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Stenden South Africa
Stenden South Africa
Real World Learning for Employability
Stenden South Africa is a leading Private Higher Education Institution situated in the coastal town of Port Alfred offering full degree programs in Disaster Management and Hospitality Management. Not only are these programs unique, but our approach to higher education is unparalleled.
Stenden South Africa is registered by the Department of Education under number 2002/HE10/001. Our degrees are accredited by the Higher Education Quality Committee and registered by Universities South Africa. The Bachelor of Commerce Hospitality Management degree is registered under number 63710, and the Bachelor of Business Administration Disaster Relief Management is registered under number 90536.
About Us
Stenden South Africa is a unique Higher Education Institution based in the seaside town of Port Alfred. Established in 2001, we pride ourselves with an impressive track record of top-quality higher education. Our pillars of Internationalisation, Problem Based Learning, and Research have positioned us at the top of our game with an impressive list of graduates who are making their way in the industry.
Stenden South Africa is an institution where we take pride in a student-centred approach of higher education through unique educational methods such as Problem Based Learning, Case Based Learning, and Real World Learning in our learning companies.
Stenden South Africa is an International Branch Campus of NHL Stenden in the Netherlands. NHL Stenden has a long and diverse history of academic performance. Its teacher training degree programme goes back over 100 years. However, Stenden is anything but an old-fashioned institution. As the turn of the century was approaching, Stenden (back then operating under the name CHN University) chose to launch a pioneering concept known as the ‘Grand Tour’. The Grand Tour is an old European custom whereby youngsters were encouraged to travel and see the World before settling themselves in a career. Stenden had the desire to re-invent this concept and incorporate it in the different degree courses it offers. By establishing international campus sites the vision to offer a true international education experience materialized.
Today Stenden offers higher education at campuses in the Netherlands, Thailand, Indonesia, and South Africa. The main program offered at each campus site is hospitality management and this program is currently offered in Port Alfred as well.
Stenden South Africa is registered with the Department of Education of South Africa as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, 1977, and according to registration Certificate No. 2002/HE10/001, offers a Bachelor of Commerce in Hospitality Management and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Disaster Relief Management.
Our Vision
Stenden South Africa is the best-in-class Higher Education Institution on the African continent, serving to make a better world.
Our Mission
Stenden South Africa educates learners in a value driven manner to become exemplary leaders of industry, unleashing potential in its students, staff, and surrounding communities.
Our Values
Stenden South Africa provides education and leadership in a community in which people with different backgrounds feel at home and are encouraged to contribute to and bear responsibility for the World in general and mankind in particular.
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Stenden South Africa hosted 14 students who completed a Destination Elective as part of their Master studies
The group of Master students who completed a Destination Elective in South Africa at Stenden South Africa __ Tourism students from NHL Stenden completed 5 weeks of their Destination Elective at Stenden South Africa, in Port Alfred. The students divided into three groups, each covering a different research objective. A Tourism Masterplan was the focus of one [...]
Stenden South Africa Celebrates 25 Years of Community Impact and Global Connections
Disaster Management Evacuation Plan practice at Ikhabantwna Day Care Centre __ PORT ALFRED – During a recent breakfast meeting, members of the Ndlambe community and leadership from Stenden South Africa gathered to reflect on the profound ripple effect of small connections and long-lasting partnerships. Dr. Wouter Hensens, Executive Dean of Stenden South Africa, noted that the scope of [...]
Cultural Exchange through the Grand Tour
.Stenden South Africa continues to strengthen its role as a global classroom, welcoming international students to Port Alfred through its well-established Grand Tour programme. Over the past year alone, the campus has hosted approximately 250 Grand Tour students, contributing to the vibrant cultural exchange that has characterised the institution throughout its 25 years of operation. The opportunity to study [...]