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University of Limpopo

Motto	The University of Limpopo for human and environmental wellness in a rural context; finding solutions for Africa!
Type	Public university
Established	1 January 2005 (by merger of existing institutions)
Chancellor	Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
Vice-Chancellor	Mahlo Mokgalong
Location	Mankweng, Limpopo, South Africa
Website	www.ul.ac.za

The University of Limpopo (Afrikaans: Universiteit van Limpopo) is a public university in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. It was formed on 1 January 2005, by merger of the University of the North and the Medical University of South Africa (MEDUNSA). These previous institutions formed the Turfloop and MEDUNSA campuses of the university, respectively. In 2015 the MEDUNSA campus split and became the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University.

History

The University of the North, nicknamed "Turfloop" after its location, was established in 1959 under the apartheid regime's policy of separate ethnically-based institutions of higher learning policy. The university was sited at Turfloop farm about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Pietersburg. The town that grew around the university was named Sovenga, for the three ethnic groups (Sotho, Venda, Tsonga) that Apartheid ideology intended to study there. In reality, most inhabitants refer to the town as Mankweng, after one of the chiefs of the area. Under later apartheid, the University of the North served as a "model" university where dignitaries were brought to show the "viability" of the separate facilities. As such, it received heavy government subsidies, but the real problem was that the students that the university supposedly served were so under-resourced in their standard education that the quality of instruction was placed under incredible demands.

The university was a centre of resistance to apartheid in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s with the SADF occupying the grounds often during those years. After the end of apartheid, the university struggled through various re-organization and rationalization schemes, yet always managed to survive. Enrollment fluctuated wildly in the years after liberation and while some faculty did not transition very easily, others were able to seize upon the new opportunities.

The University of Limpopo is the result of a merger between the former Medical University of Southern Africa and the University of the North, which occurred on 1 January 2005.

The extension of University Education Act of 1959 made provision for the establishment of racially exclusive universities for black South Africans. Under the provisions of the Act, the University College of the North was established about thirty kilometres from the Limpopo Province town of Polokwane on 1 August 1959. The College was placed under the academic trusteeship of the University of South Africa. This formative relationship was maintained until the South African Parliament promulgated the University of the North Act (Act No. 47 of 1969) thus bringing to an end the College status as of 1 January 1970.

The Academic marvel is located in the foothills of the Hwiti (Wolkberg range) in Mankweng township, midway between Polokwane and Tzaneen.

Faculties

Humanities

School of Languages and Communication Studies
School of Social Sciences
School of Education

Management and Law

School of Law
School of Accountancy (SoA)
School of Economics and Management
Turfloop Graduate School of Leadership

Science and Agriculture

School of Physical and Mineral Sciences
School of Molecular and Life Sciences
School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences

Health Sciences

School of Medicine (SOM)
School of Health Science (SHCS)

Ranking

Notable alumni

References

"CHE | Council on Higher Education | Regulatory body for Higher Education in South Africa | Education | Innovation | University | South Africa". www.che.ac.za. Archived from the original on 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
"Home". Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
"Student council turns Turfloop turmoil". Mg.co.za. 29 May 1998. Archived from the original on 2018-08-10. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
"University of Limpopo (UL)". StudentRoom.co.za. 2016-07-12. Archived from the original on 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
"University of Limpopo Historical Background". University of Limpopo. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
University of Limpopo (25 May 2020). "UL Historical Background". University of Limpopo. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
"Faculty of Humanities". Ul.ac.za. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
"Faculty of Management & Law". Ul.ac.za. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
"Faculty of Science and Agriculture". Ul.ac.za. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
"Faculty of Health Sciences". Ul.ac.za. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

External links

University of Limpopo website
Turfloop campus website (previously University of the North website)
Medunsa campus website (previously Medunsa website)

v t e University of Limpopo
People	Chancellor: Vice-chancellor: Mahlo Mokgalong Notable academics Notable alumni
Affiliated hospitals	Dr George Mukhari Hospital

v t e Foundation of Tertiary Institutions of the Northern Metropolis
Members	University of Johannesburg University of Limpopo North-West University University of Pretoria University of South Africa Tshwane University of Technology Vaal University of Technology University of Venda University of the Witwatersrand

Universities in South Africa

University alliances: CHEC; FOTIM; HESA; SERA

Public

Traditional universities	Cape Town Fort Hare Free State KwaZulu-Natal Limpopo North-West Pretoria Rhodes SMU Stellenbosch Western Cape Witwatersrand
Comprehensive universities	Johannesburg Nelson Mandela Unisa Venda Walter Sisulu Zululand
Universities of technology	Cape Peninsula Central Durban Mangosuthu Mpumalanga Sol Plaatje Tshwane Vaal

Private

Design and art schools	AFDA CityVarsity Inscape Design College The Open Window School of Visual Communication
Theological seminaries	College of the Transfiguration Auckland Park Theological Seminary Baptist Theological College of Southern Africa George Whitefield College South African Theological Seminary St John Vianney Seminary
Universities and colleges	CIDA City Campus CTI Education Group Damelin IMM Graduate School of Marketing Institute for Heritage Science and Conservation Midrand Graduate Institute Monash Regenesys Business School St Augustine College of South Africa Stenden South Africa

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List

v t e South African business schools
Business school alliances: South African Business Schools Association
Eastern Cape	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Business School Rhodes Investec Business School - Rhodes University
Free State	University of the Free State Business School
Gauteng	CIDA City Campus Henley Business School South Africa Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) - University of Pretoria Milpark Business School Regenesys Business School Regent Business School Tshwane University of Technology Business School University of Johannesburg Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL) - University of South Africa Wits Business School - University of the Witwatersrand
KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal Management College of Southern Africa
Limpopo	University of Limpopo
North-West	Graduate School of Business and Government Leadership - North-West University Potchefstroom Business School - North-West University
Western Cape	University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business University of Stellenbosch Business School
Rankings

v t e Varsity Sports (South Africa)
Universities	University of Cape Town Stellenbosch University University of Pretoria University of Johannesburg Nelson Mandela University Tshwane University of Technology University of the Free State North-West University University of the Witwatersrand University of the Western Cape University of Fort Hare Rhodes University University of Limpopo Vaal University of Technology
Tournaments	Athletics Basketball Beach Volleyball Cricket Men's football Women's football Field hockey Netball Rugby union Rugby sevens Mountain biking
Seasons	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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