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Introduction

The higher education system in South Africa is currently witnessing tremendous transformation. A country where the apartheid legacy still lingers on, the main challenge is to provide quality and competitive education to the people of the country. Most institutions of higher education in the country have changed their policies to suit the needs of the present day competition.
The universities and technikons in the country are autonomous in nature providing more than a million students in the country quality education. The 21 public universities, 15 technikons and a number of colleges are reporting to their own respective council rather than the government. A number of universities in the country are known the world over for imparting cutting edge research education. Of late, there has been huge addition in the number of privately held institutions that are offering quality education.

Education is one of the main priorities of the government and hence a huge slice of the budget – almost 20 percent – goes to it. The government has plans to increase the outlay on education further. The objective is to better the overall education scenario.

Most institutions vary greatly in quality and size. However, one common thing about them is that they bring rich diversity to the education sector in the country.

Admission Season in South Africa

The universities in South Africa have a full and balanced semester system. The South African academic year is different from the academic years in other nations. Semester I runs from February through June. Semester II begins in late July and ends late November. There are breaks in December and January as well as mid-semester breaks during the continuation of the program.

List of Major Universities

South Africa Universities
Name & Address	Phone & Email
University of Stellenbosch Business School	Email: usbcom@usb.sun.ac.za
University of Venda University Road Thohoyandou Limpopo Province South Africa-0950	Ph: +27 15 962 8000 Fax: +27 15 962 4749 Email: info@univen.ac.za Web: www.univen.ac.za
University of The Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa	Ph: +27 11 717 1000 Fax: +27 11 717 1065 Web: www.wits.ac.za
University of The Western Cape Modderdam Road Bellville 7535 South Africa	Ph: +27 21 959 2627 Email: smkhwanazi@uwc.ac.za Web: www.uwc.ac.za
Walter Sisulu University Private Bag X1 Unitra 5117	Ph: +27 47 502 2111 Fax: +27 47 502 2211 Email: info@wsu.ac.za Web: www.wsu.ac.za
University of Zululand Private Bag X1001 Kwadlangezwa 3886	Ph: +27 35 902 6029 Web: www.uzulu.ac.za
Cape Peninsula University of Technology P.O. Box 652 Cape Town 8000 South Africa	Ph: +27 21 460 3911 Web: www.cput.ac.za
Durban University of Technology	Ph: +27 31 308 5111 Fax: +27 31 308 5194 Web: www.dit.ac.za
Durban University of Technology (ML Sultan Campus) 41/43 Centenary Road Durban-4001	Ph: +27 31 308 5111
Durban University of Technology (Brickfield Campus) 96 Brickfield Road Durban-4001	Ph: +27 31 203 1715 / 1750
Tshwane University of Technology Private Bag X680 Pretoria 0001 South Africa	Ph: +27 12 382 5114 Fax: +27 82 239 2800 Web: www.tut.ac.za
Central University of Technology Private Bag X20539 Bloemfontein 9300 South Africa	Ph: +27 51 507 3911 Fax: +51 507 3199 Email: ntheron@cut.ac.za Web: www.cut.ac.za
Industrial Engineering Stellenbosch University Room M414 4th Floor Mechanical & Industrial Building Banghoek Avenue Stellenbosch	Ph: +27 21 808 4237 Fax: +27 27 808 4245 Web: www.ie.sun.ac.za
Faculty of Agri Sciences Stellenbosch University Ms Hannah Velthuysen Room 1021 JS Marais Building Victoria Street Stellenbosch	Ph: +27 21 808 4802 Fax: +27 21 808 2001 Email: hannah@sun.ac.za
Stellenbosch University Faculty of Law	Ph: +27 21 808 4853 Email: gas@sun.ac.za
Centre for Materials Engineering University of Cape Town Private Bag Rondebosch 7701	Ph: +27 21 650 3172 Fax: +27 21 689 7571 Email: matsec@ebe.uct.ac.za Web: www.mateng.uct.ac.za

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