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POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN SOUTH AFRICA By Stephanie Augustin


While many international students flock to the USA and United Kingdom for their postgraduate study, few know of the incredible study and experience opportunities in other countries.


In recent years, there has been a rise in students from the West pursuing their Masters or Doctorates in China, especially MBAs, but what about countries in Africa?


South Africa is one of the five emerging national economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – otherwise known by their collective acronym of BRICS.


Due to its fame from hosting the last World Cup as well as its reputation as the most visible English-speaking country in the continent, South Africa boasts one million students across its 23 public universities, the majority of which come from neighbouring African states.


Here are several reasons why you should consider postgraduate study in South Africa:


Cheaper fees


It goes without saying that South Africa’s cost of living and tuition fees are considerably easier on the pocket than that of the USA or United Kingdom. According to or the UK. For example, studying for the LLM in Civil Law at the University of Cape Town - considered the premier tertiary educational institution in the country - will cost a UK student R54,200 (£3,832) plus an international fee of R14,605 (£1,032).


Cape Town, the economic hub and one of South Africa’s three capitals, also has the highest


cost of living in South Africa but is still relatively cheap compared to the UK. It costs around R1,500 (£104.34) for food monthly, or R50 (£3.48) daily. Local scholars, and students from Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries pay the local fee plus a small levy every semester or year, while all other students are charged international fees.


International recognition In the QS World University Rankings among the BRICS member countries, the top South African universities are the University at Cape Town (11th), Stellenbosch University (30th), University of The Witwatersrand (31st), University of Pretoria (43rd), University of Kwazulu- Natal (60th), University of


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