Editorial Reviews - Education in the Western Cape From the Publisher Chapters: Education in Cape Town, Schools in the Western Cape, Universities in the Western Cape, Stellenbosch University, University of Cape Town, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, List of Secondary Schools in the Western Cape, Paul Roos Gymnasium, University of the Western Cape, Paarl Boys' High School, Parel Vallei High School, Hoërskool Strand, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Hottentots Holland High School, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre, York High School, False Bay High School, Yeshiva of Cape Town, South African Military Academy, Cape Higher Education Consortium, Paarl Gimnasium, South African College, False Bay College, Kayamandi Secondary School, George High School, International Peace University of South Africa. Excerpt: Stellenbosch University (formally University of Stellenbosch/Afrikaans: ) is a public research university situated in the town of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Other nearby universities are the University of Cape Town and University of the Western Cape. Stellenbosch University designed and manufactured Africa's first microsatellite, SUNSAT, launched in 1999. Students are nicknamed Maties. Some claim the term arises from their maroon rugby colours: a tamatie is the Afrikaans translation for tomato. It is more likely to come from the Afrikaans colloquialism maat (meaning "buddy" or "mate") originally used diminutively by the students of the University of Cape Town's precursor, the South African College. The origin of the university can be traced back to the Stellenbosch Gymnasium, which was opened on 1 March 1866 , which became the Stellenbosch College in 1881 and which was located at the current Arts Department. In 1887 this coll... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=910541 Synopsis Chapters: Education in Cape Town, Schools in the Western Cap