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University of Stellenbosch

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Corporate name headingUniversity of Stellenbosch
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Variant(s)Universiteit van Stellenbosch
See alsoPredecessor: Victoria College of Stellenbosch
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Successor: Stellenbosch University
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Beginning date19180402
Associated countrySouth Africa
LocatedStellenbosch (South Africa)
Found inIts Website, viewed 23 July 2010: home page (Stellenbosch University; Universiteit Stellenbosch)
Don't joke, 1 Sept. 2008/31 Aug. 2009: p. 4 of cover (Stellenbosch University)
Email from university administration, Sept. 8, 2011 (the official names of the university is now Stellenbosch University and Universiteit Stellenbosch)
University website, Sept. 14, 2011 (The earliest roots of the University can be traced back to the 17th century when a beginning was made with regular school instruction. In 1859 the Theological Seminary was founded and in 1866 the Stellenbosch Gymnasium. In 1881, the "Arts Department" of the Stellenbosch Gymnasium became the Stellenbosch College and renamed the Victoria College in 1887. In 1918, Victoria College made way for the independent University of Stellenbosch)
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Wikipedia, Apr. 8, 2014 (Stellenbosch University, formally University of Stellenbosch / Universiteit van Stellenbosch; Stellenbosch Gymnasium, opened Mar. 1, 1866, became Stellenbosch College in 1881, located at current Arts Dept.; in 1887 this college was renamed Victoria College; acquired university status and renamed Stellenbosch University Apr. 2, 1918; the university uses 4 forms of its name: University of Stellenbosch / Stellenbosch University, Universiteit van Stellenbosch / Universiteit Stellenbosch)