University of Fort Hare
The University of Fort Hare is a public university in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was an important university for black Africans from 1916 to 1959.
| Motto | In lumine tuo videbimus lumen ("In your light we shall see the light") |
|---|---|
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1916 |
| Chancellor | Dumisa Buhle Ntsebeza |
| Vice-Chancellor | Sakhela Buhlungu[1] |
| Students | 13,331 (2015) |
| Location | , , 32°47′13.4″S 26°50′56.7″E |
| Website | http://www.ufh.ac.za/ |
The Union (Fort Hare University)
It offered a Western-style, academically excellent education to students from across sub-Saharan Africa, creating a black African elite. Nelson Mandela studied at the university during his early years before leading a group of students on a political strike and getting expelled.
References
- "University of Fort Hare appoints Prof Sakhela Buhlungu as new vice chancellor". No. Times Media Group. Time Live. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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