Former names | Medical University of South Africa (MEDUNSA) |
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Motto | Knowledge for Quality Health Services |
Type | Public University |
Established | 1 January 2015 |
Chancellor | Dr Zweli Mkhize |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Peter Mbati |
Students | approx. 12000 |
Location | Ga-Rankuwa (next to Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital) Tshwane , , 25°37′8″S 28°1′22″E / 25.61889°S 28.02278°E |
Colours | Orange, Blue, White |
Website | http://www.smu.ac.za/ |
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU; Afrikaans: Die Mediese Universiteit van Suid-Afrika) is a medical university in Ga-Rankuwa, Gauteng Province, South Africa.[1] Its current incarnation was formed on 1 January 2015. Previously, it was known as Medical University of South Africa (MEDUNSA) and later as MEDUNSA campus of the University of Limpopo.[2] It is named after South African ANC leader Sefako Makgatho.[3]