Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jul 2007
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African Sky, Vol. 11, p.45
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
In 1873, the University of the Cape of Good Hope, an examining body with the power to grant degrees, was established in Cape Town. In Act 12 of 1916, it was transformed into a new federal university, effective from 02 April 1918. The name of the institution was changed to the University of South Africa (Unisa) and its headquarters was moved to Pretoria. In response to pressure from unattached students from all races to obtain qualifications without attendance at a university or college, in 1947 Unisa started teaching some subjects internally. With over 200 000 students registered in distance degree programmes in 2005, Unisa is the largest tertiary education institution on the African continent. Examinations are arranged at centres conveniently located throughout the world. Astronomy has been offered at Unisa since 1923. In 1960 Mr J Wolterbeek was appointed as the first full-time lecturer in Astronomy, and in 1972 the 9-inch Reunert Telescope, donated to Unisa by the Republic Observatory, was installed in a roof-top observatory on the new Theo van Wyk building on Mucklneuk Ridge. A new observatory, containing a 14-inch computer-controlled Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector, was inaugurated in 1992. Unisa currently offers a BSc major in Astronomy, post-graduate tuition up to the PhD level and is part of the National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme (NASSP) consortium.
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