The University of South Africa has a rich history dating back more than 140 years and caters for over 350 000 students in more than 130 countries.
UNISA, in its current formation, is the largest open distance learning university on the continent as well as the longest standing dedicated distance education institution in the world.
The institution offers a wide variety of programmes ranging from short courses and certificate programmes to three and four year degrees and diplomas.
The various courses available at UNISA include those within the schools of accounting sciences; agriculture and environmental sciences; education; human sciences; law; and science.
The university’s is dedicated to raising awareness and preparing to implement sustainable green practices through their Living Green Initiative run by the college of economic and management sciences.
UNISA’s head office is located in Pretoria at Preller Street, although regional offices are situated in all nine South African provinces.
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Established in 1959, the University of the Western Cape is a 12 000 student-rich institution with more than 68 departments and over 16 institutes, schools and research centres.
Originally an ethnic college for coloured students, the University of the Western Cape and offers programmes across the faculties of arts, community and health sciences; dentistry; economic and management sciences; education; law; and natural sciences.
Among the sports facilities available are a fully equipped stadium; track and field facilities; racquet sports; cricket oval; rugby and soccer fields; netball courts; basketball courts; a volleyball court and an aquatics centre.
The institution’s Earth Sciences department boasts Applied Geology Lab facilities, Environmental and Water Science Lab facilities, a state of the art Highly Immersive Visualisation Environment and a GEONET Cast Facility.
The University of the Western Cape is located at Robert Sobuke Road, Bellville, Cape Town, 7535 and you can visit University of the Western Cape for more information.
The University of the Free State was established in Bloemfontein in 1904 as the Grey University College with six students.
Today UFS has over 33 000 students stretched across their main campus in the Free State capital and the Qwaqwa satellite campus.
Overlooking the vibrant City of Roses, the 111-year-old institution boasts more than 100 departments and seven faculties, which include economic and management sciences; education; law; theology; and more.
The university promotes multilingualism by offering classes in Afrikaans and English.
UFS’s Disaster Risk Management and Education Centre for Africa produces the only postgraduate qualification in disaster management offered on the continent.
The institution is home to the only permanent resident string quartet at a South African university, the Odeion String Quartet, which plays an integral part in the development of classical and orchestral music training in the Free State.
You can find the University of the Free State at 205 Nelson Mandela Drive, Park West, Bloemfontein, 9301.
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The Durban University of Technology (DUT) has campuses in the beautiful cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal.
The merger in April 2002 of ML Sultan and Technikon Natal resulted in the Durban Institute of Technology, which later changed its name to what it is today.
Some 23 000 students attend lectures across the Ritson, City, Indumiso, ML Sultan, Riverside, and Steve Biko campuses.
The institution boasts a number of faculties, including business studies, accounting and informatics, applied sciences, arts and design, engineering and built environment, health sciences, management sciences, and writing.
The university’s main campus is located in Steve Biko Road, Berea, in Durban.
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The Vaal University of Technology is based in Southern Gauteng with its main campus situated in Vanderbiljpark.
The institution is one of the largest universities of technology in South Africa and has a student body of over 21 000.
The Vaal University of Technology offers programmes within the facilities of applied and computer sciences; engineering and technology; human sciences; and management sciences.
The university’s Vanderbiljpark campus boasts a state of the art library, fully equipped lecture halls, laboratories and auditoriums.
The Sebokeng campus, also referred to as Educity, is home to a science and technology park and is the headquarters of the Southern Gauteng regional Innovation Hub.
In 2013 the Engineering Council of South Africa fully accredited the institution’s Secunda campus’s electrical engineering programme.
The University is located at Andries Potgieter Boulevard, Vanderbiljpark and you can visit Vaal University of Technology for more information.
Located in Soweto South West College aims to be the benchmark TVET in the delivery of quality Education and Training in the country.
Its various campuses include Dobsonville, George Tabor, Molapo, Roodepoort, Roodepoort West, and Technisa.
South West College offers a variety of courses in the fields of Business Studies, Engineering Studies, and Utility Studies.
For more on what South West has to offer visit South West College or find them at 1822 A Molele Street, Cnr Koma Road, Molapo Soweto.
Ekurhuleni East College was formed as a result of the merger of a number of individual technical colleges and has five campuses located in Benoni, Brakpan, Daveyton, Kwa-Thema and Springs.
The FET college and public provider of education, training and development houses a variety of state of the art facilities available to students including a media centre, lecture halls, workshops, training restaurants and centres, computer labs, simulation rooms and libraries.
Ekurhuleni East boasts programmes in the fields of business, engineering, creative and social sciences and ICT and computer science.
The institution’s main campus is located at Sam Ngema Road, Kwa-Thema, Springs.
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Since its inauguration in 1866 the University of Stellenbosch, situated in the scenic country-side of the Western Cape, has been offering courses in English and Afrikaans and has five campuses in Stellenbosch, Bellville and Saldanha.
The 28 000 student-rich institution provides education within the faculties of arts and social sciences; science; education; agri-science; law; theology; economic and management sciences; engineering; health; business; military sciences; and medicine.
The academic excellence establishment is a forerunner in a number of scholarly fields such as animal sciences, mathematical biosciences, wine biotechnology and biomedical tuberculosis research and management.
The University of Stellenbosch’s Tygerberg Campus is home to the institution’s faculty of medicine and health sciences and is affiliated with the Tygerberg Hospital.
The faculty of military sciences is the only one of its kind in South Africa and one of only two in Africa.
The institution lays claim to a variety of notable alumni including Casper de Vries, Naledi Pandor, Beyers Naudè, Riaan Cruywagen, Jo-Anne Strauss, Jan Smuts and CJ Langenhoven.
The University of Stellenbosch’s main campus is located at Stellenbosch Central, 7600.
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A rural based institution founded in 1960, the University of Zululand‘s main campus is located in the Northern Kwazulu Natal region of Kwadlangezwa with another in Richards Bay as well as other off-campus centres.
Situated near Durban, Unizulu is the only university north of the Uthukela River and offers over 252 accredited degree, diploma and certificate courses in the fields of arts; commerce; administration and law; education; and science and agriculture.
The institution’s Richard’s Bay campus is home to the school of public relations, transport management and hospitality management, aimed at increasing Unizulu’s entrepreneurial and vocational agenda.
The university’s internationally acclaimed Science Centre, which was established over 25 years ago, has been honoured for encouraging interest in science, engineering and technology and boasts over 130 locally and globally produced innovative exhibits.
The University of Zululand’s main campus is situated at 1 Main Road, Vulindleka, Kwa-Dlangezwa, 3886 and you can visit University of Zululand for more information.
INTEC College was established over a century ago and is one of South Africa’s market leaders in Further Education Training via distance learning offering courses in the schools of business, creative, computer, high school, technical, and vocational.
The institution has branches in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth and Durban.
Through their distinct presence on the internet, Intec creates a platform for students to easily access the virtual online campus and retrieve results, programme information and other administrative details.
Offering more affordable option via distance-learning programmes, Intec allows students to earn a living while studying through flexible study hours.
Intec’s central office can be found at 29 Martin Hammerschlag Way, Foreshore, 8001.
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The University of Kwazulu-Natal, also known as UKZN, was formed in Durban in 2004 following the merger between the University of Durban-Westville and the University of Natal.
The student-rich institution boasts a total of five-campuses – Edgewood, Howard College, the Medical School, Pietermaritzburg and Westville.
Among the approximately 2 000 academic programs offered, the University of Kwazulu-Natal is home to a variety of courses categorised under four main colleges, or faculties – the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science; the college of Health Sciences; the College of Humanities; and the College of Law and Management Studies.
The University of Kwazulu-Natal boasts roughly 42 000 students and is rated one of the three African universities that fall under the top 500 universities in the world.
UKZN’s medical school houses the Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, focused on clinical research.
Among its graduates are Spud author, John Van de Ruit, high profile business man, Sol Kerzner and renowned television math and science, William Smith.
State of the art facilities available to students include the sophisticated Information Technology and Communications Division, various libraries among the campuses, health clinics, sports fields and student counselling.
The main campus can be found in Mazisi Kunene Road, Glenwood, Durban.
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The Tswane University of Technology is a 60 000 student rich institution with a geographic footprint covering the South African provinces of Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng and the North-West.
Founded in 2004 as the result of the merger between three technikons, the university offers programmes across the faculties of science; arts; humanities; management sciences; information and communication technology; economics and finance; and engineering and the built environment.
Tswane University of Technology’s has seven campuses: Arts, Arcadia, eMalahleni, Ga-Rankuwa, Mbombela, Pretoria and Soshanguve.
Among the state of the art sports facilities available are two swimming pools; athletics, hockey, cricket, rugby and soccer fields; as well as netball and squash courts.
The university’s department of journalism was ranked as one of the 12 potential centres of excellence in journalism training in Africa by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
Tswane University of Technology is located at Statsartillerie Road, Pretoria.
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With campuses in King Williams Town, Alice and Zwelitsha, Lovedale Public FET College is focused on addressing the needs of each particular region.
One of the oldest colleges in South Africa, Lovedale aims to combine theory with practice and offers courses in agriculture, business and engineering.
The college’s Alice campus is host to a number of fine art, performing arts and hand and needle craft programmes, while its Zwelitsha campus boasts the first modern, self-catering hostels in the region equipped with modern machinery and workshops.
The King Williams Town campus houses outstanding facilities such as a well-stocked research centre, modern computer labs and classrooms and a stimulated enterprise for business studies.
Among Lovedale’s notable alumni are Thabo Mbeki, Steve Biko, Chris Hani and former president of the South African Cricket board Ray Mali.
The institution’s headquarters is situated at 1 Amatola Row, King Williams Town and you can visit Lovedale Public FET College for more information.
Established in 1943 Damelin College has experienced over 70 years of academic excellence and boasts campuses in the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Kwazulu Natal and Western Cape.
The institution offers Higher Education and Training (HET) courses in the faculties of commerce; leisure and information technology; creative arts; and management science and communication.
Damelin also offer Further Education and Training (FET) programmes in a variety of specialised fields including banking and insurance; business, management and corporate training; education; engineering; information technology; leisure and lifestyle; management; and humanities.
The college is proud to have received the Silver Arrow Award in the category of colleges and training for remarkable success in economic growth and development.
Damelin’s head office can be found at Overport Dr, Durban, 4001.
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The College of Cape Town, situated in the Western Cape, is considered to be the oldest Further Education and Training College in South Africa.
The multi-campus institution was established in 2002 following the union of Athlone College, Cape College, Sivuyile College and Western Province Technical College.
The College of Cape Town boasts a total of eight campuses located in the Cape Town area: Athlone, City, Crawford, Gardens, Gugulethu, Pinelands, Thornton and Wynberg.
The Crawford, City and Thornton campuses are equipped with state-of-the-art Open Learning Centres, providing students with top-class research facilities.
Course options available at the College of Cape Town include beauty therapy, art and design, and building and civil engineering.
The college has two major projects running, namely Plato – a computer-assisted learning system with over 3 500 hours of courseware – and MOT – a projected aimed at reducing violence, harassment and drug abuse among young people.
The College of Cape Town’s central office can be found at 334 Albert Road, Salt River, Cape Town.
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With six campuses spread across the Garden Route and Little Karoo and a central office situated in George, South Cape College is the biggest of the six FET colleges in the Western Cape.
South Cape College’s campuses are Beaufort West Campus, Bitou Campus in Plettenberg Bay, George Campus, Mossel Bay Campus, Oudtshoorn Campus and Hessequa Campus in Riversdale.
One of the institution’s main attractions is the training centre for Hospitality and Tourism students, the Foster’s manor Guest House, located in Oudtshoorn.
South Cape College is located at 125 Mitchell Street, George, 6530 and you can visit South Cape College.
One of South Africa’s oldest institutions, the University of Pretoria was established in 1930 and offers courses in both English and Afrikaans across its seven campuses.
In 2011 the Financial Times ranked UP’s business school – the Gordon Institute of Business Sciences – as the top MBA in Africa.
UP is home to South Africa’s only veterinary faculty – the second oldest in Africa, located at the university’s Onderstepoort Campus. Final year students train at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital, an internationally recognised state of the art facility.
Aside from business and veterinary sciences, UP offers over 1 800 programmes in the faculties of economic and management sciences, education, engineering, built environment and information technology, health sciences, humanities, law, natural and agricultural sciences, and theology.
UP is also the university with the highest research output in South Africa, a title they have maintained since 1996. Many of UP’s researchers are NRF-rated, awarding the institution international status in the field of research.
The university boasts a number of notable alumni, such as Springbok Victor Matfield and writers Chris Barnard and Antjie Krog.
The main campus is located on the corner of Lynnwood Road and Roper Street, Hatfield, Pretoria.
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False Bay College has five colleges in the Western Cape spanning across Khayelitsha, Muizenbergm Fish Hoek, Westlake and Mitchell’s Plain.
Among the programmes on offer at the college are those in the fields of hospitality, information technology, engineering, business, safety in society, 2D animation, education studies, boat floating and tourism.
The Muizenberg Campus features outstanding teaching and computer facilities, while the Khayelitsha campus is home to a modern electrical and motors workshop.
The institution’s Westlake Campus boasts a full accredited Decentralised Trade Test Centre and all False Bay campuses house various Open Learning Centres where students are able to access all information needed to complete any task.
Rated as one of the top performing FET institutions in South Africa, the False Bay College offers a rich student life, with activities including talent shows, sports programmes, award ceremonies, cafeterias and a youth advisory centre.
False Bay’s central office is located at Main Road, Muizenberg, Cape Town, 7945 and you can visit False Bay College for more information.
The University of Fort Hare was founded in the Eastern Cape in 1916 and was the academic home of political leaders like Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo, Govan Mbeki and Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
Established as an institute of higher learning for black Africans, its focus today is on the reshaping of post-apartheid South Africa.
The university has experienced nearly a century of academic excellence and has campuses in Alice, Bhisho and East London.
Its faculties include science and agriculture, social sciences and humanities, management and commerce, as well as the Nelson R Mandela School of Law.
The NRM Law School is a world class legal institution proudly possessing numerous alumni who now occupy leadership positions at the South African Bar and Bench.
The University of Fort Hare is also home to a high-tech Audio Visual Centre situated in East London and boasts top class pre- and post-multimedia production facilities.
They are located in Alice. For more information visit University of Fort Hare.
Ingwe FET College is a five campus wide institution offering programmes in NCV, engineering, business studies and utility studies and is situated in the Eastern Cape.
Sharing borders with Kwazulu Natal and Lesothu Ingwe FET College’s campuses are those of Maluti, Mount Frere, Ngqungqushe, Siteto and MT Fletcher, which are all equipped with professional workshop facilities allowing students to gain practical experience.
Ingwe FET College is a provider of Vocational Education and Training and provides a number of Artisan Trade Test Programmes.
Students are able to gain work experience while earning an income through programmes designed to afford them with the opportunity to build new facilities for the institution.
The institution’s main campus is located in Badibanise Village, Mount Frere, 5090.
Course information and more can be found at Ingwe FET College.