Stellenbosch University

**Stellenbosch University (SU)** (Afrikaans: *Universiteit Stellenbosch*, Xhosa: *iYunivesithi yaseStellenbosch*) be public research university wey dey situate insyd Stellenbosch, town insyd de Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch be de oldest university insyd South Africa den de oldest extant university insyd Sub-Saharan Africa, wey dem receive full university status insyd 1918. Stellenbosch University design den manufacture Africa ein first microsatellite, SUNSAT, dem launch am for 1999 insyd.

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. 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.

## 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.

* 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 Stellenbosch University Choir, wey, along plus bein de oldest South African choir receive numerous awards overseas. 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

## 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.

De Leiden University rank Stellenbosch 395th out of de top 500 varsities worldwide for ein CWTS Leiden Ranking list of 2013 top. Dis list sanso rank de varsity second for both South Africa den Africa unsyd, behind de University of Cape Town per.

## Leaders

### Current leaders

### Historical

## 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, mathematician
* 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

File:Gifty_Oware-Aboagye_NSS.jpg|Gifty Oware-Aboagye‎
File:Glenn_Robin_Ware_Babb_-_Glenn's_Pics_161.jpg|Glenn Babb
File:Simoné-Nortmann-Fiestas.jpg|Simoné Nortmann
File:Dan-Stein-20130904.jpg|Dan J. Stein
File:Theuns_Jordaan.jpg|Theuns Jordaan
File:Andries_Treurnicht.jpg|Andries Treurnicht
File:Mnr_Mandela,_Mev_Betsie_Verwoerd_en_Prof_Carel_Boshoff_afgeneem_tydens_Mandela_se_besoek_aan_Orania.jpg|Betsie Verwoerd


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