RHODES UNIVERSITY (RU)

University of Rhodes
Rhodes campus has grown tremendously over the last few years. Today there are about 150 buildings and 39 residences. Graced with 203 hectares of lovely grounds, an abundance of sport facilities are nestled in the hills of the beautiful and historic city of Grahamstown.

ABOUT


Rhodes University (RU) is a 104 year old institutions located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.


Rhodes University owes its unique character to a combination of factors some historical, some geographical, some cultural and some architectural. An important influence in this respect is the University's smallness, which means that classes are smaller, more personal attention and encourage greater involvement of students in their work.


Today Rhodes has just under 6000 students, with some fifty-five percent living in the University residences. Students come from all over southern Africa, including Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. A number of overseas students enhance the cosmopolitan character of campus life.


RU offers an active Councelling and Careers Centre office, Sport, Student societies, Cultural and extra-curricular activities (a campus radio station, a student newspaper, a chamber choir, a debating society, religious groups, cultural groups, etc)



FACULTIES


Rhodes University has six academic faculties, namely:


-Faculty of Commerce
-Faculty of Education
-Faculty of Humanities
-Faculty of Law
-Faculty of Pharmacy
-Faculty of Science


If you would like to know more about Rhodes University, visit http://www.ru.ac.za/

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Contact Details

For more info on Rhodes University:
Contact number: 046 603 8111
Contact email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.ru.ac.za/