Education

Universities in South Africa

Universities and higher education institutions in South Africa.

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Closed
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Bond South AfricaSandton2004Reopened as a new institution. Now Varsity College, part of IIE
Border TechnikonEast London2005Merged. Now part of Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science
University of BophuthatswanaPotchefstroom2,004Now part of North-West University
University of the Cape of Good HopeCape Town1,8731916Renamed University of South Africa
Cape TechnikonNow part of Cape Peninsula University of Technology
University of Durban-WestvilleWestville1,9721 January 2004Now part of University of KwaZulu-Natal
Eastern Cape TechnikonButterworth1,9942005Now part of Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science
Medical University of South AfricaGa-Rankuwa1,9761 January 2005Now part of University of Limpopo
Technikon NatalDurbanNow part of Durban University of Technology
University of the NorthPolokwane1,9591 January 2005Now part of University of Limpopo
University of NatalPietermaritzburg, Durban1,9101 January 2004Now part of University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of North-West, formerly the University of BophuthatswanaMafikeng1 January 2004Now part of North-West University
Port Elizabeth Technikon.Port Elizabeth, George1,8822005Now part of Nelson Mandela University
University of Port ElizabethPort Elizabeth31 January 19642005Now part of Nelson Mandela University
Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher EducationPotchefstroom29 November 18691 January 2004Now part of North-West University
Rand Afrikaans UniversityJohannesburg1,9672005Now part of University of Johannesburg
Technikon SA1 January 2004Now part of University of South Africa
Transvaal University CollegeJohannesburg, Pretoria1,9061910/1930Predecessor of the University of Pretoria and the University of the Witwatersrand. The University of the Witwatersrand was named the Transvaal University College from 1906 to 1910. The University of Pretoria was established as the Pretoria branch of the Transvaal University College in 1908 and retained that name until 1930.
University of TranskeiTranskei1,9772005Now part of Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science
University of GazankuluGiyani??Probably distributed between the University of Venda and the University of Limpopo
Vista UniversityMulti-city campus university1,9812004/2005Now merged with the Nelson Mandela University, the University of the Free State, the University of Johannesburg, the University of Pretoria, the University of South Africa and the Vaal University of Technology.
Technikon WitwatersrandJohannesburg1,9252005University of Johannesburg
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