interstudy: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

  South Africa

Port Elizabeth

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring 
Dates: Middle January - Late June, Early July - Late November

Description: With the adoption by Parliament of the 1964 Act, the bilingual English/Afrikaans Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University came into being, located in the central part of the city, with 320 students and 33 academic staff members. The young university grew steadily and has currently a registration of over 5,600 students in six faculties. In 1970, the university moved to its new and modern campus by the sea, four miles from the city center on the 830 hectares in the suburb of Summerstrand. The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University campus, the largest in the southern hemisphere, virtually surrounded by the sea and coastal dunes, is a proclaimed nature reserve. It is four miles from the city center of Port Elizabeth, the fifth largest city in South Africa with a population of over one million people. Port Elizabeth is truly blessed: miles of golden beaches, temperate climate, extensive sports facilities and its reputation as the "Friendly City", and the continent's famed 'surfer's paradise'.

Highlights: There are several aspects of the interstudy Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University program that set it apart from other study abroad experiences. Among these are:

- Academic flexibility - interstudy's open academic policy allows students to take virtually any course or combination of courses in the undergraduate course catalog, without imposing interstudy course requirements.
- Modern campus located on a beautiful nature preserve only minutes from the golden beaches and crystal blue waters of the Indian Ocean
- Full academic integration - courses are taught by South African professors, in classes filled with South African students.
- Convenient access to sites such as Addo Elephant Park, Maitland Nature Preserve, and Jeffrey's Bay
- Specific academic strengths in Biological & Environmental Sciences, Education, Geology, Nursing, Political Science, and Zoology

Cost in US$: See interstudy website

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to South Africa Independently Or in Groups

Scholarships are Available. - interstudy awards scholarships each semester based on academic merit and/or financial need. Award amounts vary. Scholarship applications may be downloaded from the interstudy website, and must be submitted no later than May 1st for Fall Semester and November 1st for Spring Semester.

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Year Founded: 1980