{"id":51497,"date":"2023-05-09T17:07:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T15:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-home-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T10:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:25:09","slug":"spu-home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/","title":{"rendered":"SPUHome"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"51497\" class=\"elementor elementor-51497\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9698fa elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9698fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be327a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3be327a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT US <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-369bb58 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"369bb58\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8978339\" data-id=\"8978339\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3c63f6\" data-id=\"f3c63f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90f27e2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90f27e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the region\u2019s sole public Higher Education Institution, Sol Plaatje University (SPU) is committed to providing quality education and professional development opportunities that cater to the unique needs, competence, and characteristics of its community. Positioning itself as a niche university, SPU offers academic programmes of high intellectual nature in fields that align with the South African thrust to develop a nation that is proud of its heritage and roots. To this end, the university has honed its focus on areas such as teacher education, ICT and data science, heritage studies,\u00a0 paleo-sciences, and creative writing in African languages.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #d23443;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #d23443;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/about-spu\/\">| Click here to read more about the University |<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e353e7\" data-id=\"9e353e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c3c5d5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c3c5d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cef9ae\" data-id=\"5cef9ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5c04f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5c04f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fcf7a7\" data-id=\"8fcf7a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076ef36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"076ef36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FACULTIES<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8408935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8408935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4e3605 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4e3605\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-630611b\" data-id=\"630611b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6bcca2\" data-id=\"c6bcca2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12ba276 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12ba276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/faculty-of-economic-and-management-sciences-home\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/school-of-economic-icon-150x150.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-8231\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/school-of-economic-icon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/school-of-economic-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/school-of-economic-icon-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/school-of-economic-icon-45x45.png 45w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/elementor\/thumbs\/school-of-economic-icon-oyon496zdknwvph65g1f07zqw08ylwtzfohfkn0odw.png 50w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/school-of-economic-icon.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Faculty of Economic <br>&amp; Management  <br>Sciences<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7664af4\" data-id=\"7664af4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b083bfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b083bfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/faculty-of-education-home\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/school-of-education-icon-150x150.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-8229\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/school-of-education-icon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/school-of-education-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/school-of-education-icon-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/school-of-education-icon-45x45.png 45w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/elementor\/thumbs\/school-of-education-icon-oyon4dw6bquchrace02juot1uxlsoecn4bquz0tpis.png 50w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/school-of-education-icon.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Faculty of  <br>Education<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66e2854\" data-id=\"66e2854\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d72e020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d72e020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/faculty-of-humanities-home\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/school-of-humanities-icon-1-150x150.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-8234\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/school-of-humanities-icon-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/school-of-humanities-icon-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/school-of-humanities-icon-1-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/school-of-humanities-icon-1-45x45.png 45w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/elementor\/thumbs\/school-of-humanities-icon-1-oyon3zslh8b1nlutobz5bad4y5jagxso2dykrvem44.png 50w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/school-of-humanities-icon-1.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Faculty of  <br>Humanities<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7341ea\" data-id=\"e7341ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ce7335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ce7335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/faculty-of-natural-and-applied-sciences-home\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/school-of-natural-sciences-icon-150x150.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-8236\" alt=\"\" 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