History, Formation and Campus Developments
NMMU was formed through the merger of the PE Technikon, which had its roots in the Port Elizabeth Art School founded in 1882 (the oldest art school in South Africa), the University of Port Elizabeth (UPE) the country’s first dual-medium (English and Afrikaans) residential university and the Port Elizabeth Campus of Vista University.
Built on 830 ha of land donated by the then Port Elizabeth City Council, the campus was declared a nature reserve in 1983. It is the only university in South Africa to be situated on a nature reserve and the only university to offer game drives on its campus. The South, North and Second Avenue campuses are all situated close to the beach.
NMMU's campuses are:
- South Campus, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth
- North Campus, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth
- 2nd Avenue Campus, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth
- Missionvale Campus, Uitenhage Road
- Bird Street Campus, Central, Port Elizabeth
- George Campus, George (Southern Cape)
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