{"id":91925,"date":"2025-10-23T17:18:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/south-africa-has-a-new-private-university-campus"},"modified":"2025-10-23T18:24:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T18:24:00","slug":"south-africa-has-a-new-private-university-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/south-africa-has-a-new-private-university-campus","title":{"rendered":"South Africa has a new private university campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>STADIO has opened the doors to its new Durbanville campus in Cape Town, which is set to welcome its first cohort of students in early 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The campus can accommodate between 4,000 and 5,000 contact-learning students. It will host 20 qualifications across seven fields, offering higher-certificate, undergraduate, and postgraduate degrees.<\/p>\n<p>JSE-listed private education provider STADIO has allocated over R300 million to this new campus, which officially opened on 20 October 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The Durbanville campus brings the company\u2019s total campuses to seven, and is set to welcome its first cohort of students in February 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The campus will feature 29 classrooms and laboratories, a multi-purpose hall accommodating over 1,000 students, and a ground-floor Centre for Academic Success with library, study rooms and support services.<\/p>\n<p>A signature Master Lab for IT will offer an interactive, technology-rich environment centred around a sculptural tree \u2013 a gathering place for collaboration and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Two Engineering laboratories, equipped with 3D printing, mechatronics, and renewable-energy systems, will support the launch of Higher Certificates in Mechatronics and Renewable Energy in 2026. Further labs and degrees will follow in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the campus will host 20 qualifications across seven fields \u2013 Education, IT, Law, Media and Design, Commerce, Architecture and Engineering.<\/p>\n<p>Other facilities at the campus include formal netball courts, multi-use artificial courts for five-a-side soccer, volleyball and basketball, and a partnership with Durbell Rugby Club for competitive rugby.<\/p>\n<p>STADIO Higher Education CEO Stan du Plessis explained that instead of many small, fragmented sites, the company invests in a few strategic campuses that can deliver full academic ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Durbanville campus demonstrates what it means to invest wisely \u2013 to create world-class infrastructure that will serve thousands of students for decades,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that South Africa spends more on post-school education as a share of national income than many wealthier countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYet our graduate output and employability rates remain stubbornly poor. The challenge isn\u2019t funding; it\u2019s how efficiently and effectively we use the resources we already have,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>However, he noted that efficiency is not synonymous with cost-cutting, but rather about freeing resources to expand access and maintain affordability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe deliberately don\u2019t price for the elite end of the market,\u201d he said. \u201cTo serve the nation, we must keep the access price competitive \u2013 and that requires smart systems behind the scenes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Du Plessis explained that STADIO\u2019s investment in its Durbanville campus supports the company\u2019s broader mission to \u201cserve the nation\u201d by widening access to tertiary education and aligning studies to employability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur success won\u2019t be measured only by enrolment or graduation numbers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll hold ourselves accountable for the job-market success of our graduates \u2013 whether they find employment in the fields we\u2019ve prepared them for. That\u2019s the true test of relevance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. STADIO has opened the doors to its new Durbanville campus in Cape Town, which is set to welcome its first cohort of students in early 2026. The campus can accommodate between 4,000 and 5,000 contact-learning students. It will host 20 qualifications across seven fields, offering higher-certificate, undergraduate, and postgraduate degrees. 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