Metropolitan Nelson Mandela University
Metropolitan Nelson Mandela University
Nelson Mandela University, formerly known as Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) and before that – the University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), the Port Elizabeth Technikon, and Vista University’s Port Elizabeth campus. This South African university has its main administration in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth. Nelson Mandela University was founded through a merger of three institutions in January 2005, but its history dates back to 1882, with the foundation of the Port Elizabeth Art School.
NMU is a comprehensive university offering professional and vocational training. The University has seven campuses – six in Port Elizabeth and one in George. The main campus of the university is the South Campus. Students at Nelson Mandela University can study towards a diploma or a degree up to doctoral level qualifications. A number of courses include workplace experience as part of the curriculum at Nelson Mandela University. English is the University’s medium of instruction.
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to Change the World.”
Nelson Mandela
Mandela believed that education was a force of good and called on all South Africans to treasure knowledge and never stop learning. He valued diversity – especially the coming together of different minds, different backgrounds, different talents, and different approaches to achieve greatness. He also made it clear that his contribution was just the beginning; calling on students, academics, and universities to forge new paths, and bring about new cycles of economic innovation, democratic change, and equality.
We embrace Mandela’s challenge and honor his name by leading our university into an era of transformative innovation, development, and change. As an innovative 21st-century institution of higher learning, we are taking responsibility for his legacy and ensuring that it is reflected in the way that we teach, learn, research, and engage with our communities. and work and live as students, staff, alumni, and partners.
Nelson Mandela dedicated his life to improving society and changing the world for the better and as the university that uniquely carries his name, we are confident that we can do justice to his legacy.
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Admissions | 906-227-2650 |
Help Desk (computer and technical services)* | 906-227-2468 |
University Switchboard* | 906-227-1000 |
All-Campus Tutoring | 906-227-2618 |
Alumni Relations | 906-227-2610 |
Athletics – Main Office | 906-227-2105 |
PEIF Office | 906-227-2519 |
Superior Dome Office | 906-227-2850 |
ASNMU (student government) | 906-227-2452 |
Bookstore | 906-227-2480 |
University Marketing and Communications | 906-227-2720 |
Dean of Students | 906-227-1700 |
Disability Services | 906-227-1700 |
Financial Aid | 906-227-2327 |
Financial Services (non-student financial transactions) | 906-227-1221 |
Forest Roberts Theatre* | 906-227-2082 |
NMU Foundation | 906-227-2627 |
Health Center | 906-227-2355 |
Housing and Residence Life | 906-227-2620 |
Human Resources | 906-227-2330 |
Lydia Olson Library* | 906-227-2260 |
Online/Distance Learning* | 906-227-2117 |
Public Safety and Police Services* | 906-227-2151 |
Registrar | 906-227-2258 |
Records | 906-227-2278 |
Student Service Center (student financial transactions) | 906-227-1221 |
Ticket Office* | 906-227-1032 |