Knowledge Institutions — South Africa

A sourced directory of 10,625 knowledge institutions founded across history — universities, libraries and madrasas, with their founding periods and locations. From the Library of Alexandria and Nalanda to Bologna and the Nizamiyya Madrasa. Data compiled from Wikidata (CC0).

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University of Cape Town · University, 1829 CE, South Africa
University of the Witwatersrand · University, 1896 CE, South Africa
Stellenbosch University · University, 1866 CE, South Africa
University of Pretoria · University, 1908 CE, South Africa
University of Fort Hare · University, 1916 CE, South Africa
University of Johannesburg · University, 2005 CE, South Africa
University of South Africa · University, 1873 CE, South Africa
University of KwaZulu-Natal · University, 2004 CE, South Africa
Rhodes University · University, 1904 CE, South Africa
North-West University · University, 2004 CE, South Africa
University of the Free State · University, 1904 CE, South Africa
University of the Western Cape · University, 1959 CE, South Africa
National Library of South Africa · Library, 1998 CE, South Africa
University of Limpopo · University, 2005 CE, South Africa
Nelson Mandela University · University, 2005 CE, South Africa
Durban University of Technology · University, 2002 CE, South Africa
University of Venda · University, 1982 CE, South Africa
Vaal University of Technology · University, 1966 CE, South Africa
University of Zululand · University, 1959 CE, South Africa
Central University of Technology, Free State · University, 1981 CE, South Africa
Tshwane University of Technology · University, 2004 CE, South Africa
Industrial and Mining Water Research Unit · University, 2011 CE, South Africa
Walter Sisulu University · University, 2005 CE, South Africa
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University · University, 2014 CE, South Africa
Cape Peninsula University of Technology · University, 2005 CE, South Africa
University of Mpumalanga · University, South Africa
Jagger Library · Library, South Africa
Mangosuthu University of Technology · University, 1979 CE, South Africa
Darul Uloom Zakariyya · University, 1983 CE, South Africa
Central Public Library Cape Town · Library, 1954 CE, South Africa
University of Durban-Westville · University, 1961 CE, South Africa
Sol Plaatje University · University, 2014 CE, South Africa
IIE MSA · University, 2001 CE, South Africa
University of Cape Town Libraries · Library, 1905 CE, South Africa
Rand Afrikaans University · University, 1968 CE, South Africa
Amazwi South African Museum of Literature · Library, 1972 CE, South Africa
International Library of African Music · Library, 1954 CE, South Africa
Johannesburg City Library · Library, 1935 CE, South Africa
Cory Library for Humanities Research · Library, 1933 CE, South Africa
Orlando East Public Library · Library, 1948 CE, South Africa
Rhodes University Library · Library, 1907 CE, South Africa
Old Merensky Library · Library, South Africa
Akademia · University, 2011 CE, South Africa
Bible Institute of South Africa · University, 1923 CE, South Africa
Saasveld Forestry College · University, 1902 CE, South Africa
Rondebosch Public Library · Library, South Africa