Stellenbosch University (SU) is a public research university, the oldest one in South Africa and in Sub-Saharan Africa together with the University of Cape Town, that received full university status on the same day in 1918. It was the first African university to sign the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. SU enjoys a good international recognition with a 361th place in the QS World University Rankings, and a 3rd place in the African region of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Its Business School has triple accreditation (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS) and is ranked second in Africa by Eduniversal. It is also ranked in the top 100 worldwide in executive education by Financial Times.