DREAM OF THE FUTURE
DREAM OF THE FUTURE: COMPREHENSIVE RESIDENTIAL CAMPUS OFFER
Akademia aims to establish a comprehensive residential campus by 2028. This campus will also cater for 5,000 full-time undergraduate students and nearly 1,500 postgraduate students. Four men’s and four women’s residences will accommodate 1,500 students on campus. The development will be located in Pretoria, eight kilometres from Solomon Mahlangu Drive on the Boschkop Road in the east of Pretoria. The new campus offers Akademia the opportunity to make available a complete and extensive academic programme offering across all its faculties that will meet the comprehensive demand of prospective students. These include office blocks, lecture halls, laboratories, an auditorium, dedicated research halls, a cafeteria, restaurants, coffee shops, a student centre, library, residences, staff accommodation and world-class sports facilities for rugby, cricket, netball, tennis, athletics, hockey, swimming, including indoor sports. This project is the largest development project in the history of Afrikaans language and cultural communities and represents a significant historical turning point to ensure the sustainability of higher education in Afrikaans. Dream together by becoming a future builder (toekomsbouer) and follow the progress of this great project at www.toekomsbouer.co.za.
EXPANSION TO THE WESTERN CAPE
Akademia aims to expand the full-time campus model to the Western Cape by 2026. The institution already has a presence in the Western Cape by means of the centres in George, Paarl and Somerset West. These centres are used by students that study via the after-hours distance model. The expansion to the Western Cape will strengthen and expand the existing network. The proposed campus will give students access to Akademia’s five dynamic faculties, as well as its vibrant student life. The new satellite campus will be in Esterville, in the Paarl area. Tony van der Merwe has already been appointed as the operations manager for the Western Cape and Prof. Gawie du Toit will be of service as the head of the Western Cape campus. With regard to student numbers, this campus will start with about 350-400 full-time campus students. It is further provided that almost nine programmes will be presented over Akademia’s existing faculties on the Paarl campus. Read more here.
AFTER-HOURS DISTANCE MODEL
The successful after-hours distance model is in full swing, and the student numbers are still growing each year. This model has been proven time and time again to be unique and particularly effective in the past decade, as seen, among other things, in the seamless continuation of academic activities during the initial Covid-19 restrictions. From 2021, students are offered an additional e-learning option to receive quality education from anywhere in the world.
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FACULTY GROWTH
Akademia plans to offer qualifications in the following faculties in 2026/2027:
ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
This faculty is currently Akademia’s largest faculty and already offers twelve programmes. Development is taking place to offer a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Management, a Postgraduate Diploma in Hybrid Project Management, BCom (Economics), BComHons (Financial Accounting), BCom (Forensic Accounting), as well as a master’s degree in business administration (MBA). The dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences is Dr Rachel Maritz.
EDUCATION
This faculty’s first programme, Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching), has been offered on the after-hours distance model since 2021. BEd (Foundation Phase Teaching) and BEd (Intermediate Phase Teaching) have been offered full time on the Centurion Campus since 2022. The newest addition to the faculty is the Postgraduate Diploma in School Leadership and Management. All the programmes are professional teaching programmes that will make registration at the South African Council for Educators possible upon completion. The development of a Postgraduate Diploma in Inclusive Education and a BEdHons (Curriculum Studies) are being planned. The acting dean of the Faculty of Education is Prof. Gawie du Toit.
HUMANITIES
Akademia’s first programme in this faculty, BSocSci (Politics, Philosophy and Economics), is still going strong and the first graduates were delivered in 2022. A second programme in this faculty, BA (Communication and Journalism), has been offered since 2021, with BA (Language Studies) and BAHons (Media and Communication) that has been offered since 2025. BA(General) will also be offered on the full-time campus model in Centurion from 2026. Further development takes place to add programmes such as BAHons (Philosophy), MA (Communication/Media) and BA (Visual Arts). The acting dean of the Faculty of Humanities is Prof. Danie Goosen.
HEALTH SCIENCES
Akademia is working unabatedly on the accreditation process to be able to offer BNur (Nursing).
A Diploma in Optical Dispensing and a BOptom (Bachelor’s Degree in Optometry) are also being developed.
NATURAL SCIENCES
The first programme in this faculty, BSc (Mathematical Sciences), has welcomed students since 2021. BSc (Computer Sciences) has also been offered on the Centurion Campus since 2023. Further expansions in this faculty will take place with programmes in BScHons (Computer Sciences), BSc (Biological Sciences), BSc (Agricultural Sciences) and BAgric (Agriculture). The acting dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences is Dr. Piet Pretorius.
LAW
Akademia’s BCom (Economics and Law) programme is already well established as well as an LLB programme on the after-hours distance model since 2020. From 2023, LLB is also be offered on the full-time campus model. A LLM programme with a focus on research is envisioned for 2026. Development is currently underway to add a Higher Certificate in Labour Law, Higher Certificate in BA (Law) and LLM (Medical Law). The dean of the Faculty of Law is Prof. Hermie Coetzee.
ENGINEERING
Akademia intends to offer the following qualifications in engineering in 2026:
BEng (Electrical Engineering)
BEng (Electronic Engineering)
THEOLOGY
Akademia is working tirelessly on the development of a four-year degree in BDiv (Theology).
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