Stellenbosch University School of Engineering Accommodation

University Residences

Stellenbosch University can accommodate about 6 500 students in approximately 31 university residences and other university accommodation on the Stellenbosch Campus. The five residences on the Tygerberg Campus, where the Faculty of Health Sciences is situated, house a further 1 000 students. Most Maties studying on these two campuses (there are more than 30 000 students in total) make use of private accommodation in Stellenbosch and its environs.

Students who are placed in any one of these residences are under the supervision of a Residential Head. The Residential Head, in turn, is assisted by a house committee. In each residence there are also mentors. Mentors are senior students who are appointed in residences and Private Student Organizations (students who live privately) to assist new students with their adjustment to university life. Each new student should have access to a mentor. The mentor already plays an important role during the welcoming period with general assistance regarding university life queries and psychosocial support. Through the mentor, the new students have the opportunity to partake in the Wellness programme of the University, which aims to enhance the wellness of students throughout the year.

Residence facilities

Each room has a network point for connecting your own computer to the University’s network, electronic information resources, the Internet and web-based e-learning tools.
Laundry facilities
A common “living room” area for socialising, watching TV or just “hanging out”
All the women’s residences, and some of the men’s, also have a communal and/or private lounge area where visitors can be received and entertained.
Most of the residences boast lovely courtyards and/or gardens for play and relaxation.

Important Information

Residence placement policy
Management guidelines for implementation of placement policy
What prospective students should know when they apply for residence
What senior students need to know: Residence re-admission
Cost of residences
Halaal meals on Stellenbosch Campus
Cost of meals in residences

UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN’S RESIDENCES (STELLENBOSCH CAMPUS)	UNDERGRADUATE MEN’S RESIDENCES (STELLENBOSCH CAMPUS)	UNDERGRADUATE CO-ED RESIDENCES (MIXED- GENDER PER FLOOR) (STELLENBOSCH CAMPUS)
Erica Harmonie Heemstede Huis ten Bosch Irene Lydia Minerva Monica Nemesia Nerina Serruria Sonop	Dagbreek Eendrag Helderberg Helshoogte Huis Marais Huis Visser Majuba Simonsberg Wilgenhof	Goldfields Metanoia Huis Neethling (Maties Sport)
SENIOR RESIDENCES (STELLENBOSCH CAMPUS)	PRIVATELY AFFILIATED RESIDENCES (STELLENBOSCH CAMPUS)	TYGERBERG CAMPUS
Lobelia Concordia Huis MacDonald Huis de Villiers Botmashoogte Russel Botman House	Academia Nooitgedacht	Huis Francie van Zijl Hippokrates Meerhoff Kerkenberg Ubuntu House

Accommodation for students with disabilities

Stellenbosch University also considers request for placement in a residence for students with physical disabilities that affect mobility and urges a placement in university housing. Requests in this regard could be directed to the Head: Residence placement per e-mail at info@sun.ac.za. Please include all relevant supporting documentation.

Private accommodation

What is a PSO?

All students who do not live in University residences are divided into PSO wards. PSO is short for Private Student Organisation – the organisation that caters for students who do not live in residences in order to allow them a similar social structure to that enjoyed by “res” students. Please take note that PSO’s do not provide accommodation – it is the students’ own responsibility to find suitable private accommodation.

In terms of a resolution by the Council of the University, every student in private lodgings shall become a member of the Private Students’ Organisation (PSO) and pay the membership fee. There are ten PSO wards on the Stellenbosch Campus and one on the Tygerberg Campus. Newcomer students are divided electronically and randomly into PSO wards. Students are informed by e-mail of the specific PSO ward they have been allocated to. The PSO wards are:

Venustia (women)
Equité (women)
Silene (women)
Aristea (women)
Libertas (men)
Oude Molen (men)
Pieke (men)
Vesta (men)
Aurora (men and women)
Olympus (men and women)
Osler (Tygerberg Mixed-gender Private ward)

What is a cluster?

Together with the residences, PSO wards form clusters. The PSO ward to which a student has been allocated also determines the cluster to which that student belongs. A cluster consists of a number of residences and PSO wards that are grouped together. Clusters play a significant role in the integration and support of newcomer students on campus, particularly by means of mentor groups for such students. Subsequently, clusters ensure that students experience the University as a caring and nurturing place, and so that residence students, day students and students who have private accommodation are integrated.

Where can I find private accommodation?

Please take note that it is the students’ own responsibility to find suitable private accommodation. Students can enquire about private accommodation at the following links:

Nooitgedacht Private Student accommodation
www.stayatstellenboschuniversity.co.za

Stellenbosch rental agents
http://stellenboschrentalproperty.com/

Academia
http://www.academia.co.za/

Campus Key
http://www.campuskey.co.za/

Ivy League
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Eikenhof Private Hostel
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