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International Students Stellenbosch University
Academic year:
The academic year runs from early February to mid-December. First
semester: February - June; Second Semester: mid-July - November.
Application Deadlines:
First Semester: 30 September
Second Semester: 30 April
The International Office
The International Office provides full support to international
students, assisting you with:
Degree programmes: Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Honours or Masters Programmes) The medium of tuition for undergraduate and honours courses at Stellenbosch University is Afrikaans. Students from foreign countries who do not have a good working knowledge of Afrikaans may find it difficult to follow lectures. However, students are at liberty to write their assignments, tests and examinations in English. At the postgraduate level a wide variety of programmes are taught in English. Semester in Stellenbosch: Undergraduate or Postgraduate A semester in Stellenbosch is your gateway to:
The
Kayamandi project was started about 4 years ago by the international
students of the University of Stellenbosch under the supervision of the
International Office. Kayamandi (A Xhosa name: Khaya = house; Mandi =
nice) is a predominantly black township - a so-called "informal
settlement" and a sad reality of South Africa's apartheid era. The
population is estimated at about 20,000 people. This project is close to
our hearts and has not only enriched the lives of the people of the
township but also the students involved.
International Programmes Stellenbosch University was
created to provide courses for international students to introduce them
to the South African culture. Courses include:
Xhosa: Language & Culture
Afrikaans for Beginners I & II Afrikaans for Dutch and Flemish speaking students Intensive Afrikaans Course for Beginners: Pretproe (January) and Kaggelklets (June/July) English as a Foreign Language (6-week intensive programmes throughout the year) English for Academic purposes Culture
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Introduction to the South African Wine Industry
Southern African Music
Studies and issues in African and South-African Art
Politics and Cultural Change in Contemporary South Africa
Other
o Overview
of South African History
Economic and Development problems in South Africa and Africa
Public Theology in post apartheid South Africa
Human Resource Management
I will be walking away from this experience a changed and transformed
individual - to this I thank you. Everyone should be exposed to such and
experience.
(2003 Participant, Fordham University, USA)
University life is interwoven with the atmosphere of the town, and the
people of Stellenbosch show a friendly regard for students. In addition,
there is a busy and active campus life, including activities organised
by more than 40 cultural, sporting, religious and political clubs and
societies. Students edit and publish their own newspapers and magazines
and also run the university radio station (MatieFM).
Facilities and services
Stellenbosch is a university town with a population of about 117 000,
excluding students. Founded in 1679 by Simon van der Stel, a Governor of
the Cape of Good Hope, the town is set on the banks of a river in the
wine-growing region and is encircled by majestic mountains. The town is
located 50 km from Cape Town - for swimming, surfing and other
watersports, superb beaches can be reached in half an hour's travel.
Music, theatre and the arts thrive in Stellenbosch, a very active
cultural centre. Small, interesting art galleries are dotted all over
town. During the summer, concertgoers picnic in the gardens surrounding
the local amphitheatre while listening to a variety of musical
performances. A conference centre and hotel, with facilities for music,
theatre and dance, as well as different kinds of dining, have been
established on a nearby wine estate.
International students or researchers who wish to pursue studies at the
University of Stellenbosch will find the necessary information here. For
information on the University, see the section "Our University" at the
University homepage. Click on Academic Courses to visit the online
Postgraduate Prospectus or to link to all the faculties and departments
of the University. We also facilitate English and Afrikaans language
courses.
please click here.
Tel:
+27-(0)21-808 4628
+27-(0)21-808 3799
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Stellenbosch University Private Bag X1
Tel:
+27-(0)21-808 4628 E-mail: interoff@sun.ac.za
Website: http: //www.sun.ac.za
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