University of Cape Town
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Location: South Africa
Official website: http://www.uct.ac.za/
Based in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Founded in 1829 as South African College, the oldest university in South Africa and one of the oldest universities in Africa,
Ralph Pennsch: American diplomat, received the Nobel Peace Prize 1950 for his role in the 1949 Armistice Agreement between Israel and the Arab Ring Countries.
Max Tiller: A virus scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1951 for his discovery of a vaccine against yellow fever.
Alan Cormack: He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1979 for his research on CT scan.
Aaron Kellogg: Received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1982.
John Maxwell Quitry: Won the Nobel Prize in literature in 2003.
University of the Witwatersrand
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Location: South Africa
Official website: http://www.wits.ac.za/
It is also known as the University of Wits, located in the northern regions of Johannesburg, the third oldest university in South Africa and still operating after the University of Cape Town and Stellenbosch University.
Among the graduates of the university are a number of Nobel laureates in various fields such as:
Aaron Cluj: Received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1982.
Nadine Jordimer: Received the Nobel Prize in literature in 1991.
Sydney Brenner: He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2002.
Makerere University
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Location: Uganda
Official website: http://mak.ac.ug/
Uganda's largest higher education institution and the second oldest. The university was first established as a school of technical education in 1922 and remained part of the University of East Africa in 1963. It became an independent national university in 1970 when the University of East Africa was divided into three independent universities: the University of Nairobi in Kenya, the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania , And Makerere University.
Today, Makerere University consists of 9 faculties and one school for students, generally accommodating an average of about 30,000 university students and 3,000 postgraduate students. The University has graduated a group of leading African officials and scientists, including the former Ugandan President and the first President of the State of Tanzania.
Stellenbosch University
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Location: South Africa
Official Website: http://www.sun.ac.za/english/
Located in Stellenbosch, South Africa, east of Cape Town. The University is credited with launching the first African mini-satellite called SUNSAT, and was the first African university to sign the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in Natural and Human Sciences.
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Location: South Africa
Official Website: http://www.ukzn.ac.za/
Is a South African university whose campus is divided among five headquarters in KwaZulu-Natal Province. Established on 1 January 2004 as a result of the merger of the Universities of Natal (founded in 1910) and Durban-Westville (founded in 1960).
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Location: Nigeria
Official Website: http://www.uniport.edu.ng/
Founded in 1977 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria's fourth largest city, with several multinational companies, its main oil-related industries and also fishing, resort and beach locations.
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Location: South Africa
Official website: https://www.uwc.ac.za/Pages/default.aspx
It dates back to 1959 and officially became a university able to award its own degrees and diplomas by 1970. It played an important role in rejecting apartheid in South Africa in the 1980s.
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Location: Kenya
Official Website: http://www.uonbi.ac.ke/
Kenya's largest university, dating back to 1956, did not become an independent university until 1970 when the University of East Africa was divided into three universities: Makerere University in Kampala-Uganda, Dar es Salaam University in Dar es Salaam-Tanzania and Nairobi University in Kenya.
In 2002, the number of university students was about 22,000, of which 17,200 were university students and 4,800 were postgraduate students. The university has 15 colleges and one institute for African studies.
University of Johannesburg
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Location: South Africa
Official website: http://www.uj.ac.za/EN/Pages/Home.aspx
Located in Johannesburg, South Africa, it was created in 2005 after three universities were merged into a government plan to restructure higher education. President Barack Obama visited the university on June 29, 2013, delivering a speech addressing the most important features of US foreign policy towards Africa.
10- University of Cadi Ayyad University of Marrakech Cadi Ayyad
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Location: Morocco
Official Website: http://www.uca.ma/site/
It is also known as the University of Marrakech in relation to the Moroccan city of Marrakech. Established in 1978, it is known for its contributions to the field of astronomical studies and ranked 301 among the best universities in the world. It is the only Arab university among the top 10 African universities of the year according to the same classification.
