Postgraduate

POSTGRADUATE APPLICATION PROCESS- 2026 APPLICATIONS

 

APPLICATION & CLOSING DATE

Applications open on 1 April of the year preceding the year of intended study and close on 30 September 2025 at 12:00 PM. You may apply online at www.mandela.ac.za and follow a link to study @ Mandela.

All international applicants are required to pay a non-refundable application fee of R500.00

ALL INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS ARE TO TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING:

  • Submit an online application and upload the supporting documents:
  • Submit a completed application form with supporting documents together with 
  • All international applicants completed an online application form are required to make a non-refundable application fee of R500.00.
  • Supporting documents maybe uploaded on the application platform 
  • If you are a current student still to complete a pre-requisite qualification or Final academic transcript if studies have been completed.
  • Valid Passport or National Identity Document.
  • Sworn English Translation of documents (Documents issued in any Language other than English)

Should you require on campus accommodation, please submit an online residence application form at the same time as you apply to study at Mandela.

Applicants who are attending or have attended a university within or outside the Republic of South Africa, must submit an academic transcript that covers the period of study to allow the assessment of the application for postgraduate studies.

 

 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

POSTGRADUATE APPLICANTS

Provide proof of the English Proficiency where English was not used as a medium of lecturing (the University prefers the applicant to take the IELTS at an overall score of 7 and TOEFL at an average score of 105–120 for Postgraduate programmes).

 


UNIVERSITY FEES


Fees generally increase between 5 and 10 percent per year.
Please contact the University in November 2025 to obtain the final fees for the 2026 academic year.

 

You may apply online by clicking on the following link:
Should there be challenges encountered when attempting to register an academic application, kindly refer you challenge by emailing:  nomsa.xubane@mandela.ac.za
Postgraduate international students may be eligible for some scholarship opportunities. Those opportunities may be explored by clicking  HERE  and should you not be eligible for any funding opportunities at the university, it is advisable to inquire about the costs of tuition and/or accommodation fees should you opt for on-campus accommodation by email to:  intfees@mandela.ac.za
 
We believe you are ready to begin or continue with your South African study experience!
For any other queries
or call us on: +27 (0) 41 504 2161 and one of our student advisors will assist you.