STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY
Early history
1859: Founding of the Theological Seminary of the Dutch
Reformed Church
1866: Founding of the Stellenbosch Gymnasium, inspired by
the Theological Seminary
1881: The Arts Department of the Stellenbosch Gymnasium
developed into the Stellenbosch College
1887: Stellenbosch College renamed The Victoria College of
Stellenbosch
1915: Bequest by Mr Jannie Marais to establish an
independent Afrikaans university
1918: The Victoria College gave way to an independent
Stellenbosch University
Cape Town Stellenbosch
Western Cape
Cape Town Stellenbosch
Durban
Port Elizabeth
Northern Cape
Western Cape
Eastern Cape
Central Campus
Stellenbosch
Saldanha (Military Science)
Bellville Park (Business School)
Tygerberg (Health Sciences)
5 CAMPUSES
Worcester campus
Ukwanda Rural Clinical School
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10 FACULTIESAgriSciences
Arts and Social Sciences
Economic and Management Sciences
Education
Engineering
Medicine and Health Sciences
Law
Military Sciences
Science
Theology
SU VISION
Stellenbosch University is
inclusive, innovative, and future focused:
a place of discovery and excellence where
both staff and students are thought leaders
in advancing knowledge in the service of all
stakeholders
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
• Broadening access
• Sustain momentum on
excellence
• Enhance societal impact
VALUES
Excellence
Shared accountability
Empathy
Innovation
Leadership in service of others
Academic and Research excellence
� 7 Centres of Excellence� DST-NRF Centre for Biomedical TB Research
� DST-NRF Centre for Invasion Biology
� DST-NRF Centre for Epidemiological Modelling &
Analysis (SACEMA)
� DST-NRF Centre on Scientometrics and Science Policy
� National Institute for Theoretical Physics (NITheP)
� Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies
(CRSES)
� SU Water Institute
Academic and Research excellence
� 25 Research Chairs� Human Rights Law
� Science Communication
� Economics of Social Policy
� Intellectual Property
� Property Law
� Engineering Electromagnetics
� Energy Research
� Photovoltaic Systems
� Pavement Engineering
� Advanced Macromolecular Architectures
� Nano-structured Functional materials
� Genetic Tailoring of Biopolymers
� Experimental Petrology
Academic and Research excellence
� 25 Research Chairs (cont.)� Mechanistic Modelling of Health and Epidemiology
� Mathematical and Theoretical Physical Biosciences
� Mycobactomics
� Animal Tuberculosis
� TB Biomarkers
� Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
� Agronomy
� Postharvest Technology
� Integrated Wine Sciences
� Meat Science: Genomics to Nutrinomics
� Wastewater Management
� Photonics – Ultrafast and Ultra-intense Laser Science
Academic and Research excellence
� 342 NRF rated scientists
� More than 2,500 active research contracts
� SU highest research output per capita in SA for
4 consecutive years
� 40+ EU funded projects
� 225 PhD’s in 2013 awarded
� 199 Postdoctoral Fellows
http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/stellenbosch-University/research-
2013/2014060201/
Annual income
Student Profile 2013
Female Total 51.4%
PG 49.6%
BCI students Total 34.6%
PG 46.2%
UG 28.7%
AgriSciences 1 745 (25.3%)
Arts and Social Sciences 5 019 (28.9%)
Econ & Management Sciences 7 477 (39.5%)
Education 1 804 (52.2%)
Engineering 3 442 (23.5%)
Medicine & Health Sciences 4 027 (39.4%)
Law 798 (47.4%)
Military Sciences 464 (10.4%)
Science 2 883 (27.6%)
Theology 497 (69%)
Student numbers per faculty (% Postgraduate)
International students 2013
Non-degree UG PG TOTAL
SADC 60 4.0% 543 73.7% 983 53.0% 1586 38.6%
AFRICA non SADC 113 7.4% 38 5.1% 485 26.1% 636 15.5%
OUTSIDE AFRICA 1344 88.6% 156 21.2% 388 35.7% 1888 45.9%
TOTAL NON-SA CITIZENS 1517 737 1856 4110
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS:
TYPE OF ENROLMENT36.9% 17.9% 45.2%
% STUDENTS FROM AFRICA
OUT OF ALL INTERNATIONAL11.4% 78.8% 79.1% 54.1%
FROM AFRICA 173 9.0% 581 3.3% 1468 14.5% 2222 7.5%
OUTSIDE AFRICA 1344 69.9% 156 0.9% 388 3.8% 1888 6.4%
SOUTH AFRICA 413 21.4% 16850 95.8% 8275 81.7% 25538 86.1%
% INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
OUT OF ALL STUDENTS 78.6% 4.2% 18.3% 13.9%
Countries of origin
FROM AFRICA REST OF THE WORLD
NAMIBIA 633
ZIMBABWE 462
NIGERIA 186
KENYA 99
ZAMBIA 92
BOTSWANA 78
LESOTHO 62
DRC 60
TANZANIA 53
GHANA 52
GERMANY 578
USA 301
NETHERLANDS 130
UK 122
FRANCE 77
BELGIUM 69
SWEDEN 65
CHINA 63
CANADA 59
NORWAY 58
OUTGOING STUDENT MOBILITY 2013
Type of programme• Semester exchanges 66 (351)
• Short programmes: academic 52
• Short programmes: non-academic 4
• Summer Schools: Partners 45
• Summer Schools: Independent 22
• Overseas Conference Grant 24
• Overseas Research Visit 15
• Erasmus Mundus: exchange 13
• Erasmus Mundus: full degree 13
• Joint/Double degree 4
TOTAL 258
OUTGOING STUDENT MOBILITY 2013
Level of study
• Bachelors 102
• Postgraduate Law 3
• Postgraduate Diploma 6
• Honours 19
• Master’s 76
• PhD 52
TOTAL 258
Faculties
• AgriSciences 20
• Arts & Social Sciences 99
• Econ & Management Sciences 51
• Education 15
• Engineering 27
• Law 16
• Medicine & Health Sciences 4
• Science 22
• Theology 4
TOTAL 258
OUTGOING STUDENT MOBILITY 2013
Destinations: 34 countries• African countries 11
Top other countries:
• Germany 60
• The Netherlands 35
• China 27
• Sweden 18
• USA 18
• Belgium 16
• United Kingdom 14
• Finland 10
INCOMING STUDENT EXCHANGES 2013
Faculties
• AgriSciences 3
• Arts & Social Sciences 121
• Econ & Management Sciences 140
• Education 1
• Engineering 39
• Law 21
• Science 19
• Theology 7
TOTAL 351
African Footprint: Bilateral Partners
Uganda: Makerere University http://www.makerere.ac.ug/
Tanzania: University of Dar es Salaam http://www.udsm.ac.tz/
Botswana: University of Botswana http://www.ub.bw/
Namibia: University of Namibia http://www.unam.na/
Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe http://www.uz.ac.zw/
Kenya: University of Nairobi http://www.uonbi.ac.ke/
Kenyatta University http://www.ku.ac.ke/
Malawi: University of Malawi http://www.unima.mw/
Ghana: University of Ghana http://www.ug.edu.gh/
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology http://www.knust.edu.gh/
Mozambique: Université Eduardo Mondlane http://www.uem.mz/
Madagascar: Université d’ Antananarivo www.univ-antananarivo.mg/
Cameroon: Université de Yaoundé I http://www.uy1.uninet.cm/
Egypt: American University in Cairo http://www.aucegypt.edu/
AFRICAN FOOTPRINT
� 330 collaborative projects with 51 collaborators in
38 African countries
� PANGEA network - Arts & Social Sciences
� PERI PERI U – Partners Enhancing Resilience to
People Exposed to Risks (RADAR – Research Alliance for
Disaster and Risk Reduction)
� Graduate Schools
�Arts & Social Sciences
�Economic and Management Sciences
� INTRA-ACP projects supported by the EU
TreccAfrica II - Transdisciplinary Training for Resource Efficiency
and Climate Change Adaptation in Africa(II)
http://www.treccafrica.com
PAFROIDPartenariat inter-universitaire entre l'AFRique et l'Océan-Indien pour le Développement
AFIMEGQ
African for Innovation and Mobility,
Exchange, Global, Quality
http://www.afimegq.org/
Sharing Capacity to Build Capacity
for Quality Graduate Training in
Agriculture in African Universities
www.asharecap.com
http://www.ug.edu.gh/p4hpt/
Postgraduate & International Office
� International Academic Networks (IAN)
� International Student Mobility (ISM)
� Postgraduate & International Student Funding (PGISF)
� Postgraduate & International Enrolments (PGIE)
� AFRICAN DOCTORAL ACADEMY (ADA)
� PGIO Finances & Support (PGIO F&S)
� Confucius Institute @ Stellenbosch University (CISU)
THANK YOU