14 Facts About Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Stellenbosch University designed and manufactured Africa's first microsatellite, SUNSAT, launched in 1999.

Stellenbosch University was the first African university to sign the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities.

Jannie Marais, a wealthy Stellenbosch University farmer, bequeathed the money required before his death in 1915.

Stellenbosch University is one of only three public universities in the Western Cape and one of about 20 universities in the country.

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Stellenbosch University is ranked in the top 100 worldwide in development studies, theology, agriculture and forestry.

Stellenbosch University is located about 50 kilometres from Cape Town and is situated on the banks of the Eersterivier in the famous wine-growing region and is encircled by picturesque mountains.

Southern African node of the Pan-African Stellenbosch University is based in South Africa and will concentrate on space sciences.

Stellenbosch University Library has collections scattered around the campus outside of the main facility, and all of which are catalogued on a computerised database, using the university's original mainframe, a UNIVAC.

Stellenbosch University has a 430-seat theatre, known as the HB Thom Theatre and an open-air amphitheatre.

Stellenbosch University has its own radio station known as MFM, situated in the Neelsie.

An official yearbook, Stellenbosch University Student, is published annually and presented to all graduating students.

Stellenbosch University has served as a test site in 2006 for a set of proposed modifications to the rules of rugby union, commonly referred to as the Stellenbosch University Laws.

Stellenbosch University has 34 residence halls in configurations for women only, men only and mixed gender.