University in South Africa
Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
University profile
The Academic Institute of Excellence (AIE) is a private college and private higher education institution based in Midrand, Johannesburg, with campuses in Johannesburg and Cape Town. It describes itself as a family of education brands built around demand-driven education, innovation and technology, and offers close to 100 qualifications across nine schools.
The schools are Engineering & Science, Art & Design, Architecture & the Built Environment, Business, Entrepreneurship & Finance, Artisans & Technical Trades, Information Technology & Data Science, Music & Sound Production, Draughting & Technical Design, and Beauty & Health Science. Qualifications range from occupational certificates (NQF 4) and higher certificates (NQF 5) through diplomas (NQF 6) to bachelor's degrees (NQF 7) and honours programmes (NQF 8), plus foundation programmes and short courses in areas such as AutoCAD, beauty therapy and music production.
Programmes are delivered in three learning methods: full-time contact (hybrid), where students attend on campus, virtually or both; full-time online; and part-time flexi online, with sessions after hours on selected weekdays and alternate Saturdays. Classes are recorded and available through a learning platform and app.
The Midrand campus at Oracle Close, Halfway Gardens, houses a library, canteen, roof chill area, a gym, classrooms and specialised labs (Makers Lab, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and VR labs). The Foundry campus in De Waterkant, Cape Town, offers a library, kitchen and reception, and Greenside Design Center in Johannesburg, a design school with a 39-year history, has become the AIE School of Art & Design.
Student accommodation is available through partner residences in Centurion, Midrand and Cape Town, with a shuttle service from accommodation and Gautrain stops. AIE is a registered National Benchmark Test (NBT) venue and a registered NATED examination centre. AIE is provisionally registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private college and as a private higher education institution, and holds accreditation with QCTO, CETA, MICT SETA, SACAP (School of Architecture, Midrand site) and SAIPA (BCom Accounting), among others. AIE is not funded by NSFAS.
Students can obtain a bank loan from any major South African bank; successful loan applicants qualify for an upfront settlement discount if the account is settled in full before the course starts. AIE internal finance offers payment terms of up to 3 months for fees under R15 000 (debit order authority) and up to 12 months for fees over R15 000, subject to affordability procedures and, where the student has no income, a sponsor. SmartFunder (Capitec Education Finance) offers education term loans of up to R500 000 over up to 84 months, and Nedbank Education Finance up to R400 000. AIE is not funded by NSFAS.
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View scholarships for Academic Institute of Excellence (Pty) Ltd →Applications for the 2027 intake are open. Applicants pre-enrol with their latest Grade 12 term results (or final Grade 11 results) and a copy of their South African ID. The admissions team reviews the application, contacts the applicant with next steps and guides enrolment; orientation dates, payment deadlines and registration information follow once a place is confirmed.
Students select a qualification, campus and learning method. Foundation programmes are available in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, Design and Arts, Architecture and Trades.
AIE is a registered NBT testing venue. The NBTs measure academic readiness for university and are run nationally by Universities South Africa.
Engineering qualifications start 15 February 2027, with monthly pricing from R 5 280.25 per month (Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Electrical and Electronic or Mechanical Engineering), R 5 753.33 (Civil), R 5 861.40 (Diploma in Electrical and Electronics), R 6 062.10 (Diploma in Mechanical) and R 6 554.60 (Diploma in Civil), all including 15% VAT.
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