans. The language of tuition also varies depending on the faculty, with the Arts faculty for example being 40% English, most if not all courses are lectured bilingually and the language of most handouts or prescribed material is determined by the student.
At postgraduate level the language of tuition is determined by the composition of the class. The majority of advanced postgraduate courses are conducted in English. According to the current language profile of the university, 60% of its students state Afrikaans as their home language, 32% have English as their home language, whilst only 1.6% of students have Xhosa as their home language.
The language policy is still an ongoing issue for the University, since it is one of the very few tertiary institutions left in South Africa offering tuition in Afrikaans. Because of this, it is held in very high regard by the Afrikaner community, with the university even being considered a central pillar of Afrikaner life.
. It also has more than 40 research (and other) institutions.
The faculties that are situated on the main campus are:
The faculties and schools that are not situated on the main campus are:
The Southern African node of the Pan-African University
is based in South Africa and will concentrate on space sciences.
This decision was connected with South Africa's bid to host the Square Kilometre Array
of radio telescopes.
In September 2009 Jean-Pierre Ezin, African Union commissioner for science, said the node at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa could open as early as February 2010.
. There are several other satellite libraries servicing the different faculties, including the Theology Library, Law Library and Tygerberg Medical Library.
Stellenbosch University also has a Conservatory, including two concert halls. The Conservatory is the home of the internationally acclaimed Stellenbosch University Choir
, who, along with being the oldest South African choir have received numerous awards overseas.
The university also has a 430 seater theatre, known as the H.B. Thom Theatre and an open air amphitheatre. Accompanying these facilities is the university's own drama department, under the guidance of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The department regularly puts on plays, dramas, productions, cabarets and musicals.
The Langenhoven
Students' Centre (Neelsie) houses the Student Representative Council, a food court, a cinema, a post office, a shopping centre, an advice office and all the student societies' offices. Student bands and various entertainment and activity promotions usually appear in the main food court during lunch hour.
The university has its own radio station known as MFM
(Matie FM), situated in the Neelsie. It broadcasts over the entire Stellenbosch area at 92.6 FM. Broadcasting a mix of music, news, entertainment and campus news.
The university also distributes regular publications, Die Matie
(appearing every fortnight), for its students and Kampusnuus (appearing monthly) for its staff. An official yearbook, Die Stellenbosch Student, is published annually and presented to all graduating students. Matieland is the name of the official alumni magazine. It is published twice a year and distributed to some 100 000 alumni and friends of the University.
The university offers the following sports to its students:
Stellenbosch has served as a test site in 2006 for a set of proposed modifications to the rules of rugby union
, commonly referred to as the Stellenbosch Laws.
, or koshuise (Afrikaans
for residence halls).
Students in private lodgings can become a member of the Private Students' Organisation (PSO), also known as Private Wards. There were previously 6 PSO wards until 8 October 2008, when four new PSO wards were commissioned. Students are assigned to the various wards through a system of random allocation. Private Wards allow students to enjoy all the same functions, from academic support to sport opportunities, as a Residence provides, while the student remains in their private lodging.
Men's Residences
Women's Residences
Mixed Residences
University Flats
For senior, post graduate and international students
Private Wards
Public university
A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...
research university situated in the town of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Other nearby universities are the University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
and University of the Western Cape
University of the Western Cape
The University of the Western Cape is a public university located in the Bellville suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It was established in 1960 by the South African government as a university for Coloured people only...
.
Stellenbosch University designed and manufactured Africa's first microsatellite, SUNSAT
SUNSAT
The Stellenbosch UNiversity SATellite is the first miniaturized satellite designed and manufactured in South Africa. It was launched aboard a Delta II rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base on 23 February 1999. Sunsat was built by post-graduate engineering students at the University of...
, launched in 1999.
Students are nicknamed Maties. Some claim the term arises from their maroon rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
colours: a tamatie is the Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
translation for tomato. It is more likely to come from the Afrikaans colloquialism maat (meaning "buddy" or "mate") originally used diminutively by the students of the University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
's precursor, the South African College
South African College
The South African College was an educational institution in Cape Town, South Africa, which developed into the University of Cape Town and the South African College Schools .-History:...
.
History
The origin of the university can be traced back to the Stellenbosch Gymnasium, which was opened on 1 March 1866 , which became the Stellenbosch College in 1881 and which was located at the current Arts Department. In 1887 this college was renamed VictoriaVictoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....
College; when it acquired university status on 2 April 1918 it was renamed once again - to Stellenbosch University. In 1966, the University was visited by Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy , also referred to by his initials RFK, was an American politician, a Democratic senator from New York, and a noted civil rights activist. An icon of modern American liberalism and member of the Kennedy family, he was a younger brother of President John F...
.
Name
Both descriptions, University of Stellenbosch and Stellenbosch University are correct, although the latter more informal format should be used in marketing and communication activities. This also holds true for the corresponding Afrikaans versions of the name, Universiteit van Stellenbosch and Universiteit Stellenbosch. Some departments favour one over the other, for example, the University of Stellenbosch Business SchoolUniversity of Stellenbosch Business School
University of Stellenbosch Business School is the business school of the University of Stellenbosch in Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa.-History:...
, which is regularly shortened to USB
University of Stellenbosch Business School
University of Stellenbosch Business School is the business school of the University of Stellenbosch in Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa.-History:...
.
Ranking
According to the QS World University Ranking 2011/12, SU ranked in the 401-450 category in the world. In terms of this ranking SU is 3rd in South Africa.According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011/12, SU ranked in the 251-275 category in the world. In terms of this ranking SU is second in South Africa.
According to the University of Leiden’s ranking, SU ranked 454th out of the top 500 universities worldwide in terms of international publication output and 415th in terms of the impact of citations from SU scientific publications in 2007. This is one of the
most reliable rankings in respect of research but it does not attempt to rank universities in a comprehensive sense.
The University of Stellenbosch Business School
University of Stellenbosch Business School
University of Stellenbosch Business School is the business school of the University of Stellenbosch in Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa.-History:...
(USB) was ranked 39 out of the 100 leading business schools in the world, according to the Aspen Institute’s 2009-10 edition of its alternative Beyond Grey Pinstripes survey. The USB is also the only business school not only in South Africa but also the rest of the continent to be included in the Top 100 list.
In 2011 Webometrics
Webometrics
The science of webometrics tries to measure the World Wide Web to get knowledge about the number and types of hyperlinks, structure of the World Wide Web and usage patterns...
ranked Stellenbosch's web footprint 3rd largest in Africa behind the University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
and University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria
The University of Pretoria is a multi campus public research university located in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa...
.
Location
Saldanha Bay
Saldanha Bay is a natural harbour on the south-western coast of South Africa, north west of Cape Town. The town that developed on the northern shore of the bay, also called Saldanha, was incorporated with five other towns into the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality in 2000. The current population of...
campus, housing the Faculty of Military Science at the Military Academy of the South African National Defence Force.
Language
Stellenbosch University is a predominantly AfrikaansAfrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
medium university, especially at undergraduate and honours course level. However, students are allowed to write their assignments, tests and examinations in both English and Afrikaans. The language of tuition also varies depending on the faculty, with the Arts faculty for example being 40% English, most if not all courses are lectured bilingually and the language of most handouts or prescribed material is determined by the student.
At postgraduate level the language of tuition is determined by the composition of the class. The majority of advanced postgraduate courses are conducted in English. According to the current language profile of the university, 60% of its students state Afrikaans as their home language, 32% have English as their home language, whilst only 1.6% of students have Xhosa as their home language.
The language policy is still an ongoing issue for the University, since it is one of the very few tertiary institutions left in South Africa offering tuition in Afrikaans. Because of this, it is held in very high regard by the Afrikaner community, with the university even being considered a central pillar of Afrikaner life.
Student profile
Stellenbosch University's student racial profile is as follows:| Ethnic enrolment, 2009 | Percentage | Total number |
|---|---|---|
| White | 67.6% | 17,753 |
| Coloured | 15.2% | 4,000 |
| Black | 14.4% | 3,800 |
| Indian | 1.9% | 500 |
| Total | 100% | 26,243 |
Faculties and schools
Stellenbosch University consists of about 150 departments divided amongst 10 facultiesFaculty (university)
A faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas...
. It also has more than 40 research (and other) institutions.
The faculties that are situated on the main campus are:
- ArtsARtsaRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....
and Social SciencesSocial sciencesSocial science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences... - ScienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
- EducationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
- AgriSciences
- LawLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
- TheologyTheologyTheology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
- Economic and Management Sciences
- EngineeringEngineeringEngineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
The faculties and schools that are not situated on the main campus are:
- Military ScienceMilitary scienceMilitary science is the process of translating national defence policy to produce military capability by employing military scientists, including theorists, researchers, experimental scientists, applied scientists, designers, engineers, test technicians, and military personnel responsible for...
— situated in Saldanha BaySaldanha BaySaldanha Bay is a natural harbour on the south-western coast of South Africa, north west of Cape Town. The town that developed on the northern shore of the bay, also called Saldanha, was incorporated with five other towns into the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality in 2000. The current population of... - Health Sciences — situated in TygerbergTygerbergTygerberg is one of the northern suburbs of Cape Town in South Africa. It is also the name the range of hills above the town....
- University of Stellenbosch Business SchoolUniversity of Stellenbosch Business SchoolUniversity of Stellenbosch Business School is the business school of the University of Stellenbosch in Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa.-History:...
— situated in Bellville
The Southern African node of the Pan-African University
Pan-African University
The Pan-African University is a post-graduate training and research network of university nodes in five regions, supported by the African Union.The new organization is also supported by the Association of African Universities.-Foundation:...
is based in South Africa and will concentrate on space sciences.
This decision was connected with South Africa's bid to host the Square Kilometre Array
Square Kilometre Array
The Square Kilometre Array is a radio telescope in development which will have a total collecting area of approximately one square kilometre. It will operate over a wide range of frequencies and its size will make it 50 times more sensitive than any other radio instrument...
of radio telescopes.
In September 2009 Jean-Pierre Ezin, African Union commissioner for science, said the node at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa could open as early as February 2010.
Student societies
- African Christian Democratic Party Youth League
- Catholic Students Society
- Adam Tas Vereniging
- Adlib-Improv
- Anglican Students Society
- Spirituality, Philosophy and Yoga Society (SPYS)
- Berg- en Toer-Klub (Mountain and Tour Club)
- Black Students Association
- Canticum NovumCanticum NovumCanticum Novum is the church choir of the Stellenbosch Dutch Reformed Church . The choir exists as a society of the University of Stellenbosch and is the only choir in South Africa connected to a university singing only sacred music....
(Stellenbosch Student Church Choir) - DASUS (German Students at Stellenbosch University)
- Democratic Alliance Students' Organisation (DASO)
- Every Nation (His People Christian Church)
- Golden Key Academic Honours Society
- Gabonese Research and Scientific Discussion Group (GRSDG)
- Habitat for Humanity
- Landsdiensbeweging
- Lesbigay
- Matie Community Service
- Matie Dance Society
- Matie Productions
- New Apostolic Church Society
- Stellenbosch Poetry Society
- Die Voortrekkers
- SDASM
- Shofar Church Society
- Chess Society
- Stellenbosch Baptists Society
- Stellenbosch Gemeente
- The Bible Talks Student Church
- UNASA-Stellenbosch (United Nations South Africa)
- Debating Society
- Stellenbosch University ChoirStellenbosch University ChoirStellenbosch University Choir is a Choir attached to Stellenbosch University. Founded in 1936, it is the oldest choir in South Africa. The current conductor, André van der Merwe, was appointed at the beginning of 2003....
- US Otaku
- Vineyard Christian Fellowship
- Wynkultuurvereniging (Wine Culture Society)
- Agriculture Students Association (ASA)
- Consumer Science Society
- Economic and Management Sciences Society
- English Society
- Geology Society
- Industrial Psychology Society
- Juridical Society of the law faculty
- Sciences Student Society
- Stellenbosch Forestry Student Association
- Theological Student Society
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Student Committee (BASC)
Facilities and services
The J.S. Gericke Library, is notable for being subterranean, on two levels, and occupying a surface area equivalent to two and half rugby fields. The library has collections scattered around the campus outside of the main facility, and all of which are catalogued on a computerised database, using the university's original mainframe, a UNIVACUNIVAC
UNIVAC is the name of a business unit and division of the Remington Rand company formed by the 1950 purchase of the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation, founded four years earlier by ENIAC inventors J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly, and the associated line of computers which continues to this day...
. There are several other satellite libraries servicing the different faculties, including the Theology Library, Law Library and Tygerberg Medical Library.
Stellenbosch University also has a Conservatory, including two concert halls. The Conservatory is the home of the internationally acclaimed Stellenbosch University Choir
Stellenbosch University Choir
Stellenbosch University Choir is a Choir attached to Stellenbosch University. Founded in 1936, it is the oldest choir in South Africa. The current conductor, André van der Merwe, was appointed at the beginning of 2003....
, who, along with being the oldest South African choir have received numerous awards overseas.
The university also has a 430 seater theatre, known as the H.B. Thom Theatre and an open air amphitheatre. Accompanying these facilities is the university's own drama department, under the guidance of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The department regularly puts on plays, dramas, productions, cabarets and musicals.
The Langenhoven
Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven
Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven , wrote under the pen name C.J. Langenhoven and was better known as Sagmoedige Neelsie or Kerneels. He had a formidable role in South Africa's Afrikaans literature and cultural history, and was one of the young language's foremost promoters...
Students' Centre (Neelsie) houses the Student Representative Council, a food court, a cinema, a post office, a shopping centre, an advice office and all the student societies' offices. Student bands and various entertainment and activity promotions usually appear in the main food court during lunch hour.
The university has its own radio station known as MFM
MFM 92.6
MFM 92.6 is a campus radio station based in Stellenbosch, South Africa,The station broadcasts in the region of a 20 km radius to approximately 35 000 listeners. The station broadcasts 24/7 and is targeted to the youth market and in particular Stellenbosch University students...
(Matie FM), situated in the Neelsie. It broadcasts over the entire Stellenbosch area at 92.6 FM. Broadcasting a mix of music, news, entertainment and campus news.
The university also distributes regular publications, Die Matie
Die Matie
Die Matie is a student newspaper at the University of Stellenbosch. Founded in 1941, Die Matie is published every two weeks during the academic year. The editorial content includes sections on news, student life, sport, arts and entertainment, current affairs and news from other campuses...
(appearing every fortnight), for its students and Kampusnuus (appearing monthly) for its staff. An official yearbook, Die Stellenbosch Student, is published annually and presented to all graduating students. Matieland is the name of the official alumni magazine. It is published twice a year and distributed to some 100 000 alumni and friends of the University.
Sport
Sports facilities for the more than 30 competitive and recreational sports that are supported by the university include two sport stadiums, two large swimming pools (one under roof), the D.F. Malan Center, a multi-purpose center for ceremonies and indoor sports, numerous playing fields, including a hockey field, a gymnasium and a new football complex.The university offers the following sports to its students:
- Athletics
- BoulderingBoulderingBouldering is a style of rock climbing undertaken without a rope and normally limited to very short climbs over a crash pad so that a fall will not result in serious injury. It is typically practiced on large natural boulders or artificial boulders in gyms and outdoor urban areas...
- BadmintonBadmintonBadminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- CanoeingCanoeingCanoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....
- CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
- Cross country runningCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- CyclingCyclingCycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
- FencingFencingFencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
- GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- GymnasticsGymnasticsGymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
- Field hockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
- JudoJudois a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
- KendoKendo, meaning "Way of The Sword", is a modern Japanese martial art of sword-fighting based on traditional Japanese swordsmanship, or kenjutsu.Kendo is a physically and mentally challenging activity that combines strong martial arts values with sport-like physical elements.-Practitioners:Practitioners...
- NetballNetballNetball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
- RowingRowing (sport)Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
- Rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
- Soccer
- SquashSquash (sport)Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
- SurfingSurfingSurfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...
- SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
- TaekwondoTaekwondoTaekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
- TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- Underwater hockeyUnderwater hockeyUnderwater hockey is a global non-contact sport in which two teams compete to maneuver a puck across the bottom of a swimming pool into goals.-Play:...
- VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- Water PoloWater poloWater polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
- YachtingYachtingYachting refers to recreational sailing or boating, the specific act of sailing or using other water vessels for sporting purposes.-Competitive sailing:...
Stellenbosch has served as a test site in 2006 for a set of proposed modifications to the rules of rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, commonly referred to as the Stellenbosch Laws.
Student housing
The university has various residencesDormitory
A dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students...
, or koshuise (Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
for residence halls).
Students in private lodgings can become a member of the Private Students' Organisation (PSO), also known as Private Wards. There were previously 6 PSO wards until 8 October 2008, when four new PSO wards were commissioned. Students are assigned to the various wards through a system of random allocation. Private Wards allow students to enjoy all the same functions, from academic support to sport opportunities, as a Residence provides, while the student remains in their private lodging.
Men's Residences
- Dagbreek
- Eendrag
- Helderberg
- Helshoogte
- Huis Marais
- Huis Visser
- Majuba
- Simonsberg
- Wilgenhof~1903
Women's Residences
- Erica
- Harmonie
- Heemstede
- Huis Francie van Zijl (Tygerberg campus)
- Huis Neetling
- Huis Ten Bosch
- Irene
- Lydia
- Minerva
- Monica
- Nemesia
- Nerina
- Sonop
- Serruria
Mixed Residences
- Goldfields
- Hippokrates (Tygerberg campus)
- Kerkenberg (Tygerberg campus)
- Metanoia http://www0.sun.ac.za/metanoia
- Academia
- Meerhoff (Tygerberg Campus)
University Flats
For senior, post graduate and international students
- Concordia
- Huis De Villiers
- Huis MacDonald
- Lobelia
Private Wards
- Oude Molen~1973 (Men's)
- Pieke (Est. 1973) (Men's)
- Aristea (Women's)
- Aurora (Mixed)
- Libertas (Men's)
- Equite (Women's)
- Osler [PSO-Tygerberg] (Mixed)
- Silene (Women's)
- Venustia (Women's)
- Vesta (Men's)
Notable alumni
- André du PisaniAndré du PisaniAndré du Pisani is a Namibian political scientist. Du Pisani has been a professor at the University of Namibia since 1998.-Education:...
, political scientist and professor at University of NamibiaUniversity of NamibiaThe University of Namibia is the national university of Namibia, located in the Pioneers Park district of Windhoek. Established by an act of National Assembly on 31 August 1992, UNAM includes Colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics & Management Science Education, Humanities and...
. - Andries Petrus TreurnichtAndries TreurnichtAndries Petrus Treurnicht was a South African politician, Minister of Education during the Soweto Riots and for a short time leader of the National Party in Transvaal...
, theologian and founder of the Conservative PartyConservative Party (South Africa)The Conservative Party of South Africa was a conservative party formed in 1982 as a breakaway from the ruling National Party...
in South Africa. - Attie van HeerdenAttie van HeerdenAdriaan "Attie" Jacobus van Heerden was a South African Olympian 400 metre hurdler, rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s who at representative level played rugby union for South Africa , at provincial level for Western Province,...
, Olympian, rugby union, and rugby league footballer. - Beyers NaudéBeyers NaudéChristiaan Frederick Beyers Naudé was a South African cleric, theologian and the leading Afrikaner anti-apartheid activist...
, theologian, student of HF Verwoerd and struggle hero. - Brian CurrinBrian CurrinBrian Currin is a South African lawyer who was instrumental in the establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission....
, leading Human Rights lawyer. - Billy DownerBilly DownerAdvocate William John "Billy" Downer, SC , is a deputy director of public prosecutions with the South African National Prosecuting Authority....
, public prosecutor. - Casper de VriesCasper de VriesCasper De Vries is a South African actor, comedian, entertainer, composer, director, producer and author of sketches famous for his Afrikaans one man shows.-Background:...
, is a South African actor, comedian, entertainer, composer, director, producer and author of sketches famous for his Afrikaans one man shows. - Cornelis Jacobus LangenhovenCornelis Jacobus LangenhovenCornelis Jacobus Langenhoven , wrote under the pen name C.J. Langenhoven and was better known as Sagmoedige Neelsie or Kerneels. He had a formidable role in South Africa's Afrikaans literature and cultural history, and was one of the young language's foremost promoters...
, AfrikaansAfrikaansAfrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
poet and writer of the words of Die StemDie Stem van Suid-AfrikaDie Stem van Suid-Afrika was the national anthem of South Africa from 1957 to 1994, and shared national anthem status with Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika until 1997, when a new hybrid anthem was adopted. It was also the anthem for South-West Africa under South African mandate until 1990.- Background :In...
. - Cromwell EversonCromwell EversonCromwell Everson was primarily known as a composer during his lifetime. He was brought up as an Afrikaner by his mother, Maria De Wit and father, Robert Everson. He continued this tradition and all his children were brought up as Afrikaners....
, the classical music composer and composer of the first AfrikaansAfrikaansAfrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
opera. - Danie CravenDanie CravenDaniël Hartman Craven , more famously known as Danie Craven or simply Doc Craven, is a former Western Province, Eastern Province, Northern Transvaal and Springbok rugby union player as well as arguably South Africa's best and best-known rugby administrator...
, prominent Rugby playerRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
and sport administratorInternational Rugby BoardThe International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...
. - Daniel François MalanDaniel François MalanDaniel François Malan , more commonly known as D.F. Malan, was the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1948 to 1954. He is seen as a champion of Afrikaner nationalism. His National Party government came to power on the program of apartheid and began its comprehensive implementation.- Biography...
, former Prime MinisterPrime ministerA prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
of South Africa. - Deon van der WaltDeon van der WaltDeon van der Walt , was a South African tenor.Van der Walt studied singing at the University of Stellenbosch and made his debut as Jaquino in Beethoven's Fidelio at the Kapstadt Opera House before he had graduated. Numerous scholarships and awards allowed him to continue his studies abroad...
, was a singer who performed at the Nico Malan Theatre as a tenorTenorThe tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
. - Edwin CameronEdwin CameronEdwin Cameron is a South African Rhodes scholar and current Constitutional Court justice. Cameron served as a Supreme Court of Appeal judge from 2000 to 2008. He was the first senior South African official to state publicly that he was living with HIV/AIDS...
, is a Rhodes scholar and High CourtHigh Court of South AfricaThe High Courts are superior courts of law in South Africa. The courts were created in 1996 on the adoption of the Constitution of South Africa, and inherited the jurisdiction of the provincial and local divisions of the former Supreme Court of South Africa...
judge. - Elsa JoubertElsa JoubertElsa Joubert , born as Elsabé Antoinette Murray on 19 October 1922 in Paarl, is an Afrikaans-speaking South African writer. Elsa Joubert rose to prominence with her novel Die swerfjare van Poppie Nongena, which was translated into 13 languages and also staged as a drama.Elsa Joubert grew up in...
, her novel Die swerfjare van Poppie Nongena was translated into 13 languages and staged as a drama. - Ernst van HeerdenErnst van HeerdenErnst van Heerden was a leading Afrikaans poet.Born in Pearston, Eastern Cape, South Africa, he was an openly gay academic famous for his poems on sport. He matriculated at Grey High School, Port Elizabeth. In 1948 he received a silver medal in the Olympic Games International Poetry Competition...
, was a leading Afrikaans poet. - Frederik van Zyl SlabbertFrederik van Zyl SlabbertFrederik van Zyl Slabbert was a South African political analyst, businessman and politician. He is best known for having been the leader of the official opposition — the Progressive Federal Party — in the House of Assembly from 1979 to 1986.-Early life, education and academic career:Born in...
, was chancellor of Stellenbosch University, a Political analyst and a former leader of the official opposition of South Africa who resigned the position to form IDASA. - Friedel SellschopFriedel SellschopJacques Pierre Friederich Sellschop was a South African scientist and pioneer in the field of applied nuclear physics.-Early life and education:Sellschop was born in Luderitz, Namibia on June 8, 1930...
, was a scientist and pioneer in the field of nuclear applied physics. - Gerhard TötemeyerGerhard TötemeyerGerhard Karl Hans Tötemeyer is a professor emeritus and retired Namibian politician.He was born in Gibeon, and spent the first four years of his life in Keetmanshoop, where his father worked as a missionary. When World War II broke out in September 1939, his family was on vacation in Germany,...
, former NamibiaNamibiaNamibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
n Deputy Minister of Local and Regional Government and Housing. - Heinz Carl Heinrich WincklerHeinz WincklerHeinz Carl Heinrich Winckler was the winner of the first series of South African Idols.Born the eldest of three children in Stellenbosch, South Africa, he went on to study law at Stellenbosch University...
, entertainer and former law student. - Hendrik Frensch VerwoerdHendrik Frensch VerwoerdHendrik Frensch Verwoerd , commonly identified as H.F. Verwoerd, was Prime Minister of South Africa from 1958 until his assassination in 1966...
, former Prime Minister of South Africa. - James Barry Munnik HertzogJames Barry Munnik HertzogJames Barry Munnik Hertzog, better known as J. B. M. Hertzog was a Boer general during the second Anglo-Boer War who later went on to become Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa from 1924 to 1939...
, lawyer, former BoerBoerBoer is the Dutch and Afrikaans word for farmer, which came to denote the descendants of the Dutch-speaking settlers of the eastern Cape frontier in Southern Africa during the 18th century, as well as those who left the Cape Colony during the 19th century to settle in the Orange Free State,...
general and Prime Minister of the Union of South AfricaUnion of South AfricaThe Union of South Africa is the historic predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa. It came into being on 31 May 1910 with the unification of the previously separate colonies of the Cape, Natal, Transvaal and the Orange Free State...
. - James Leonard Brierley SmithJames Leonard Brierley SmithJames Leonard Brierley Smith, known as J.L.B. Smith was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought long extinct.-Early life:Born in Graaff Reinet, Smith was the elder of two sons of...
, father of William SmithWilliam Smith (South African)William Smith is South Africa's best-known and most popular television science and mathematics teacher.-Early life and education:Smith was born in Grahamstown and attended St. Andrew's Prep before matriculating at Union High School in Graaff-Reinet... - Johann RupertJohann RupertJohann Peter Rupert is the eldest son of the late South African business tycoon Anton Rupert and his wife Huberte Rupert. He is the chairman of the Swiss-based luxury-goods company Richemont as well as of the South Africa-based company Remgro...
, businessman and founding trustee of the Nelson Mandela Children's FundNelson Mandela Children's FundThe Nelson Mandela Children's Fund is a charitable organization founded by Nelson Mandela, based in South Africa. Its mission is to help individuals from birth to age 22, particularly orphans of the AIDS crisis.-History:...
. - Jan SmutsJan SmutsJan Christiaan Smuts, OM, CH, ED, KC, FRS, PC was a prominent South African and British Commonwealth statesman, military leader and philosopher. In addition to holding various cabinet posts, he served as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 until 1924 and from 1939 until 1948...
, former South African Prime MinisterPrime ministerA prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
, military leader, and international statesman. One of the key figures behind the formation of both the League of NationsLeague of NationsThe League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace...
and the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
. - Johannes du Plessis ScholtzJohannes du Plessis ScholtzJohannes du Plessis Scholtz was a South African philologist, art historian, and art collector.-Scholarly life:...
, was a South African philologist, art historian and art collector. - Johannes Frederik Janse Van RensburgJohannes Van RensburgJohannes Frederik Janse Van Rensburg was a South African lawyer, and leader of the Ossewabrandwag....
, was a South African leader of the OssewabrandwagOssewabrandwagThe Ossewabrandwag was an anti-British and pro-German organization in South Africa during World War II, which opposed South African participation in the war...
. - Jonathan TrottJonathan TrottIan Jonathan Leonard Trott is a South African-born England Test cricketer. Domestically, he plays for Warwickshire and he has also played in South Africa and New Zealand...
, is a England Cricketer. - Lourens Wepener Hugo AckermannLourens AckermannLourens Wepener Hugo Ackermann is a former justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, where he served from 1994 to 2004....
, is one of the four judges appointed to the Constitutional Court of South AfricaConstitutional Court of South AfricaThe Constitutional Court of South Africa was established in 1994 by South Africa's first democratic constitution: the Interim Constitution of 1993. In terms of the 1996 Constitution the Constitutional Court established in 1994 continues to hold office. The court began its first sessions in February...
. - Magnus André De Merindol MalanMagnus MalanGeneral Magnus André De Merindol Malan was the Minister of Defence , Chief of the South African Defence Force and Chief of the South African Army.-Early life:...
, last Minister of defence during the Apartheid era. - Martin WelzMartin WelzMartin Welz is a South African journalist and the editor of Noseweek magazine. He is best known for his investigative work on controversial issues including government and corporate corruption.-Early life:...
, doyen of investigative journalism in South Africa and Editor of South African investigative magazine NoseweekNoseweekNoseweek is a South African investigative magazine published by Chaucer Publications that has appeared monthly since June 1993. It is best known for regular legal action against it, such as a failed bid at interdiction by banking group FirstRand and defamation actions by judge Fikile Bam and...
. - Mark PattersonMark Patterson (investor)Mark Patterson is a South African born private equity hedge fund venture capitalist of caucasian descent, notable for co-founding the private equity firm MatlinPatterson Global Advisors....
, private equityPrivate equityPrivate equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
investor and founder of MatlinPatterson Global AdvisorsMatlinPatterson Global AdvisorsMatlinPatterson Global Advisers is a private equity firm focused on distressed investments across a range of industries. Typically the firm seeks to make control investments in the companies in which it invests.... - Mike HornMike HornMike Horn is a South-African born Swiss explorer and adventurer. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa he currently resides in Château d'Oex, Switzerland.Mike Horn became famous in 2000 after completing a solo journey around the equator without motor transport...
, South African adventurer. - Peet PienaarPeet PienaarPeet Pienaar is a South African performance artist, most famous for having himself videotaped while undergoing circumcision in 2000...
, art student who created an anatomy museum specimen from his own body. - Petrus Abel Louw Strauss, famous journalist and auditor.
- Riaan CruywagenRiaan CruywagenRiaan Cruywagen born on October 5, 1945 is a South African television news reader and voice artist who has been associated with the South African Broadcasting Corporation since its first television broadcasts in 1975....
, news reader and voice artist who has been associated with the SABCSouth African Broadcasting CorporationThe South African Broadcasting Corporation is the state-owned broadcaster in South Africa and provides 18 radio stations as well as 3 television broadcasts to the general public.-Early years:Radio broadcasting began in South Africa in 1923...
since its first television broadcasts in 1975. - Rona RupertRona RupertRona Rupert née Davel was a South African author. Born in Calvinia, South Africa. Her father was a lecturer of Afrikaans and Dutch, before the family moved to Calvinia and bought Doega farm....
, musician and author of 33 AfrikaansAfrikaansAfrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
books. - Ruda Landman, former co-anchor of award winning Carte BlancheCarte Blanche (TV series)Carte Blanche, produced by Combined Artists, is the flagship magazine and actuality programme on M-Net, a pay-TV channel broadcasting in Southern Africa. Carte Blanche was launched in 1989 and broadcasts during prime time viewing on Sunday evenings....
series - Sampie TerreblancheSampie TerreblancheSolomon Johannes Terreblanche is an Afrikaner academic and writer, author of numerous economics books and more famous for his History of Inequality in South Africa, 1652 - 2002...
, former professor of Economics at Stellenbosch and founder member of the Democratic Party. - Sandra BothaSandra BothaCelia-Sandra Botha is a South African politician, who serves as South Africa's Ambassador to the Czech Republic. She is the former Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, on behalf of the Democratic Alliance and its leader, Helen Zille...
, Former Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly for the Democratic Alliance (South Africa). - Stuart AbbottStuart AbbottStuart Abbott MBE is a South African born rugby union footballer who played centre for London Wasps and England. On 24 October 2007 Abbott announced his immediate retirement due to a shoulder injury....
, rugbyRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player and former economics student. - Uys KrigeUys KrigeMattheus Uys Krige was a South African writer of novels, short stories, poems and plays in both Afrikaans and English. He was born in Bontebokskloof in the Cape Province and educated at the University of Stellenbosch.From 1931 to 1935 he lived in France and Spain, acquiring fluency in both...
, famous writer, poet, playwright, translator, rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, war correspondentWar correspondentA war correspondent is a journalist who covers stories firsthand from a war zone. In the 19th century they were also called Special Correspondents.-Methods:...
and romanticRomantic loveRomance is the pleasurable feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love.In the context of romantic love relationships, romance usually implies an expression of one's love, or one's deep emotional desires to connect with another person....
. - Vern PoythressVern PoythressVern Sheridan Poythress is a Calvinist philosopher and theologian and New Testament scholar.-Biography:Poythress lived on his family farm in Madera, California until he was five years old and later moved with his family to Fresno, California...
, CalvinistCalvinismCalvinism is a Protestant theological system and an approach to the Christian life...
philosopher and New TestamentNew TestamentThe New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
scholar - Zanne StapelbergZanne StapelbergZanne Stapelberg is a South African soprano.-Biography:Zanne Stapelberg was born in Cape Town in 1977, and grew up in the suburb of Durbanville.-Education:...
, operaOperaOpera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
sopranoSopranoA soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
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