Vista University
 | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1981 (Closed) |
| Location | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Campus | Urban |
Vista University, South Africa was established in 1981[1] by the apartheid government to ensure that urban black South Africans seeking tertiary education would be accommodated within the townships rather than on campuses reserved for other population groups.[2]
Its campuses were based in Bloemfontein , Daveyton (East Rand), Mamelodi, Port Elizabeth, Sebokeng, Soweto and Welkom. The administrative head office[3] and the Distance Education Campus were located in Pretoria.
The university has since been closed. Its facilities and some members of the staff have been merged into other universities, including:
- the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,[4]
- the University of the Free State,[5]
- the University of Johannesburg,[6]
- the University of Pretoria,[7]
- the University of South Africa [8] (VUDEC) and
- the Vaal University of Technology.[9]
Notable staff
- Paul Avis (deceased), 1970s professional tennis player and clinical psychologist
- Mark Behr, author
- Kagiso Chikane, wife of Frank Chikane
- Alan Clark, CEO of SABMiller[10]
- Kenny Kunene, businessman
- Griezel Matome Raphahlelo, scientist and entrepreneur
- Sipho Seepe, political analyst
References
- ↑ Business Day - News Worth Knowing
- ↑ http://www.careerexpo.co.za/viewinstitution.asp?code=114&con_code=33
- ↑ http://digbib.iuk.hdm-stuttgart.de/epub/volltexte/2003/317/pdf/Rincker.pdf
- ↑ Engaged, People-centred Tertiary Education at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa
- ↑ The Times - Interact with us
- ↑ Business Day - News Worth Knowing
- ↑ Beeld, Vrydag 22 Julie 2005, p. 13: Tukkies dink oor Mamelodi se lot
- ↑ http://www.unisa.ac.za/contents/docs/vudecincorp.19112003.pdf
- ↑ South Africa's universities - SouthAfrica.info
- ↑ "Executive Profile: Alan Jon Clark MA, D.LitteT. Phil.". Bloomberg. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
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