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NEWS | The latest information to keep you informed and up to date

Bay star Chuma Isaac takes huge leap towards Springbok dream #R2bP

Reasons to be Proud #R2bP: Loose forward Chuma Isaac believes captaining the South African U20 women’s team has brought her one step closer to her dream of representing the Springboks at senior level.

Celebrations at Happy Valley close off Mandela Month activities

The sounds of African drums, spoken poetry and choral music filled the air at Happy Valley, Humewood, as some of the student societies of Nelson Mandela University celebrated the phased-in revitalisation of the area under the Mandela Month focus.

Women rise at University resilience seminar

More than 100 businesswomen, students and academics packed Nelson Mandela University’s Business School on Second Avenue Campus, Summerstrand, recently for a Women’s Month seminar built around one word: resilience.

First Nation News features Mandela University’s Professor Magda Minguzzi

Architecture Professor Magda Minguzzi was recently featured in the latest edition of First Nation News-FNN as a result of her work and research, grounded in practices of cultural reappropriation.

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EVENTS | Upcoming events on our campuses

LECTURES - MASTERCLASS & RAYMOND MHLABA INSTITUTIONAL PUBLIC LECTURE

You are invited to the Masterclass and Raymond Mhlaba Institutional Public Lecture, where Sonja de Bruyn will deliver the keynote address.

MASTERCLASS - SEED - Creative Arts Entrepreneurship

SEED invites staff and students to join this masterclass on businesses in the creative industry next Thursday, 13 August 2026 at the North Campus Conference Centre.

EVENTS - SAVE THE DATE: Mandela University's Women's Month Celebration

Save the Date for Nelson Mandela University's Women's Month Celebration Event.

EVENTS - SAVE THE DATE: RESEARCH AND INNOVATION WEEK

The Nelson Mandela University community is invited to participate in Research and Innovation Week 2026, which will be held from 31 August to 4 September 2026.

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Study@Mandela | Follow this 4-step process to your future at our university

Step 1: Discovery

See what options are available to you, look at the prospectus and quick guides, make your career choice, find out which courses (qualifications) can get you there and see if you meet the requirements.

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Step 2: Application

Decided what you want to study and meet the requirements?
Right, now you can apply online for admission, for accommodation and for funding.

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Step 3: Admission

Submitted your application? Now you can view your admission status, change your study choice or confirm any admission offer you may have received so that we can reserve a place for you.

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Step 4: Registration

Been admitted to study at Nelson Mandela University? Take part in the orientation programmes, go through the registration process to enrol in your chosen subjects and find out when lectures start.

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PROJECTS | Projects currently underway at our university

Water Saving

Nelson Mandela Bay, including Nelson Mandela University, is presently experiencing a severe drought, and our taps have run dry. This webpage seeks to help you navigate the present crisis on our campuses.

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Naming & Renaming

The Naming and Renaming programme of the University symbolically signals its commitment to transformation in naming places, spaces and buildings that enhance the Mandela name while entrenching the institution’s ever-growing intellectual identity.

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Infrastructure Projects

Have a look at our latest infrastructure projects on our campuses as well as our flagship buildings, projects underway and campus buildings.

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LEARNING AND TEACHING | Insight into our university philosophy

Decolonising our curricula

Realising our vision as a dynamic and comprehensive African institution, which responds to local, national and global needs.

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Humanising our teaching

Nelson Mandela University has adopted a humanising pedagogy as the philosophical underpinning for curriculum transformation.

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Technology-enhanced learning

Both staff and students engage in practices that harness the full potential of technology and modern methodologies.

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Listening to our students

Nelson Mandela University prioritises student voices and supports student involvement in core projects and in curriculum renewal.

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Research, Innovation & Internationalisation | Making a difference

Research

A fundamental aspect of Nelson Mandela University, is producing high quality research that makes an impact.

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Innovation

Innovation is a fundamental part of the education landscape, allowing us to engage in creating new knowledge.

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International Office

Enriching diversity by drawing postgraduate students from SADC, other African countries, and the global community.

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Sustainability

We are committed to working toward making the combined global and continental vision of sustainability a reality.

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Engagement and Transformation | Working with communities

The Engagement and Transformation Portfolio

Co-creating the transformative, responsive University.

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Engagement

Engaging and forming partnerships, interacting with stakeholders and reaching out and contributing towards the sustainable development of the communities we serve.

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Transformation

Promoting institutional transformation through programmatic interventions focusing on the Constitutional principles of human dignity, equality, fairness, non-racism, non-sexism, and redress.

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Hubs of Convergence

The HoC offers physical and intellectual spaces to explore, experiment and reimagine the process of engagement between the University and its communities.

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OUR CAMPUSES | All the information you need about our campuses and libraries

Multimedia gallery

Drone flybys, events, student life and more, see all the pictures and videos of life at Nelson Mandela University.

Virtual tours

For a 360° view of our campuses and various buildings, take a virtual tour through our interactive maps.

Campuses

Find out more about our six campuses located in the Nelson Mandela Metropole and one in the city of George.

Libraries

Printed or digital, online or offline, find all the library resources you need to support assignments and projects.

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NEWS | The latest information to keep you informed and up to date

Bay star Chuma Isaac takes huge leap towards Springbok dream #R2bP

Celebrations at Happy Valley close off Mandela Month activities

Women rise at University resilience seminar

First Nation News features Mandela University’s Professor Magda Minguzzi

EVENTS | Upcoming events on our campuses

LECTURES - MASTERCLASS & RAYMOND MHLABA INSTITUTIONAL PUBLIC LECTURE

MASTERCLASS - SEED - Creative Arts Entrepreneurship

EVENTS - SAVE THE DATE: Mandela University's Women's Month Celebration

EVENTS - SAVE THE DATE: RESEARCH AND INNOVATION WEEK

Study@Mandela | Follow this 4-step process to your future at our university

Step 1: Discovery

Step 2: Application

Step 3: Admission

Step 4: Registration

PROJECTS | Projects currently underway at our university

Water Saving

Naming & Renaming

Infrastructure Projects

LEARNING AND TEACHING | Insight into our university philosophy

Decolonising our curricula

Humanising our teaching

Technology-enhanced learning

Listening to our students

Research, Innovation & Internationalisation | Making a difference

Research

Innovation

International Office

Sustainability

Engagement and Transformation | Working with communities

The Engagement and Transformation Portfolio

Engagement

Transformation

Hubs of Convergence

OUR CAMPUSES | All the information you need about our campuses and libraries

Multimedia gallery

Virtual tours

Campuses

Libraries

MAIL AND PORTALS

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