Universities in South Africa
Name↕ | Institution↕ | Location↕ | Founded↕ | Closed↕ | Notes↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bond South Africa | Bond South Africa | Sandton | 2004 | Reopened as a new institution. Now Varsity College, part of IIE | |
Border Technikon | Border Technikon | East London | 2005 | Merged. Now part of Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science | |
University of Bophuthatswana | University of Bophuthatswana | Potchefstroom | 2004 | Now part of North-West University | |
University of the Cape of Good Hope | University of the Cape of Good Hope | Cape Town | 1873 | 1916 | Renamed University of South Africa |
Cape Technikon | Cape Technikon | Now part of Cape Peninsula University of Technology | |||
University of Durban-Westville | University of Durban-Westville | Westville | 1972 | 1 January 2004 | Now part of University of KwaZulu-Natal |
Eastern Cape Technikon | Eastern Cape Technikon | Butterworth | 1994 | 2005 | Now part of Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science |
Medical University of South Africa | Medical University of South Africa | Ga-Rankuwa | 1976 | 1 January 2005 | Now part of University of Limpopo |
Technikon Natal | Technikon Natal | Durban | Now part of Durban University of Technology | ||
University of the North | University of the North | Polokwane | 1959 | 1 January 2005 | Now part of University of Limpopo |
University of Natal | University of Natal | Pietermaritzburg, Durban | 1910 | 1 January 2004 | Now part of University of KwaZulu-Natal |
University of North-West, formerly the University of Bophuthatswana | University of North-West, formerly the University of Bophuthatswana | Mafikeng | 1 January 2004 | Now part of North-West University | |
Port Elizabeth Technikon. | Port Elizabeth Technikon. | Port Elizabeth, George | 1882 | 2005 | Now part of Nelson Mandela University |
University of Port Elizabeth | University of Port Elizabeth | Port Elizabeth | 31 January 1964 | 2005 | Now part of Nelson Mandela University |
Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education | Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education | Potchefstroom | 29 November 1869 | 1 January 2004 | Now part of North-West University |
Rand Afrikaans University | Rand Afrikaans University | Johannesburg | 1967 | 2005 | Now part of University of Johannesburg |
Technikon SA | Technikon SA | 1 January 2004 | Now part of University of South Africa | ||
Transvaal University College | Transvaal University College | Johannesburg, Pretoria | 1906 | 1910/1930 | Predecessor 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 Transkei | University of Transkei | Transkei | 1977 | 2005 | Now part of Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science |
University of Gazankulu | University of Gazankulu | Giyani | ? | ? | Probably distributed between the University of Venda and the University of Limpopo |
Vista University | Vista University | Multi-city campus university | 1981 | 2004/2005 | Now 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 Witwatersrand | Technikon Witwatersrand | Johannesburg | 1925 | 2005 | University of Johannesburg |
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