Sol Plaatje online registration dates 2023-2024
Sol Plaatje online registration dates
About Sol Plaatje University
- The Sol Plaatje University, formerly known as the University of the Northern Cape, debuted in Kimberley, South Africa, in 2014, with a small initial enrolment of 135 students.
- The student complement is expected to steadily increase to 7 500 students by 2024. It was legally established as a public university in accordance with Section 20 of the Higher Education Act of 1997, via Government Notice 630 dated 22 August 2013, and officially opened on 19 September 2013 in Kimberley. The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Blade Nzimande, stated during the opening that this “is the first new institution (in South Africa) to be launched since 1994, and as such is a magnificent sign of the country’s progress.”
- On July 25, 2013, President Jacob Zuma stressed the expansion of academic expert areas that did not exist or were under-represented elsewhere in South Africa. “Given Kimberley’s and the Northern Cape’s rich past,” Zuma said, “it is expected that Sol Plaatje will concentrate on heritage studies, which will cover interrelated academic areas like museum management, archaeology, indigenous languages, and restoration architecture.” Prof Yunus Ballim’s term as founding Vice-Chancellor ended on April 1, 2020, and Prof Andrew Crouch took over as Vice-Chancellor.
Sol Plaatje online registration dates 2023-2024