Walter Sisulu University WSU Campuses and Branches
Walter Sisulu University Campuses and Branches – Check Below:
Campuses and Faculties
1.Walter Sisulu University Umthatha Main Campus
Mthatha Campus Overview
Walter Sisulu University runs 186 academic programmes accredited by the Council of Higher Learning. WSU is a university of technology in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape.
The Mthatha campus of Walter Sisulu University has two delivery sites:
- Nelson Mandela Drive
- Zamukulungisa Heights.
Faculties
- Commerce & Administration
- Educational Sciences (one of the best in South Africa, offering an extensive range of programmes)
- Health Sciences
- Humanities, Social Science & Law
- Natural Sciences
Mission Statement
1.Provide an educationally vibrant and enabling environment that is conducive to the advancement of quality academic, moral, cultural and technological learner-centred education for holistic intellectual empowerment, growth and effective use of information; Provide and maintain the highest possible standards in innovative learning and teaching, applied, basic and community-based research and community partnerships in cooperation with development agencies, the public and private sectors
2.Provide affordable, appropriate, career-focused and professional programmes that address rural development and urban renewal with primary emphasis on science, technology and development studies
Create a new generation of highly-skilled graduates capable of understanding and addressing complex societal challenges, with critical scholarly and entrepreneurial attributes grounded on morally sound work ethics and responsible leadership
Notable Alumni
- Nonkululeko Gobodo CA(SA), first black woman CA(SA) (BCom)
- Terence Nombember CA(SA), Auditor-General of South Africa since 2006 to 2013 (BCom 1982)
Values
- Academic Freedom: In line with our vision and mission as an accountable institution, we acknowledge our right to exercise academic freedom in a responsible way, in teaching and learning, in research and in community service.
- Access and Success: We provide equitable access to higher and continuing education at all stages of adult life to students who have a potential to succeed.
- Quality: We commit to institution-wide quality management, value and reward excellence and uphold and protect the integrity of the University.
- Transformation: We are committed to addressing equity imperatives, diversity, and entrepreneurship and to democratic governance.
- People Development: We are committed to the optimum development of the human resources potential and leadership capacity of all staff.
- Caring University: We commit to mutual respect, ubuntu, humility, good citizenship, student centredness and endorse and uphold all principles of Batho Pele*.
- Resource Consciousness: We commit to utilising the University’s resources prudently and responsibly at all times with a view to adding maximum value to the institution.
2.Walter Sisulu University Buffalo City Campus
Walter Sisulu University Buffalo City Campus – See Details Below:
Buffalo City – Overview
The Buffalo City Campus has seven delivery sites:
- Potsdam
- College Street
- Camridge Street
- Chiselhurst
- Bhisho
- Absa Stadium
- Heritage Building.
The Buffalo City Campus’s Potsdam site is the main site and is situated in the luscious Eastern Cape countryside.
It is ideally situated in the Border Region to serve the students of Eastern Cape who would have travelled far to study and encouraged further migration of educated people.
This campus boasts modern buildings and green landscaped surroundings with a natural spring around which the campus was designed.
Residences
This campus has residential facilities for students which are normally filled to capacity.
Facilities
- Up to 20 sports offered including soccer, netball tennis rugby
- Indoor sports: basketball, volleyball, karate and aerobics
- The Great Hall has a capacity of 800; it is used for sports or formal functions
- Health Services Unit.
Programmes
The campus offers a variety of programmes:
- Human Resource Management
- Management of Training
- Office Management & Technology
- Accountancy
- Public Management
- Administrative Management
- Marketing
- ND: Financial Information Systems
- Small Business Management.
History
| Potsdam Campus began as the Ciskei Technikon; 66 students were accommodated in Wongama Building | |
| 1989 | Academic programmes commenced with certificate courses |
| 1989 | Midyear diploma courses were initiated |
| 1997 | Official opening of Campus with students graduating at the first graduation ceremony. |
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5201 Chiselhurst, East London
Eastern Cape, South Africa
3.Walter Sisulu University Butterworth Campus
Walter Sisulu University Butterworth Campus – Check Below:
Butterworth Campus Overview
The Butterworth Campus serves mainly the disadvantaged rural areas with a delivery site at Ibika.
It lies about 5 km away from the relatively small town of Butterworth. The countryside surrounding this small town is very beautiful and it has a fair share of tourist attractions.
The University campus serves mostly the food industry.
Faculties
WSU Butterworth Campus has three faculties that offer 35 programmes of study that includes BA Technology Degrees:
- Business Management Science & Law
- Science, Engineering & Technology
- Education.
Facilities & Services
A wide variety of student services are offered:
- Academic
- Counselling
- Health Services
- Leadership Development
- Outreach Programmes
- Sport & Cultural Societies.
Programmes
- ND:Consumer Science
- ND: Building
Residences
The Butterworth Campus offers residential accommodation and off-site accommodation at the other satellite campuses.
History
| 1985 | Established as an engineering campus of the Eastern Cape Technikon |
| 1994 | Received autonomy |
| 2004 | Butterworth Campus is home to 9,000 students |
| 2005 | Merger between ECT, Border Technikon and the University of Transkei forming the Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science, Eastern Cape |
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Eastern Cape, South Africa
4.Walter Sisulu University Komani Campus
Walter Sisulu University Komani Campus – Check Below:
Komani Campus Overview
The Komani Campus of Walter Sisulu University has two delivery sites :
- Masibulele
- Grey Street.
Programmes
- Accountancy
- Advanced Certificate in Education
- BTech: Cost and Management Accounting
- Financial Information Systems
- Human Resources Management
- Public Management.
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5319 Komani
Eastern Cape, South Africa