Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

Formerly known as Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Nelson Mandela University is a medium-sized comprehensive public research university based in Gqeberha, with additional campuses in George. Its Ocean Sciences Campus and multi-campus footprint provide shared facilities and a practical base for collaboration with external research organisations and regional partners. An Innovation Office supports intellectual property management, licensing, commercialisation, and startup formation, while the Propella business incubator helps move university technologies toward market. Research funding comes primarily through South Africa’s National Research Foundation, supplemented by national funders, international grants, and industry research contracts. The university’s location in Nelson Mandela Bay places it near a significant manufacturing and automotive cluster.