“Stellenbosch is eminently suited to be a university town – here the tired brain will find new inspiration, here the inert intuition can create its odes and sonnets.” – Die Stellenbosse Student – March 1937
Stellenbosch University commemorates her centenary this year with the richly illustrated publication, Stellenbosch University 100: 1918-2018.
On 2 April 1918 the status of Victoria College was elevated to that of the independent University of Stellenbosch (SU). Over the next century, SU was to perform its higher education role within the challenging political, socio-economic, cultural and educational realities of the 20th century. In the first section of the book, Perspectives on 100 Years, seven authors trace this history from the University’s inception, through various challenges, including political and financial, to what it means to be a Matie in academia, sport and student life.
In the second section, the authors provide a glimpse of the academic activities over a century, as seen through the eyes of its ten faculties. In these pages, authored by various members of the University’s academic community, you can follow the path of a university that grew from a handful of people settling at the foot of Stellenbosch Mountain, into a vibrant and cosmopolitan community of more than 30 000 students and 3 000 staff members, spread over five campuses of this world-class academic institution.
“A university is not a lecture-theatre, or a library, or a laboratory; it is not a building or a place at all; its essence is a frame of mind; the true character of a university is the ‘will to knowledge’.” – SJ Shand: The making of a University
Click here to page through some pages of the book.
Choose your copy
Standard edition:
Hardback and foil debossed. Available in English and Afrikaans.
Standard price: R750 per book.
Special offer to SU alumni: R600 per book.
Only R500 per book for orders of 5 or more books (postage excluded).
Collector’s edition:
Bound in leather with raised bands and the title in silver foil.
Only 100 each available in English and Afrikaans.
Signed by the SU Rector with the name of the recipient calligraphied in the book.
Price: R2 500 per book (postage excluded).
Book Specifications
Paper:
Section 1: Text printed on 120gsm Cartridge
Section 2: Text printed on 130gsm Matt Art
Format:
270mm deep x 205mm wide
Extent:
536 full-colour pages plus endpapers
Order information
How to order
– 1 x Book = 30 x 20 x 10cm @ 2.5kg (Estimate)
– 2 x Books = 35 x 30 x 15cm @ 5kg (Estimate)
– 4 x Books = 70 x 60 x 30cm @ 10kg (Estimate)
– 6 x Books = 45 x 30 x 21cm @ 15kg (Estimate)
– 8 x Books = 45 x 30 x 21cm @ 20kg (Estimate)
Banking information for SA payments:
Bank name: Standard Bank
Account name: SU deposit account
Current account number: 073006955
Branch code: 050610
Date account opened: 1999-11-19
Reference: R9805 – SURNAME INITIAL
Proof of payment: Forward electronically to ccerasmus@sun.ac.za
Banking information for international payments:
Bank name: First National Bank
Branch: Stellenbosch
Universal branch code: 250-655
Account number: 62107177083
Account type: Cheque Account
SWIFT Code: FIRNZAJJ
Reference: R9805 – SURNAME INITIAL
Proof of payment: Forward electronically to ccerasmus@sun.ac.za
On Thursday (1 March 2018), Stellenbosch University (SU) officially launched its Centenary publication, Stellenbosch University 100: 1918-2018, and unveiled the Centenary Exhibition at the University Archives on Stellenbosch Campus.
