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Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University (Afrikaans: Universiteit Stellenbosch) 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, together with the University of Cape Town - which received full university status on the same day in 1918.[5] Stellenbosch University (abbreviated as SU) designed and manufactured Africa's first microsatellite, SUNSAT, launched in 1999.[6]

Stellenbosch University
Universiteit Stellenbosch or Stellenbosch Universiteit
Motto(Latin) Pectora roborant cultus recti
Motto in English
A sound education strengthens the spirit
TypePublic
Established2 April 1918; 104 years ago (1918-04-02)
EndowmentZAR 1,483.99 million[1]
Academic staff
1028[2]
Administrative staff
2183[2]
Undergraduates25,042[3]
Postgraduates10,051[3]
Location, ,
South Africa (SA)

33°55′58″S 18°51′51″E / 33.93278°S 18.86417°E / -33.93278; 18.86417Coordinates: 33°55′58″S 18°51′51″E / 33.93278°S 18.86417°E / -33.93278; 18.86417
Campus2 suburban and 2 urban
ColoursMaroon  
NicknameMaties
Affiliations
MascotPokkel[4]
Websitewww.sun.ac.za

Stellenbosch University was the first African university to sign the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities.[7]

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.[8]

History

 
The Ou Hoofgebou (Former Main Administration building, now the Law Faculty) on Stellenbosch University campus
 
Stellenbosch University Museum

The origin of the university can be traced back to the Stellenbosch Gymnasium, which was founded in 1864 and opened on 1 March 1866. The first five students matriculated in 1870, but capacity did not initially exist for any tertiary education. However, in the 1870s, the Cape Colony's first locally elected government took office and prioritised education. In 1873, four of the five 1870 matriculates became the institution's first graduates by attaining the "Second Class Certificate" through distance learning, and the gymnasium's student numbers rose to over a hundred.

In 1874, a series of government acts provided for colleges and universities, with generous subsidies and staff. A personal intervention by the Prime Minister in the same year ensured that Stellenbosch qualified, after initially being allocated to be purely a secondary school. Later in 1874, the institution acquired its first Professor and, in the coming few years, its capacity and staff grew rapidly. Its first academic senate was constituted at the beginning of 1876, when several new premises were also acquired. The first MA degree (in Stellenbosch and in South Africa) was completed in 1878, and also in that year, the Gymnasium's first four female students were enrolled.[9][10] The institution became the Stellenbosch College in 1881, and was located at the current Arts Department. In 1887, this college was renamed Victoria College; when it acquired university status on 2 April 1918 it was renamed once again, to Stellenbosch University.[11] Initially only one university was planned for the Cape but after the government was visited by a delegation from the Victoria College, it was decided to allow the college to be a university if it could raise £100,000.[12]: 290–1  Jannie Marais, a wealthy Stellenbosch farmer, bequeathed the money required before his death in 1915.[12]: 291  There were certain conditions to his gift which included Dutch/Afrikaans having equal status to English and that the lecturers teach at least half their lectures in Dutch/Afrikaans. By 1930, very little, if any, tuition was in English.[12]: 291 

In December 2014, specialists at the university performed the first successful penis transplantation on a 21-year-old man.[13]

Name

Although the university was originally named the University of Stellenbosch (Afrikaans: Universiteit van Stellenbosch), it nowadays uses two forms: the English version Stellenbosch University (abbreviated SU) and the Afrikaans version Universiteit Stellenbosch (abbreviated US).[14][15] In all its official documents, such as degree certificates, as well as the university coat of arms, both the English "Stellenbosch University" and the Afrikaans "Universiteit Stellenbosch" are used.

Rankings

University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World[16]401-500
QS World[17]361
THE World[18]251-300
Regional – Overall
QS BRICS[19]51
THE Africa[20]2

The university is one of only three public universities in the Western Cape and one of about 20 universities in the country.

In the latest edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Stellenbosch University was ranked in the 251-275 category in the world and third in Africa. Another reputable ranking system, QS World University Rankings recently ranked the university at 390 in the world and also third in Africa.[21]

The Leiden University ranked Stellenbosch 395th out of the top 500 universities worldwide on its CWTS Leiden Ranking list of 2013.[22] This list also ranked the university second in both South Africa and Africa, behind only the University of Cape Town.

Stellenbosch University consistently ranks in the top 200 worldwide in law, politics and geography.

Stellenbosch University is ranked in the top 100 worldwide in development studies, theology, agriculture and forestry.[23]

In 2012, Webometrics ranked Stellenbosch's web footprint 2nd largest in Africa, again behind the University of Cape Town.[24]

The University of Stellenbosch Business School's MBA program was ranked 65th out of 100 MBA programmes of the leading business schools in the world the Aspen Institute's 2011-12 edition of its Beyond Grey Pinstripes survey. The USB is also the only business school in South Africa, as well as the rest of the continent, to be included in the Top 100 list.[25]

The University of Stellenbosch Business School has triple accreditation (AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB accreditation) and is ranked second in Africa by Eduniversal. The University of Stellenbosch Business School is ranked in the top 100 worldwide in executive education by Financial Times.[26]

Location

 
View over the "Red Square" of Stellenbosch University with the peak,"The Twins" beyond

Stellenbosch 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 campus in Stellenbosch, the Tygerberg campus (where the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is situated), the Bellville Park campus (where the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) is situated), and the Saldanha campus (housing the Faculty of Military Science at the Military Academy of the South African National Defence Force).

Language

Stellenbosch University used to be a predominantly Afrikaans-medium university. However, as the student body became more diversified, pressure mounted for more classes in English.

Today, the university's language policy[27] promotes multilingualism as a means to increase equitable access for all students and staff. Afrikaans, English and Xhosa are used in academic, administrative, professional and social contexts, and classes are offered in Afrikaans and English.

Students are allowed to write their assignments, tests and examinations in English or Afrikaans. The language of tuition also varies depending on the faculty. The Faculty of Arts for example, is 40% English, so courses are lectured bilingually and the language of most handouts or prescribed material is determined by the student.[citation needed]

At postgraduate level the language of tuition is determined by the composition of the class. Most advanced postgraduate courses are conducted in English. According to the 2016 language profile of the university, 40.7% of its students stated Afrikaans as their home language, 46.1% stated English, 0.9% stated English and Afrikaans, and 3.1% of students stated isiXhosa as their home language.[28]

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 still offering tuition in Afrikaans.[29] It is situated in the Western Cape province, where 67% of the population have Afrikaans as home language, and the only one of four universities in the province to offer degree courses in Afrikaans. Due to this, it is held in high regard by the Afrikaner community.

The university annually hosts the SU Woordfees, a predominantly Afrikaans-language festival of the written and spoken word.[30]

Student profile

Stellenbosch University's student racial profile is as follows:[31]

Ethnic enrolment, 2018 Percentage Total
number
White 58.1% 18,455
Coloured 18.1% 5,749
Black 20.1% 6,384
Indian 3.1% 984
Total 100% 31,572

Faculties and schools

 
Wilgenhof Residence
 
Theological Seminary

Stellenbosch University consists of about 150 departments divided amongst 10 faculties. It also has more than 40 research (and other) institutions.

The faculties that are situated on the main campus are:[citation needed]

The faculties and schools that are not situated on the main campus are:[citation needed]

The Southern African node of the Pan-African University is based in South Africa and will concentrate on space sciences.[32] 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 was hoped to open in February 2010.[33] According to University World News, however, The PAU project continues in other regions although Southern Africa has been lagging behind.[34]

Facilities and services

 
Rooiplein

The Stellenbosch University 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 UNIVAC. 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, with two concert halls. The Conservatory is the home of the internationally acclaimed[35] Stellenbosch University Choir, who, along with being the oldest South African choir have received numerous awards overseas.[36]

The university also has a 430-seat theatre, known as the HB 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.

 
Botanical Garden – Bonsai Collection

The Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden is the oldest university botanical garden in South Africa.

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 a mix of music, news, entertainment and campus news over the entire Stellenbosch area at 92.6 FM.

The university also distributes regular publications, Die Matie (appearing every fortnight) for its students and Kampusnuus (appearing monthly) for its staff. An official yearbook, Stellenbosch Student, is published annually and presented to all graduating students. Matieland[37] 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 Danie Craven Stadium, two large swimming pools (one under roof), the Coetzenburg Centre, a multi-purpose center for ceremonies and indoor sports, playing fields, including two artificial hockey fields, a gymnasium, and a new football complex. The university offers several sports to its students. Some of them are 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, and yachting.

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.

Student housing

Stellenbosch has 34 residence halls in configurations for women only, men only and mixed gender. Each residence is supervised by a resident head assisted by a House Committee of senior students. The House Committee assists students with security, maintenance, and social programs.} Each first year student on campus gets access to a be-well mentor who assist them with their social-emotional transition from school to university. Each residence for undergrads incorporates a laundry room, a common living room and a dining hall where meals are provided for which students book beforehand on their student account.

The number of available rooms in university residences is limited, which requires some students to find private boarding.[38] Students in private lodgings are assigned to one of 6 Private Student Organisations (PSO), also known as Private Wards. These PSOs give private students exposure to the same campus experience as students residing in residences. The oldest residence is Wilgenhof men's residence, established in 1903.[39]

The PSO wards are grouped into six clusters with nearby residences to form student communities (a seventh cluster is on the Tygerberg campus).[40] For each of these clusters, a hub facility is being built, of which two have already been completed, namely amaMaties and Wimbledon. In this way, day students can enjoy the same benefits as residence students, such as mentor support, meals and a well-appointed place to go to between classes.

Controversies

There have been several incidences[spelling?] of racism at the university since 1994, with the latest being of a white student urinating into study material of a black student.[41]

Leaders

[42]

Rector
Period Surname Name(s) Date of Birth Date of Death
1 1919-1925 Cillié Gabriël Gideon 10 September 1870 1 April 1958
1925-1934 None
2 1934-1955 Wilcocks Raymond William 23 January 1892 16 March 1967
3 1955-1970 Thom Hendrik Bernardus 31 December 1905 4 November 1983
4 1970-1979 de Villiers Jan Naude 17 August 1923
5 1979-1993 de Vries Michiel Josias 5 May 1933 5 July 2002
6 1993-2002 van Wyk Andreas Hercules 17 September 1941
7 2002-2007 Brink Chris 31 January 1951
8 2007-2014 Botman Hayman Russel 18 October 1953 28 June 2014
9 2014- de Villiers Willem Johan Simon 26 September 1959
Chancellor
Period Surname Name(s) Date of Birth Date of Death
1 1918-1919 Marais Johannes Izak 23 August 1848 27 August 1919
2 1919-1931 Vos Pieter Jacobus Gerhard 29 October 1842 31 October 1931
3 1931-1932 de Villiers Jacob Abraham Jeremias 14 December 1868 16 September 1937
4 1932-1939 Moorrees Adriaan 18 August 1855 17 November 1938
5 1939-1941 Kestell [af] John Daniel 15 December 1854 9 February 1941
6 1941-1959 Malan Daniel Francois 22 May 1874 7 February 1959
7 1959-1968 Dönges Theophilus Ebenhaezer 8 March 1898 10 January 1968
8 1968-1983 Vorster Balthazar Johannes 13 December 1915 10 September 1983
9 1983-1983 Thom Hendrik Bernardus 31 December 1905 4 November 1983
10 1984-1988 Botha Pieter Willem 12 January 1916 31 October 2006
11 1988-1998 van der Horst Johannes Gerhardus 19 September 1919 23 April 2003
12 1998-2008 Botha Elizabeth 19 November 1930 16 November 2007
13 2008-2009 Slabbert Frederik Van Zyl 2 March 1940 14 May 2010
14 2009-2019 Rupert Johann Peter 1 June 1950
15 2019- Cameron Edwin 15 February 1953

Notable alumni

See also

References

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External links

  • Stellenbosch University official site

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Stellenbosch University Afrikaans Universiteit Stellenbosch 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 together with the University of Cape Town which received full university status on the same day in 1918 5 Stellenbosch University abbreviated as SU designed and manufactured Africa s first microsatellite SUNSAT launched in 1999 6 Stellenbosch UniversityUniversiteit Stellenbosch or Stellenbosch UniversiteitMotto Latin Pectora roborant cultus rectiMotto in EnglishA sound education strengthens the spiritTypePublicEstablished2 April 1918 104 years ago 1918 04 02 EndowmentZAR 1 483 99 million 1 Academic staff1028 2 Administrative staff2183 2 Undergraduates25 042 3 Postgraduates10 051 3 LocationStellenbosch Western Cape South Africa SA 33 55 58 S 18 51 51 E 33 93278 S 18 86417 E 33 93278 18 86417 Coordinates 33 55 58 S 18 51 51 E 33 93278 S 18 86417 E 33 93278 18 86417Campus2 suburban and 2 urbanColoursMaroon NicknameMatiesAffiliationsAAU ACU CHEC HESA IAUMascotPokkel 4 Websitewww wbr sun wbr ac wbr zaStellenbosch University was the first African university to sign the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities 7 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 8 Contents 1 History 2 Name 3 Rankings 4 Location 5 Language 6 Student profile 7 Faculties and schools 8 Facilities and services 9 Sport 10 Student housing 11 Controversies 12 Leaders 13 Notable alumni 14 See also 15 References 16 External linksHistory Edit The Ou Hoofgebou Former Main Administration building now the Law Faculty on Stellenbosch University campus Stellenbosch University Museum The origin of the university can be traced back to the Stellenbosch Gymnasium which was founded in 1864 and opened on 1 March 1866 The first five students matriculated in 1870 but capacity did not initially exist for any tertiary education However in the 1870s the Cape Colony s first locally elected government took office and prioritised education In 1873 four of the five 1870 matriculates became the institution s first graduates by attaining the Second Class Certificate through distance learning and the gymnasium s student numbers rose to over a hundred In 1874 a series of government acts provided for colleges and universities with generous subsidies and staff A personal intervention by the Prime Minister in the same year ensured that Stellenbosch qualified after initially being allocated to be purely a secondary school Later in 1874 the institution acquired its first Professor and in the coming few years its capacity and staff grew rapidly Its first academic senate was constituted at the beginning of 1876 when several new premises were also acquired The first MA degree in Stellenbosch and in South Africa was completed in 1878 and also in that year the Gymnasium s first four female students were enrolled 9 10 The institution became the Stellenbosch College in 1881 and was located at the current Arts Department In 1887 this college was renamed Victoria College when it acquired university status on 2 April 1918 it was renamed once again to Stellenbosch University 11 Initially only one university was planned for the Cape but after the government was visited by a delegation from the Victoria College it was decided to allow the college to be a university if it could raise 100 000 12 290 1 Jannie Marais a wealthy Stellenbosch farmer bequeathed the money required before his death in 1915 12 291 There were certain conditions to his gift which included Dutch Afrikaans having equal status to English and that the lecturers teach at least half their lectures in Dutch Afrikaans By 1930 very little if any tuition was in English 12 291 In December 2014 specialists at the university performed the first successful penis transplantation on a 21 year old man 13 Name EditAlthough the university was originally named the University of Stellenbosch Afrikaans Universiteit van Stellenbosch it nowadays uses two forms the English version Stellenbosch University abbreviated SU and the Afrikaans version Universiteit Stellenbosch abbreviated US 14 15 In all its official documents such as degree certificates as well as the university coat of arms both the English Stellenbosch University and the Afrikaans Universiteit Stellenbosch are used Rankings EditSee also Rankings of universities in South Africa and Rankings of business schools in South Africa University rankingsGlobal OverallARWU World 16 401 500QS World 17 361THE World 18 251 300Regional OverallQS BRICS 19 51THE Africa 20 2The university is one of only three public universities in the Western Cape and one of about 20 universities in the country In the latest edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings Stellenbosch University was ranked in the 251 275 category in the world and third in Africa Another reputable ranking system QS World University Rankings recently ranked the university at 390 in the world and also third in Africa 21 The Leiden University ranked Stellenbosch 395th out of the top 500 universities worldwide on its CWTS Leiden Ranking list of 2013 22 This list also ranked the university second in both South Africa and Africa behind only the University of Cape Town Stellenbosch University consistently ranks in the top 200 worldwide in law politics and geography Stellenbosch University is ranked in the top 100 worldwide in development studies theology agriculture and forestry 23 In 2012 Webometrics ranked Stellenbosch s web footprint 2nd largest in Africa again behind the University of Cape Town 24 The University of Stellenbosch Business School s MBA program was ranked 65th out of 100 MBA programmes of the leading business schools in the world the Aspen Institute s 2011 12 edition of its Beyond Grey Pinstripes survey The USB is also the only business school in South Africa as well as the rest of the continent to be included in the Top 100 list 25 The University of Stellenbosch Business School has triple accreditation AMBA EQUIS and AACSB accreditation and is ranked second in Africa by Eduniversal The University of Stellenbosch Business School is ranked in the top 100 worldwide in executive education by Financial Times 26 Location Edit View over the Red Square of Stellenbosch University with the peak The Twins beyond Stellenbosch 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 campus in Stellenbosch the Tygerberg campus where the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is situated the Bellville Park campus where the University of Stellenbosch Business School USB is situated and the Saldanha campus housing the Faculty of Military Science at the Military Academy of the South African National Defence Force Language EditStellenbosch University used to be a predominantly Afrikaans medium university However as the student body became more diversified pressure mounted for more classes in English Today the university s language policy 27 promotes multilingualism as a means to increase equitable access for all students and staff Afrikaans English and Xhosa are used in academic administrative professional and social contexts and classes are offered in Afrikaans and English Students are allowed to write their assignments tests and examinations in English or Afrikaans The language of tuition also varies depending on the faculty The Faculty of Arts for example is 40 English so courses are lectured bilingually and the language of most handouts or prescribed material is determined by the student citation needed At postgraduate level the language of tuition is determined by the composition of the class Most advanced postgraduate courses are conducted in English According to the 2016 language profile of the university 40 7 of its students stated Afrikaans as their home language 46 1 stated English 0 9 stated English and Afrikaans and 3 1 of students stated isiXhosa as their home language 28 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 still offering tuition in Afrikaans 29 It is situated in the Western Cape province where 67 of the population have Afrikaans as home language and the only one of four universities in the province to offer degree courses in Afrikaans Due to this it is held in high regard by the Afrikaner community The university annually hosts the SU Woordfees a predominantly Afrikaans language festival of the written and spoken word 30 Student profile EditStellenbosch University s student racial profile is as follows 31 Ethnic enrolment 2018 Percentage TotalnumberWhite 58 1 18 455Coloured 18 1 5 749Black 20 1 6 384Indian 3 1 984Total 100 31 572Faculties and schools Edit Wilgenhof Residence Theological Seminary Stellenbosch University consists of about 150 departments divided amongst 10 faculties It also has more than 40 research and other institutions The faculties that are situated on the main campus are citation needed Arts and Social Sciences Science Education AgriSciences Law Theology Economic and Management Sciences EngineeringThe faculties and schools that are not situated on the main campus are citation needed Military Science situated in Saldanha Bay Medicine and Health Sciences situated in Tygerberg University of Stellenbosch Business School situated in BellvilleThe Southern African node of the Pan African University is based in South Africa and will concentrate on space sciences 32 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 was hoped to open in February 2010 33 According to University World News however The PAU project continues in other regions although Southern Africa has been lagging behind 34 Facilities and services Edit Rooiplein The Stellenbosch University 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 UNIVAC 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 with two concert halls The Conservatory is the home of the internationally acclaimed 35 Stellenbosch University Choir who along with being the oldest South African choir have received numerous awards overseas 36 The university also has a 430 seat theatre known as the HB 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 Botanical Garden Bonsai Collection The Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden is the oldest university botanical garden in South Africa 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 a mix of music news entertainment and campus news over the entire Stellenbosch area at 92 6 FM The university also distributes regular publications Die Matie appearing every fortnight for its students and Kampusnuus appearing monthly for its staff An official yearbook Stellenbosch Student is published annually and presented to all graduating students Matieland 37 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 EditSports facilities for the more than 30 competitive and recreational sports that are supported by the university include Danie Craven Stadium two large swimming pools one under roof the Coetzenburg Centre a multi purpose center for ceremonies and indoor sports playing fields including two artificial hockey fields a gymnasium and a new football complex The university offers several sports to its students Some of them are 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 and yachting 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 Student housing EditStellenbosch has 34 residence halls in configurations for women only men only and mixed gender Each residence is supervised by a resident head assisted by a House Committee of senior students The House Committee assists students with security maintenance and social programs Each first year student on campus gets access to a be well mentor who assist them with their social emotional transition from school to university Each residence for undergrads incorporates a laundry room a common living room and a dining hall where meals are provided for which students book beforehand on their student account The number of available rooms in university residences is limited which requires some students to find private boarding 38 Students in private lodgings are assigned to one of 6 Private Student Organisations PSO also known as Private Wards These PSOs give private students exposure to the same campus experience as students residing in residences The oldest residence is Wilgenhof men s residence established in 1903 39 The PSO wards are grouped into six clusters with nearby residences to form student communities a seventh cluster is on the Tygerberg campus 40 For each of these clusters a hub facility is being built of which two have already been completed namely amaMaties and Wimbledon In this way day students can enjoy the same benefits as residence students such as mentor support meals and a well appointed place to go to between classes Controversies EditThere have been several incidences spelling of racism at the university since 1994 with the latest being of a white student urinating into study material of a black student 41 Leaders Edit 42 RectorPeriod Surname Name s Date of Birth Date of Death1 1919 1925 Cillie Gabriel Gideon 10 September 1870 1 April 19581925 1934 None2 1934 1955 Wilcocks Raymond William 23 January 1892 16 March 19673 1955 1970 Thom Hendrik Bernardus 31 December 1905 4 November 19834 1970 1979 de Villiers Jan Naude 17 August 19235 1979 1993 de Vries Michiel Josias 5 May 1933 5 July 20026 1993 2002 van Wyk Andreas Hercules 17 September 19417 2002 2007 Brink Chris 31 January 19518 2007 2014 Botman Hayman Russel 18 October 1953 28 June 20149 2014 de Villiers Willem Johan Simon 26 September 1959ChancellorPeriod Surname Name s Date of Birth Date of Death1 1918 1919 Marais Johannes Izak 23 August 1848 27 August 19192 1919 1931 Vos Pieter Jacobus Gerhard 29 October 1842 31 October 19313 1931 1932 de Villiers Jacob Abraham Jeremias 14 December 1868 16 September 19374 1932 1939 Moorrees Adriaan 18 August 1855 17 November 19385 1939 1941 Kestell af John Daniel 15 December 1854 9 February 19416 1941 1959 Malan Daniel Francois 22 May 1874 7 February 19597 1959 1968 Donges Theophilus Ebenhaezer 8 March 1898 10 January 19688 1968 1983 Vorster Balthazar Johannes 13 December 1915 10 September 19839 1983 1983 Thom Hendrik Bernardus 31 December 1905 4 November 198310 1984 1988 Botha Pieter Willem 12 January 1916 31 October 200611 1988 1998 van der Horst Johannes Gerhardus 19 September 1919 23 April 200312 1998 2008 Botha Elizabeth 19 November 1930 16 November 200713 2008 2009 Slabbert Frederik Van Zyl 2 March 1940 14 May 201014 2009 2019 Rupert Johann Peter 1 June 195015 2019 Cameron Edwin 15 February 1953Notable alumni EditJames L Barnard civil engineer and pioneer of biological nutrient removal in wastewater treatment Johannes Christiaan de Wet legal scholar professor recognized as South Africa s most influential jurist Friedel Sellschop physicist and pioneer in the field of Nuclear physics Baron Steyn British Law Lord Lord of Appeal in Ordinary John Dugard professor of international law at Leiden University former member of the International Law Commission ad hoc judge of the International Court of Justice Lourens Ackermann former justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa Edwin Cameron Rhodes scholar and justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa Johan Froneman lawyer and justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa Koos Bekker businessman billionaire chairman of Naspers James Leonard Brierley Smith ichthyologist organic chemist and university professor First to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth at the time thought long extinct Jacob de Villiers judge Chief Justice of South Africa from 1929 to 1932 Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet politician lawyer and judge Chief Justice of South Africa and acting Governor General from 1943 to 1945 Henry Allan Fagan judge Chief Justice of South Africa from 1957 to 1959 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 and academic Naledi Pandor South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation South Africa Christo Wiese businessman former billionaire chairman of Shoprite South Africa Jan Steyn judge and development leader Beyers Naude theologian and anti apartheid activist Fritz Brand judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa Jannie Mouton businessman founder and chairman of PSG Group Monique Nsanzabaganwa economist politician and Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda Sir David de Villiers Graaff 3rd Baronet businessman Etienne Leroux writer and member of the South African Sestigers literary movement Stuart Abbott rugby player and former economics student Sandra Botha former Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly for the Democratic Alliance South Africa Paul Cilliers philosopher and complexity theorist Markus Jooste South African businessman and the former CEO of Steinhoff International Ruann Coleman artist and sculptor Pierre de Vos constitutional law scholar Abraham H de Vries writer Mark Nigrini academic accounting professor Mari Rabie Rhodes scholar triathlete Leopoldt van Huyssteen soil scientist Danie Craven prominent Rugby player and sport administrator Riaan Cruywagen prominent news reader and voice artist Willim Welsyn singer songwriter guitarist and podcaster Brian Currin leading Human Rights lawyer Casper de Vries actor and comedian Johan Degenaar philosopher Estian Calitz economics professor Billy Downer public prosecutor Cromwell Everson composer of the first Afrikaans opera Alfredo Tjiurimo Hengari political scientist James Barry Munnik Hertzog former Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa Mike Horn South African adventurer Liza Grobler artist Elsa Joubert novelist Uys Krige playwright poet and translator Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven poet who composed words of Afrikaner anthem Die Stem John Laredo anti apartheid campaigner Lulu Latsky first woman to earn a PhD at Stellenbosch 1930 zoologist and writer Magnus Andre De Merindol Malan last Minister of defence during the Apartheid era D C S Oosthuizen Daantjie Oosthuizen philosopher Christian critic of Apartheid Mark Patterson private equity investor and founder of MatlinPatterson Global Advisors Peet Pienaar controversial performance artist Andre du Pisani political scientist and professor at University of Namibia Vern Poythress Calvinist philosopher and New Testament scholar Johann Rupert businessman and founding trustee of the Nelson Mandela Children s Fund Rona Rupert musician and author of 33 Afrikaans books Johannes du Plessis Scholtz philologist art historian and art collector Frederik van Zyl Slabbert former opposition politician who became chancellor of Stellenbosch University Jan Smuts former South African Prime Minister Zanne Stapelberg opera singer Tom Dreyer novelist and poet writing in both English and Afrikaans Sampie Terreblanche former professor of Economics at Stellenbosch and founder member of the Democratic Party Craig Tiley CEO of Tennis Australia and Director of the Australian Open Gerhard Totemeyer former Namibian Deputy Minister of Local and Regional Government and Housing Jonathan Trott England Cricketer Hendrik W H W van der Merwe BA 1956 MA 1957 founder of the Centre for Intergroup Studies University of Cape Town Deon van der Walt internationally renowned opera singer Japie van Zyl deputy director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Ntsiki Biyela winemaker and businesswomen Attie van Heerden Olympian rugby union and rugby league footballer Ernst van Heerden leading Afrikaans poet Johannes Frederik Janse Van Rensburg former leader of the Ossewabrandwag Eben Donges South African politician who was elected State President of South Africa but died before he could take office Andries Treurnicht politician Minister of Education during the Soweto Riots founded and led the 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 Francois Malan former apartheid era Prime Minister of South Africa Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom former apartheid era Prime Minister of South Africa Taryn Young physician and epidemiologist Martin Welz investigative journalist and editor of South African investigative magazine Noseweek Claudette Schreuders South African sculptor and painter Lydia Baumbach classical scholar Henda Swart South African mathematician 43 Vuyokazi Mahlati social entrepreneur gender activist and global director of the International Women s Forum Marina Joubert senior science communication researcher at Stellenbosch University Ashley Burdett Zimbabwean cricketer Stefanus Gie diplomat Professor Novel Njweipi Chegou molecular biologist and winner of the Royal Society Africa Prize in 2022 See also EditList of South African open access repositories Rankings of universities in South AfricaReferences Edit Stellenbosch University Annual Report 2011 PDF University of Stellenbosch p 83 Archived PDF from the original on 11 April 2019 Retrieved 21 May 2013 a b Statistical Profile www sun ac za Archived from the original on 9 April 2018 Retrieved 28 March 2018 a b Error www sun ac za Archived from the original on 29 March 2018 Retrieved 28 March 2018 Meet Pokkel the Maties mascot Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Matie News 18 February 2009 Space in South Africa Space Lab www spacelab uct ac za Retrieved 24 May 2022 SUNSAT eoPortal Directory Satellite Missions directory eoportal org Archived from the original on 10 May 2017 Retrieved 27 February 2017 Botman H Russel 20 October 2010 Signing of the Berlin Declaration Thesis hdl 10019 1 4828 Stellenbosch University SEC CERT Archived from the original on 23 October 2020 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