Stellenbosch University

Dem organise Stellenbosch insyd 139 departments across 10 faculties wey dey offer bachelor's (NQF 7) to doctoral degrees (NQF 10) insyd de English den Afrikaans language."CHE | Council on Higher Education | Regulatory body for Higher Education in South Africa | Education | Innovation | University | South Africa". che.ac.za. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020."Language at Stellenbosch University". www.sun.ac.za. Retrieved 18 April 2024. Across five campuses insyd de Western Cape, de university be home to 32,000 students.

Dem nickname de students of Stellenbosch University "Maties". De term probably dey arise from de Afrikaans word "tamatie" (wey dey mean tomato, wey dey refer to de maroon sports uniforms den blazer colour). Alternative theory be say de term dey komot from de Afrikaans colloquialism maat (wey dey mean "buddy" anaa "mate"), University of Cape Town ein precursor originally use diminutively ("maatjie"), de South African College."Stellenbosch University – SEC CERT". Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

 History 
Dem fi trace back de origin of de varsity go de Stellenbosch Gymnasium, wey na dem found for 1864 insyd wey dem open am for 1 March 1866. De first five students matriculate for 1870 insyd, buh capacity initially no dey exist for any tertiary education. Howeva, insyd de 1870s, de Cape Colony ein first locally government dem elect take office wey dem prioritise education. Insyd 1873, four of de five 1870 matriculates cam turn de institution ein first graduates wey dem attain de "Second Class Certificate" thru distance learning, den de gymnasium ein student numbers rise go ova hundred.

 Facilities 

 Location 
Stellenbosch dey locate about 50 kilometres from Cape Town wey edey situate for de banks of the Eersterivier ("First River") for de famous wine-growing region insyd wey ebe encircle by picturesque mountains. Dem divide teaching for Stellenbosch University across 5 campuses.

 Main Campus insyd Stellenbosch
 Bellville Park Campus (Business School)
 Saldanha Campus (Military Science)
 Tygerberg Campus (Medicine den Health Sciences)
 Ukwanda Rural Clinical (Medicine den Health Sciences)

 Faculties 
Stellenbosch University dey consist of 139 departments across 10 faculties."Faculties". www.sun.ac.za. Retrieved 18 April 2024.

 AgriSciences
 Arts den Social Sciences
 Economic den Management Sciences
 Education
 Engineering
 Law
 Medicine den Health Sciences (Tygerberg)
 Military Science (Saldanha Bay)
 Science
 Theology

 Sports Facilities 
Stellenbosch University get de facilities for de more dan 30 competitive den recreational sports wey dem de varsity dey support dey include Danie Craven Stadium, Indoor den Outdoor Swimming Pools, de Coetzenburg Centre, multi-purpose center give ceremonies den indoor sports, playing fields, wey dey include two artificial hockey fields, gymnasium, den fresh football complex.

 Sporting Codes 
De varsity dey offer several sports to ein students. Sam of dem be athletics, bouldering, badminton, basketball, canoeing, cricket, cross country running, cycling, fencing, golf, gymnastics, field hockey, judo, kendo, netball, rowing, rugby union, soccer, squash, surfing, swimming, taekwondo, tennis, underwater hockey, volleyball, water polo, den yachting.

 Facilities & Services 

 Libraries 
De Stellenbosch University Library get collections dem scatter around de campus outside of de main facility, wey all of wich dem catalogue for computerized database, wey dey use de varsity ein original mainframe, UNIVAC. der be several oda satellite libraries wey dey service de different faculties, wey dey include de Theology Library, Law Library den Tygerberg Medical Library.

 University Facilities 
Stellenbosch University sanso get Conservatory, plus two concert halls. De Conservatory be de home of de internationally acclaimed"World Rankings - INTERKULTUR". interkultur.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013. Stellenbosch University Choir, wey, along plus bein de oldest South African choir receive numerous awards overseas."Home". www.sun.ac.za. Retrieved 1 June 2024. De varsity sanso get 430-seat theatre, dem know as de HB Thom Theatre den open-air amphitheatre. Edey ccompany dese facilities be de varsity ein own Drama Department, under de guidance of de Faculty of Arts den Social Sciences. De department regularly dey put for plays, dramas, productions, cabarets den musicals top.

 Botanical Garden 
De Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden be de oldest university botanical garden insyd South Africa.

 Student Profile 
+Student Enrollment by RaceYearWhite (Number)White (%)Black African (Number)Black African (%)Coloured (Number)Coloured (%)Indian (Number)Indian (%)Withheld (Number)Withheld (%)Total201518,76462.2%5,35517.8%5,23817.4%7932.63% - -30,150201618,90761.3%5,62918.2%5,44317.6%8752.84% - -30,854201718,93759.9%6,01819%5,71818.1%9523.01% - -31,625201818,44758.1%6,37520.1%5,75718.1%9963.14%1360.43%31,711201917,93556.6%6,66521%5,74718.1%1,0053.2%2440.77%31,596202017,60755.5%6,87321.8%5,67918%1,0043.2%3701.17%31,533202117,54154.4%7,27022.5%5,79418%1,0873.4%4431.37%32,135202216,78851.6%7,59023.3%5,76617.7%1,1063.4%1,1633.6%32,413202316,77049.8%8,27024.6%5,73517%1,1863.52%1,5414.6%33,502

 Rankings 
De varsity be one of three public varsities insyd de Western Cape den one of about 20 varsities insyd de country.

For de latest edition of de Times Higher Education World University Rankings, na dem rank Stellenbosch University insyd de 251-275 category for de world den third insyd Africa. Anoda reputable ranking system, QS World University Rankings recently rank de varsity for 390 insyd de world den third insyd Africa."QS World University Rankings". topuniversities.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2014.

De Leiden University rank Stellenbosch 395th out of de top 500 varsities worldwide for ein CWTS Leiden Ranking list of 2013 top."CWTS Leiding Ranking 2013". Leiden University. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2013. Dis list sanso rank de varsity second for both South Africa den Africa unsyd, behind de University of Cape Town per.
University rankingsGlobal – OverallARWU World401–500 (2023)CWUR World450CWTS World461QS World283 (2024)THE World301–350 (2024)USNWR Global304URAP World362Regional – OverallQS BRICS51THE Africa2
Stellenbosch University Times Higher Education Ranking 2012 to 2024YearWorld Rank2024301–3502023251–3002022251–3002021251–3002020251–3002019251–3002018351–4002017401-5002016301-3502015276-3002014301-3502013301-3502012251-275"World University Rankings 2024 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2023 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2022 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2021 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2020 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2019 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2018 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2017 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2016 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2015 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2014 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2013 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2012 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2011 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

 Leaders 

 Current leaders 
General Management"General Management". www.sun.ac.za. Retrieved 18 April 2024.Prof Wim de VilliersRector and Vice-ChancellorEdwin CameronChancellorProf Stan du PlessisChief Operating OfficerProf Hester KlopperDeputy Vice-Chancellor: Strategy, Global and Corporate AffairsProf Nico KoopmanDeputy Vice-Chancellor: Social Impact, Transformation & PersonnelProf Sibusiso MoyoDeputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Innovation and Postgraduate StudiesProf Deresh RamjugernathDeputy Vice-Chancellor: Learning and TeachingDr Ronel RetiefRegistrarMr Mohamed ShaikhExecutive Manager: Rectorate

 Historical 
Rector"Stellenbosch University 100 years". Stellenbosch University. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.PeriodSurnameName(s)Date of BirthDate of Death11919-1925CilliéGabriël Gideon10 September 18701 April 195821925-1934WilsonDouglas George25 April 185631934-1955WilcocksRaymond William23 January 189216 March 196741955-1970ThomHendrik Bernardus31 December 19054 November 198351970-1979de VilliersJan Naude17 August 192361979-1993de VriesMichiel Josias5 May 19335 July 200271993-2002van WykAndreas Hercules17 September 194182002-2007BrinkChris31 January 195192007-2014BotmanHayman Russel18 October 195328 June 2014102014-de VilliersWillem Johan Simon26 September 1959
ChancellorPeriodSurnameName(s)Date of BirthDate of Death11918-1919MaraisJohannes Izak23 August 184827 August 191921919-1931VosPieter Jacobus Gerhard29 October 184231 October 193131931-1932de VilliersJacob Abraham Jeremias14 December 186816 September 193741932-1939MoorreesAdriaan18 August 185517 November 193851939-1941Kestell [af]John Daniel15 December 18549 February 194161941-1959MalanDaniel Francois22 May 18747 February 195971959-1968DöngesTheophilus Ebenhaezer8 March 189810 January 196881968-1983VorsterBalthazar Johannes13 December 191510 September 198391983-1983ThomHendrik Bernardus31 December 19054 November 1983101984-1988BothaPieter Willem12 January 191631 October 2006111988-1998van der HorstJohannes Gerhardus19 September 191923 April 2003121998-2008BothaElizabeth19 November 193016 November 2007132008-2009SlabbertFrederik Van Zyl2 March 194014 May 2010142009-2019RupertJohann Peter1 June 1950152019-CameronEdwin15 February 1953

 Notable alumni 

 Science 

 James L Barnard, civil engineer den pioneer of biological nutrient removal for wastewater treatment insyd
 Johannes Christiaan de Wet, legal scholar, professor, dem recognize am as South Africa ein most influential jurist.
 Friedel Sellschop, physicist den pioneer insyd de field of Nuclear physics.
 James Leonard Brierley Smith, ichthyologist, organic chemist den university professor. First make he identify taxidermied fish as coelacanth, for de time dem think dem long extinct.
 Leopoldt van Huyssteen, soil scientist.
 Lulu Latsky, first woman make she earn PhD for Stellenbosch (1930); zoologist den writer.
 Novel Njweipi Chegou, molecular biologist den winner of de Royal Society Africa Prize insyd 2022.
 Henda Swart, mathematicianStellenbosch University at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
 Taryn Young, physician den epidemiologist.

 Law 

 Fritz Brand, judge of de Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa.
 Baron Steyn, British Law Lord, Lord of Appeal insyd Ordinary.
 John Dugard, professor of international law for Leiden University former member of de International Law Commission ad hoc judge of de International Court of Justice.
 Lourens Ackermann, former justice of de Constitutional Court of South Africa.
 Edwin Cameron, Rhodes scholar den justice of de Constitutional Court of South Africa.
 Johan Froneman, lawyer den justice of de Constitutional Court of South Africa.
 Jacob de Villiers, judge, Chief Justice of South Africa from 1929 to 1932.
 Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet, politician, lawyer, den judge. Chief Justice of South Africa den acting Governor-General from 1943 to 1945.
 Henry Allan Fagan, judge, Chief Justice of South Africa from 1957 to 1959.
 Monique Nsanzabaganwa, economist, politician den Deputy Governor of de National Bank of Rwanda.
 Lucas Cornelius Steyn, judge, Chief Justice of South Africa from 1959 to 1971.
 Pieter Jacobus Rabie, judge, Chief Justice of South Africa from 1982 to 1989.
 Barend van Niekerk, lawyer den academic.
 Pierre de Vos, constitutional law scholar.
 Brian Currin, human rights lawyer.
 Billy Downer, public prosecutor.

 Politics 

 Naledi Pandor, South African Minister of International Relations den Cooperation (South Africa).
 Sandra Botha, former Leader of de Opposition in de National Assembly for de Democratic Alliance (South Africa).
 James Barry Munnik Hertzog, former Prime Minister of de Union of South Africa.
 Magnus André De Merindol Malan, last Minister of defence during de Apartheid era.
 Gerhard Tötemeyer, former Namibian Deputy Minister of Local den Regional Government den Housing.
 Johannes Frederik Janse Van Rensburg, former leader of de Ossewabrandwag.
 Eben Dönges, South African politician wey na dem elect am State Presido of South Africa, but he die before he fi take office.
 Andries Treurnicht, politician, Minister of Education during de Soweto Riots, found den lead de Conservative Party of South Africa.
 Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, former apartheid-era Prime Minister of South Africa.
 Balthazar Johannes Vorster, former apartheid-era Prime Minister of South Africa.
 Daniel François Malan, former apartheid-era Prime Minister of South Africa.
 Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom, former apartheid-era Prime Minister of South Africa.
 Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, former opposition politician wey cam turn chancellor of Stellenbosch University.
 Jan Smuts, former South African Prime Minister.

 Business 

 Koos Bekker, businessman, billionaire chairmo of Naspers.
 Sir David de Villiers Graaff, 3rd Baronet businessman.
 Markus Jooste, businessman den de former CEO of Steinhoff International.
 Christo Wiese, businessman, former billionaire, chairmo of Shoprite (South Africa).
 Jan Steyn, judge den development leader.
 Beyers Naudé, theologian den anti-apartheid activist.
 Jannie Mouton, businessman, founder den chairmo of PSG Group.
 Mark Patterson, private equity investor den founder of MatlinPatterson Global Advisors
 Johann Rupert, businessman den founding trustee of de Nelson Mandela Children's Fund.
 Japie van Zyl, deputy director of de Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
 Ntsiki Biyela, winemaker den businesswoman.

 Sport 

 Stuart Abbott, rugby player.
 Mari Rabie, Rhodes scholar, triathlete.
 Danie Craven, prominent Rugby player den sport administrator.
 Ashley Burdett, Zimbabwean cricketer
 Craig Tiley, CEO of Tennis Australia den Director of de Australian Open.
 Attie van Heerden, Olympian, rugby union, den rugby league footballer.
 Jonathan Trott, England Cricketer.
 Max Howell, Australian educator den rugby union player

 Arts den music 

 Etienne Leroux, writer den member of de South African Sestigers literary movement.
 Paul Cilliers, philosopher den complexity theorist.
 Casper de Vries, actor den comedian.
 Abraham H. de Vries, writer.
 Liza Grobler, artist.
 Elsa Joubert, novelist.
 Uys Krige, playwright, poet den translator.
 Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven, poet wey he compose words of Afrikaner anthem Die Stem.
 Willim Welsyn, singer, songwriter, guitarist den podcaster.
 Rona Rupert, musician den author of 33 Afrikaans books.
 Johannes du Plessis Scholtz, philologist, art historian den art collector.
 Peet Pienaar, performance artist.
 Cromwell Everson, composer of de first Afrikaans opera.
 Zanne Stapelberg, opera singer.
 Tom Dreyer, novelist den poet wey dey wrep for both English den Afrikaans insyd.
 Deon van der Walt, opera singer.
 Ernst van Heerden, Afrikaans poet.
 Claudette Schreuders, sculptor den painter
 Karlien de Villiers, artist

 Academia 

 Mark Nigrini, academic, accounting professor.
 Estian Calitz, economics professor.
 André du Pisani, political scientist den professor at University of Namibia.
 Sampie Terreblanche, former professor of economics for Stellenbosch den founder member of de Democratic Party.
 Hendrik W. (H.W.) van der Merwe founder of de Centre for Intergroup Studies, University of Cape Town.
 Marina Joubert, senior science communication researcher for Stellenbosch University
 Lydia Baumbach, classical scholar
 Gisela Sole, professor of physiotherapy for University of Otago insyd New Zealand

 Oda 

 Mike Horn, adventurer.
 Alfredo Tjiurimo Hengari, political scientist.
 John Laredo, anti-apartheid campaigner.
 Riaan Cruywagen, newsreader den voice artist.
 Johan Degenaar, philosopher.
 Siegfried Ngubane, Anglican bishop.
 D. C. S. Oosthuizen, (Daantjie Oosthuizen), philosopher, Christian, critic of Apartheid.
 Vern Poythress, Calvinist philosopher den New Testament scholar.
 Martin Welz, investigative journalist den editor of South African investigative magazine Noseweek.
 Stefanus Gie, diplomat.
 Vuyokazi Mahlati, social entrepreneur, gender activist den global director of de International Women's Forum
 Max du Preez, author, columnist den de founding editor of Vrye Weekblad

 Gallery 

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 References 

 External links 
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 Official website

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