Akademia is a Christian, classical and independent private higher education institution established for and by Afrikaans-speaking language and cultural communities in South Africa. It began operating on 3 January 2011 with an initial intake of 42 students across four programmes, and received full registration as a private higher education institution from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) on 30 May 2017, under registration number 2011/HE08/005 (operated by Akademia MSW, company registration number 2005/024616/08), in terms of the Higher Education Act, 1997. Its stated mission is to form both intellect and character ("denke en hart") toward a free future, while preserving Afrikaans as a language of teaching, learning and scholarship. Akademia offers two study models: full-time contact study at its campuses in Centurion/Pretoria and, from 2026, a new Paarl campus in the Western Cape (provisionally approved), as well as part-time distance study through a network of study centres across South Africa. Academic offerings are organised into five faculties: Economic and Management Sciences, Humanities, Education, Natural Sciences, and Law. By its April 2024 graduation ceremony the institution had conferred 465 qualifications for that year alone, reflecting substantial growth since its 2011 founding.
Qualifications & Programmes
- BCom (Accounting) – Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, NQF Level 7, 3-7 years
- BCom (Management Accounting) – Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, NQF Level 7, 3-7 years
- BCom (Financial and Management Accounting) – Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, NQF Level 7, 3-7 years
- BCom (Economics) – Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, NQF Level 7, 3-7 years
- BCom (Economics and Law) – Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, NQF Level 7, 3-7 years
- BCom (Financial Planning) – Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, NQF Level 7, 3-7 years
- BCom (Business Management) – Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, NQF Level 7, 3-7 years
- BComHons (Business Management) – Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (postgraduate honours)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Taxation – Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
- Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Management – Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
- Postgraduate Diploma in Management Accounting – Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
- Higher Certificate in Office Administration – Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
- Higher Certificate in Accounting – Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
- Advanced Diploma in Project Management – Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
- BA (General) – Faculty of Humanities
- BA (Communication and Journalism) – Faculty of Humanities
- BA (Language Studies) – Faculty of Humanities
- BSocSci (Politics, Philosophy and Economics) – Faculty of Humanities
- BAHons (Philosophy) – Faculty of Humanities (postgraduate honours)
- BAHons (Media and Communication) – Faculty of Humanities (postgraduate honours)
- BEd (Foundation Phase Teaching) – Faculty of Education
- BEd (Intermediate Phase Teaching) – Faculty of Education
- BEdHons (Curriculum Studies) – Faculty of Education (postgraduate honours)
- Postgraduate Diploma in School Leadership and Management – Faculty of Education
- Postgraduate Teaching Certificate (Senior Phase and FET) – Faculty of Education
- BSc (Computer Science) – Faculty of Natural Sciences
- BSc (Mathematical Sciences) – Faculty of Natural Sciences
- LLB (Baccalaureus Legum) – Faculty of Law
- Higher Certificate in Labour Law – Faculty of Law
- LLM by Research – Faculty of Law (postgraduate)