Stellenbosch University
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Stellenbosch University (SU) (Afrikaans: Universiteit Stellenbosch, Xhosa: iYunivesithi yaseStellenbosch) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant university in Sub-Saharan Africa, which received full university status in 1918.[5] Stellenbosch University designed and manufactured Africa's first microsatellite, SUNSAT, launched in 1999.[6]
Universiteit Stellenbosch or Stellenbosch Universiteit | |
Motto | Latin: Pectora roborant cultus recti |
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Motto in English | "A sound education strengthens the spirit" |
Type | Public |
Established | 2 April 1918; 106 years ago (1918-04-02) |
Endowment | ZAR 5.04 Billion [1] |
Chancellor | Edwin Cameron |
Vice-Chancellor | Wim de Villiers |
Academic staff | 1028[2] |
Administrative staff | 2183[2] |
Undergraduates | 25,042[3] |
Postgraduates | 10,051[3] |
Location | , , South Africa (SA) 33°55′58″S 18°51′51″E |
Campus | 2 suburban, 2 urban and 1 rural |
Colours | Maroon |
Nickname | Maties |
Affiliations | |
Mascot | Pokkel[4] |
Website | www |
Stellenbosch is organised in 139 departments across 10 faculties offering bachelor's (NQF 7) to doctoral degrees (NQF 10) in the English and Afrikaans language.[7][8] Across five campuses in the Western Cape, the university is home to 32,000 students.
The students of Stellenbosch University are nicknamed "Maties". The term probably arises from the Afrikaans word "tamatie" (meaning tomato, and referring to the maroon sports uniforms and blazer colour). An alternative theory is that the term comes from the Afrikaans colloquialism maat (meaning "buddy" or "mate"), originally used diminutively ("maatjie") by the students of the University of Cape Town's precursor, the South African College.[9]