University of Port Elizabeth

The University of Port Elizabeth was from 1964 to 2005 a tertiary educational institution located in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. In January 2005, the University of Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth Technikon and the Port Elizabeth campus of Vista University were merged to form Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.

The university was founded on 31 January, 1964. At the time of the merger, it had more than 8 000 contact students, with the Faculty of Economic and Building Sciences being the most popular. In addition, over 10 000 students throughout Southern Africa were enrolled via distance learning.