Stellenbosch University

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Stellenbosch University (SU) (Tɛmplet:Lang-af, Tɛmplet:Lang-xh) nyɛla public research university din beStellenbosch, tiŋ din be Western Cape zaŋ n-ti South Africa. Stellenbosch nyɛla university kurili din be South Africa mini oldest extant university in Sub-Saharan Africa, ka daa deei university jilima yuuni 1918.^[1] Stellenbosch University nyɛla bɛ ni daa pilli shɛli ka di nyɛ tuuli Africa's university, SUNSAT ka daa yooi li yuuni 1999.^[2]

Stellenbosch nyɛla din mali 139 bɔhimbu yaɣa mini "faculties" pia ka niŋdi bachelor's (NQF 7) zaŋ hali ni doctoral degrees (NQF 10) silimiinsili balli ni mini gbansabila balla ni.^[3][4] Di nyɛla din mali shikuruti dibaa anu ka di zaa be Western Cape, university ŋɔ nyɛla din mali shikuru bihi ban kalinli yiɣisi 32,000.

Shikuru bihi zaŋ n-ti Stellenbosch University yupaa nyɛ "Maties". Lala yupaa ŋɔ nyɛla din yina Afrikaans bachi "tamatie" ni (ka di gbuni nyɛ kamantooŋɔ ). Lahabali shɛli nyɛla din wuhi ni lala yupaa ŋɔ nyɛla din yina Afrikaans colloquialism maat (ka di gbuni nyɛ "buddy" bee "mate"), ka shikuru bihi zaŋ n-ti University of Cape Town, South African College daa tooi booni ba ("maatjie") .^[5]

University ŋɔ taarihi nyɛla din daa piligi Stellenbosch Gymnasium ka bɛ daa pilli yuuni 1864 ka daa leei yooi li silimiin goli March dahin yini dali yuuni 1866. Bɛ daa tumi kpaɣi shikuru bihi anu yuuni 1870.

Yuuni 1874, gomnanti daa zaŋ o nuu kpɛhi collagɛ nɛma mini universities ka daa sɔŋ yo shikuru bihi laɣa shɛŋa ka kpaɣi karimba nɛma. Yuuni 1874, university maa daa nya di tuuli Professor ka karimba nɛma zaŋ n-ti shikuru ŋɔ daa pahi. Tuuli MA degree ( Stellenbosch mini South Africa) nyɛla din daa naai yuuni 1878 ka daa lahi kpaɣi Gymnasium's tuuli shikuru bihi anahi ban nyɛ paɣaba lala yuuni maa.^[6][7] Shikuru ŋɔ daa leei Stellenbosch College yuuni 1881 ka daa be saha ŋɔ Arts Department. Yuuni 1887, bɛ daa taɣi li yuli Victoria College; din daa niŋ ka di nya university jilima silimiin goli April dabaa ayi dali yuuni 1918 bɛ daa labi boli Stellenbosch University.^[8] Tuuli, university yini koŋko ka bɛ daa niŋ nia ni bɛ zali Cape amaa din daa niŋ ka gomnanti chaŋ Victoria College nyaaŋa, o daa yɛliya ni bɛ chɛ ka collagɛ maa leei university di yi niŋ ka bɛ ni tooi nya £100,000.^[9]Tɛmplet:R/superscript Jannie Marais, Stellenbosch pukari liɣiri lana daa nya lala liɣiri ŋɔ pɔi ka daa kpi yuuni 1915.^[9]Tɛmplet:R/superscript O liɣiri ŋɔ tibu nyɛla din daa chani ni zalkpana nyɛla, di shɛŋa nyɛ Dutch/Afrikaans to ni bɛ nya silimiinsili balli wuhibu ka karimba nɛma to ni bɛ wuhibu pirigili nyɛ Dutch/Afrikaans. Yuuni 1930, silimiinsili wuhibu daa pilli bela bela.^[9]Tɛmplet:R/superscript

Silimiin goli December yuuni 2014, baŋda zaŋ n-ti university maa daa niŋ tuuli penis transplantation yuun pishi ni yini doo ni.^[10]

Stellenbosch University n-daa nyɛ tuuli African university din dihi di nuu gbana zuɣu n-ti Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities.^[11]

Bɛ daa tumi boli university ŋɔ University of Stellenbosch (Afrikaans: Universiteit van Stellenbosch) amaa saha ŋɔ di nyɛla bɛ ni booni shɛli buyi: di silimiinsili boligu Stellenbosch University (ka bɛ ŋmaai li jia SU) mini di Afrikaans boligu Universiteit Stellenbosch (ka bɛ ŋmaai li jia US).^[12][13] Di kundi nɛma puuni kamani degree shɛhira gbana mini university coat of arms nyɛla din mali English "Stellenbosch University" mini Afrikaans "Universiteit Stellenbosch" zaa tumdi tuma.

Stellenbosch nyɛla din be kamani 50 kilometres ka chɛ Cape Town ka nyɛ din miri Eersterivier ("First River"). Stellenbosch University wuhibu nyɛla din niŋdi shikuruti dibaa anu ni.

• Main Campus in Stellenbosch
• Bellville Park Campus (Business School)
• Saldanha Campus (Military Science)
• Tygerberg Campus (Medicine and Health Sciences)
• Ukwanda Rural Clinical (Medicine and Health Sciences)

Stellenbosch University nyɛla din mali bɔhimbu yaɣa 139 mini faculties pia.^[14]

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

Student Enrollment by Race

Year	White (Number)	White (%)	Black African (Number)	Black African (%)	Coloured (Number)	Coloured (%)	Indian (Number)	Indian (%)	Withheld (Number)	Withheld (%)	Total
2015	18,764	62.2%	5,355	17.8%	5,238	17.4%	793	2.63%	-	-	30,150
2016	18,907	61.3%	5,629	18.2%	5,443	17.6%	875	2.84%	-	-	30,854
2017	18,937	59.9%	6,018	19%	5,718	18.1%	952	3.01%	-	-	31,625
2018	18,447	58.1%	6,375	20.1%	5,757	18.1%	996	3.14%	136	0.43%	31,711
2019	17,935	56.6%	6,665	21%	5,747	18.1%	1,005	3.2%	244	0.77%	31,596
2020	17,607	55.5%	6,873	21.8%	5,679	18%	1,004	3.2%	370	1.17%	31,533
2021	17,541	54.4%	7,270	22.5%	5,794	18%	1,087	3.4%	443	1.37%	32,135
2022	16,788	51.6%	7,590	23.3%	5,766	17.7%	1,106	3.4%	1,163	3.6%	32,413
2023	16,770	49.8%	8,270	24.6%	5,735	17%	1,186	3.52%	1,541	4.6%	33,502

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University maa nyɛla public universitiesdibaa ata din be Western Cape zaɣ'yini ka nyɛ din be university nɛma pishi din be tiŋgbani maa ni.

Piiri shɛli Times Higher Education World University Rankings ni daa na yoli niŋ , Stellenbosch University nyɛla din daa dɔni 251-275 pubu ni dunia zaa ka daa dɔni buta zuɣu Africa. QS World University Rankings gba nyɛla ban daa na yoli piigi university ŋɔ suŋ 390 zuɣu dunia zaa ka daa dɔni buta zuɣu Africa.^[15]

Leiden University nyɛla ban daa piigi Stellenbosch 395th univesity nɛma kalinli din yiɣisi 500 puuni dunia zaa CWTS Leiden Ranking yuuni 2013.^[16] Di nyɛla din daa lahi dɔni buyi university shɛŋa din be South Africa mini Africa puuni, di daa pani la University of Cape Town zuɣu.

Stellenbosch University Times Higher Education Ranking 2012 to 2024
Year	World Rank
2024	301–350
2023	251–300
2022	251–300
2021	251–300
2020	251–300
2019	251–300
2018	351–400
2017	401-500
2016	301-350
2015	276-300
2014	301-350
2013	301-350
2012	251-275
[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]

Stellenbosch University nyɛla din daa dɔni 200 bushɛm zuɣu dunia zaa law, politics n-ti pahi geography.

Stellenbosch University nyɛla din daa dɔni 100 dunia zaa development studies, theology, agriculture and forestry.^[31]

Yuuni 2012, Webometrics daa piigi Stellenbosch's web footprint 2nd largest in Africa, di daa lahi doli la University of Cape Town nyaaŋa.^[32]

Bɛ daa piigi University of Stellenbosch Business School's MBA program suŋ 65th MBA programmes 100 puuni.^[33]

University of Stellenbosch Business School nyɛla din mali triple accreditation (AMBA, EQUIS n-ti pahi AACSB accreditation) ka Eduniversal daa pii li suŋ buyi zuɣu Africa. Financial Times daa piigi University of Stellenbosch Business School top 100 dunia zaa executive education puuni.^[34]

Silimiin goli October 2022, lahiʒibu nyɛla din daa niŋ, shikuru bila ŋun nyɛ gbanpiɛlli daa dulim dulim niŋ shikuru bila ŋun daa nyɛ gbansabili "study material" ni.^[35]

In 2023, Vice-Chancellor Wim de Villiers nyɛla bɛ ni daa darigi so tibili.^[36][37] Din daa niŋ ka o zaŋ yaa zaŋ o paɣa ŋahinga kpɛhi university's medical school.^[38][39]

General Management[40]
Prof Wim de Villiers	Rector and Vice-Chancellor
Edwin Cameron	Chancellor
Prof Stan du Plessis	Chief Operating Officer
Prof Hester Klopper	Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Strategy, Global and Corporate Affairs
Prof Nico Koopman	Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Social Impact, Transformation & Personnel
Prof Sibusiso Moyo	Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Studies
Prof Deresh Ramjugernath	Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Learning and Teaching
Dr Ronel Retief	Registrar
Mr Mohamed Shaikh	Executive Manager: Rectorate

Rector[41]
	Period	Surname	Name(s)	Date of Birth	Date of Death
1	1919-1925	Cillié	Gabriël Gideon	10 September 1870	1 April 1958
2	1925-1934	Wilson	Douglas George	25 April 1856
3	1934-1955	Wilcocks	Raymond William	23 January 1892	16 March 1967
4	1955-1970	Thom	Hendrik Bernardus	31 December 1905	4 November 1983
5	1970-1979	de Villiers	Jan Naude	17 August 1923
6	1979-1993	de Vries	Michiel Josias	5 May 1933	5 July 2002
7	1993-2002	van Wyk	Andreas Hercules	17 September 1941
8	2002-2007	Brink	Chris	31 January 1951
9	2007-2014	Botman	Hayman Russel	18 October 1953	28 June 2014
10	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

• James 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.
• 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.
• Leopoldt van Huyssteen, soil scientist.
• Lulu Latsky, first woman to earn a PhD at Stellenbosch (1930); zoologist and writer.
• Novel Njweipi Chegou, molecular biologist and winner of the Royal Society Africa Prize in 2022.
• Henda Swart, mathematician^[42]
• Taryn Young, physician and epidemiologist.

• Fritz Brand, judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa.
• 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.
• 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.
• Monique Nsanzabaganwa, economist, politician and Deputy Governor of the 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 and academic.
• Pierre de Vos, constitutional law scholar.
• Brian Currin, human rights lawyer.
• Billy Downer, public prosecutor.

• Naledi Pandor, South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (South Africa).
• Sandra Botha, former Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly for the Democratic Alliance (South Africa).
• James Barry Munnik Hertzog, former Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa.
• Magnus André De Merindol Malan, last Minister of defence during the Apartheid era.
• Gerhard Tötemeyer, former Namibian Deputy Minister of Local and Regional Government and Housing.
• Johannes Frederik Janse Van Rensburg, former leader of the Ossewabrandwag.
• Eben Dönges, 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 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 who became chancellor of Stellenbosch University.
• Jan Smuts, former South African Prime Minister.

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

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

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

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

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

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