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The '''Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education''' (abbreviated PU for CHE) was a [[South Africa]]n [[university]] located in [[Potchefstroom]]. Instruction was mainly in [[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]]. In 2004, the university was merged with other institutions to create the [[North-West University]].
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== History ==
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Potchefstroom University developed out of the Theological School of the [[Reformed|Reformed Churches]] in South Africa (''[[Gereformeerde Kerke]] in Suid-Afrika'' in [[Afrikaans]], abbreviated as ''GKSA''), which was founded on 29 November 1869 in [[Burgersdorp]], [[Cape Province]]. At the founding meeting, it was decided that education would also be offered to prospective teachers and to persons without any particular profession in mind.<ref>http://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/view/1986/2079</ref>
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The Potchefstroom University College for Christian Higher Education was officially recognised as an independent university and was renamed the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education in 1951.<ref>https://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/potchefstroom-university-christian-higher-education-now-campus-north-west-university-rec</ref>
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===Changes through the years===
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In 1993, Private Law status was established. In 1998, the statutes of the PUK were amended in order to enable her to better fulfill her role as part of the co-ordinated higher education system in South Africa according to her original mandate as an institution of Christian higher education. The Vaal Triangle Campus of the University was established in Vanderbijlpark in 1966 in order to provide that area with tertiary education. By 1996, the first online courses were offered. Students were offered interactive courses, the systematic application of multimedia. To facilitate the learning process, over 25 study centres were established country-wide.<ref>http://www.nwu.ac.za/pc/history.html </ref> On 1 January 2000, the Potchefstroom Onderwyskollege was incorporated with the Potchefstroom University's Potchefstroom campus.<ref>http://potchefstroomherald.co.za/15116/museums-is-meer-as-n-nostalgiese-herinneringsreis/</ref>
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==Chancellor==
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The leadership of the university was part of the [[deep state]] [[Afrikaner Broederbond]] during the apartheid-era.
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{| class="wikitable sortable" width=750px style= border: 1px
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|-
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!colspan="8"|Chancellor
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|-
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!style="white-space: nowrap;"  width="45"  | Years
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!width="75"  | Surname
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!width="150"  | Name(s)
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!width="100"  | Date of Birth
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!width="100"  |Date of Death
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|1951–1953
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|[[Totius (poet)|du Toit]]
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|Jacob Daniel
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|21 February 1877
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|1 July 1953
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|1953–1954
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|[[Johannes Cornelis van Rooy|van Rooy]]
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|Johannes Cornelis
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|9 July 1890
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|29 August 1954
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|1954–1961
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|[[Francois Jacobus du Toit|du Toit]]
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|Francois Jacobus
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|25 August 1897
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|17 March 1961
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|-
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|1961–1979
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|[[Jan de Klerk|de Klerk]]
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|Johannes
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|22 July 1903
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|24 January 1979
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|-
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|1980–1981
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|[[Pieter Vorster|Vorster]]
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|Pieter Willem
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|16 September 1906
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|10 June 2001
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|-
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|1981–1991
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|[[Hendrik Johannes Jacob Bingle|Bingle]]
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|Hendrik Johannes Jacob
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|15 August 1910
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|29 June 2007
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|-
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|1992–1998
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|[[Frederik Willem de Klerk|de Klerk]]
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|Frederik Willem
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|18 March 1936
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|-
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|1998–2004
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|Cronje
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|Daniel Christiaan
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|9 September 1946
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==Rector==
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!width="75"  | Surname
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!width="150"  | Name(s)
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!width="100"  | Date of Birth
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!width="100"  |Date of Death
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|1921–1950
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|[[Ferdinand Postma|Postma]]
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|Ferdinand
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|15 July 1879
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|4 November 1950
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|-
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|1950–1953
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|[[Johannes Cornelis van Rooy|van Rooy]]
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|Johannes Cornelis
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|9 July 1890
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|29 August 1954
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|-
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|1953–1964
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|[[Johannes Christiaan Coetzee|Coetzee]]
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|Johannes Christiaan
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|8 March 1893
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|6 December 1989
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|-
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|1964–1977
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|[[Hendrik Johannes Jacob Bingle|Bingle]]
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|Hendrik Johannes Jacob
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|15 August 1910
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|29 June 2007
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|-
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|1977–1988
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|[[Tjaart van der Walt (academic)|van der Walt]]
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|Tjaart
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|15 February 1934
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|-
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|1988–2002
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|[[Carolus Johannes Reinecke|Reinecke]]
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|Carolus Johannes
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|21 December 1941
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|2002–2004
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|[[Theuns Eloff|Eloff]]
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|Theuns
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|15 May 1955
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The leadership of the university was part of the deep state Afrikaner Broederbond during the apartheid-era.

The Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (abbreviated PU for CHE) was a South African university located in Potchefstroom. Instruction was mainly in Afrikaans. In 2004, the university was merged with other institutions to create the North-West University.

History

Potchefstroom University developed out of the Theological School of the Reformed Churches in South Africa (Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid-Afrika in Afrikaans, abbreviated as GKSA), which was founded on 29 November 1869 in Burgersdorp, Cape Province. At the founding meeting, it was decided that education would also be offered to prospective teachers and to persons without any particular profession in mind.[1]

The Potchefstroom University College for Christian Higher Education was officially recognised as an independent university and was renamed the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education in 1951.[2]

Changes through the years

In 1993, Private Law status was established. In 1998, the statutes of the PUK were amended in order to enable her to better fulfill her role as part of the co-ordinated higher education system in South Africa according to her original mandate as an institution of Christian higher education. The Vaal Triangle Campus of the University was established in Vanderbijlpark in 1966 in order to provide that area with tertiary education. By 1996, the first online courses were offered. Students were offered interactive courses, the systematic application of multimedia. To facilitate the learning process, over 25 study centres were established country-wide.[3] On 1 January 2000, the Potchefstroom Onderwyskollege was incorporated with the Potchefstroom University's Potchefstroom campus.[4]

Chancellor

The leadership of the university was part of the deep state Afrikaner Broederbond during the apartheid-era.

Chancellor
Years Surname Name(s) Date of Birth Date of Death
1951–1953 du Toit Jacob Daniel 21 February 1877 1 July 1953
1953–1954 van Rooy Johannes Cornelis 9 July 1890 29 August 1954
1954–1961 du Toit Francois Jacobus 25 August 1897 17 March 1961
1961–1979 de Klerk Johannes 22 July 1903 24 January 1979
1980–1981 Vorster Pieter Willem 16 September 1906 10 June 2001
1981–1991 Bingle Hendrik Johannes Jacob 15 August 1910 29 June 2007
1992–1998 de Klerk Frederik Willem 18 March 1936
1998–2004 Cronje Daniel Christiaan 9 September 1946

Rector

Rector
Years Surname Name(s) Date of Birth Date of Death
1921–1950 Postma Ferdinand 15 July 1879 4 November 1950
1950–1953 van Rooy Johannes Cornelis 9 July 1890 29 August 1954
1953–1964 Coetzee Johannes Christiaan 8 March 1893 6 December 1989
1964–1977 Bingle Hendrik Johannes Jacob 15 August 1910 29 June 2007
1977–1988 van der Walt Tjaart 15 February 1934
1988–2002 Reinecke Carolus Johannes 21 December 1941
2002–2004 Eloff Theuns 15 May 1955


 

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/view/1986/2079
  2. ↑ https://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/potchefstroom-university-christian-higher-education-now-campus-north-west-university-rec
  3. ↑ http://www.nwu.ac.za/pc/history.html
  4. ↑ http://potchefstroomherald.co.za/15116/museums-is-meer-as-n-nostalgiese-herinneringsreis/
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