Universities in South Africa
33 universities and research institutions in South Africa participate in a national research and education federation that Studid connects to through eduGAIN. Verify a user's academic affiliation with their own institution's single sign-on (SAML) — no document uploads, no passwords.
Institutions in South Africa
Click an institution to start a verification or read its SAML details.
- Tshwane University of Technology
- University of Zululand - Staff
- Sol Plaatje University
- University of Zululand - Students
- Stellenbosch University
- Central University of Technology, Free State
- Higher Education Information Technology South Africa (HEITSA)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal
- South African Radio Astronomy Observatory
- TENET South Africa
- Cape Peninsula University of Technology - Students
- Nelson Mandela University
- South African National Library and Information Consortium (SANLiC)
- Vaal University of Technology - Students (VUT)
- University of Cape Town
- Rhodes University
- Walter Sisulu University
- SANReN Competency Area
- Wits University
- University of the Western Cape
- South African Theological Seminary
- University of Pretoria
- George Whitefield College
- University of Venda
- University of the Free State
- North-West University
- Durban University of Technology
- South African Medical Research Council
- Vaal University of Technology - Staff (VUT)
- University of Mpumalanga
- Cape Peninsula University of Technology - Staff
- CSIR
- University of Fort Hare
Frequently asked questions
- Country
- South Africa (ZA)
- Institutions reachable
- 33
Can I verify that someone studies at a university in South Africa?
Yes. 33 universities and research institutions in South Africa are reachable through Studid. Users prove their academic affiliation by signing in with their own institution's single sign-on (SAML) — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
How many institutions in South Africa are reachable?
33 universities, colleges and research institutions in South Africa participate in a national research and education federation that Studid connects to via eduGAIN.
Can I recognize returning users from these institutions?
Whether a stable authIdentifier is available depends on the institution: institutions that advertise persistent NameIDs provide one, while transient-only institutions return null. Each institution page shows whether it advertises persistent identifiers.
How do I verify students from South Africa?
Create a verification session via POST /v2/auth/verification, redirect the user to the returned link, and poll GET /v2/auth/verification/{id} after they authenticate at their institution. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Verify users from South Africa?
Pick an institution above to start the demo, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.