Nelson Mandela University is ideally located and offers a vast variety of programmes in a multi-cultural and caring environment.

• Our location: Six of Nelson Mandela University’s campuses are in Nelson Mandela Bay and one is located in George. Both are ideal places to spend your student years, offering all the advantages of city living in a friendly and safe environment in spectacular natural surroundings – from beaches and mountains to game reserves and indigenous forest.
• Our learning experience: Nelson Mandela University has more than 500 study programmes, including several fields in which we excel. We are well-known for art and design, building, chartered accounting, engineering, health and environmental sciences and information technology. We hold the SA Research Chairs in nanophotonics, automotive engineering, mechatronics and HIV/Aids in Education. Many programmes include workplace experience as part of the curriculum, giving you the advantage of being able to walk straight into the real world of work.
• Our multiculturalism: We are the most diverse university in South Africa, with African students coming from 34 countries on the continent. We network with leading institutions around the globe to ensure that our students are prized players wherever they find themselves in the job market.
• We care: Nelson Mandela University offers a variety of social and cultural activities, which means you can have fun while you study. There is an extensive range of associations, cultural societies, sport clubs and facilities, allowing you to make new friends, interact with fellow students and explore subjects of mutual interest.

A wide range of student services and support facilities are offered to assist you in every aspect of student life.

Students have access to well-equipped laboratories for specific subjects, lecture halls, libraries, counselling and health services, cafeterias, food courts and coffee shops. Nelson Mandela University also accommodates people with disabilities.