Welcome to Stellenbosch University
"Forward together. Sonke siya phambili".
Spring has sprung and Stellenbosch University is celebrating something new, a budding and exciting digital reawakening. Like an acorn quietly holding the promise of a mighty oak, our brand-new website is full of potential, ready to grow and expand in the months ahead. This journey began several years ago, when we planted the seed for a reimagined online presence - and now it is branching and shooting leaves.
This first phase is just the beginning. You will see a fresh design, a responsive and user-focused experience and intuitive ways to explore our institutional information. But not every branch will be there yet. Some pages, features and sections will still be growing – refined and added to over time. Like great trees, our website will not grow overnight. But from day one, it has been designed to be accessible and welcoming and to develop into something truly exceptional.
We invite you to explore, engage and grow with us.
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Welcome Maties!
A new chapter filled with discovery, connection and opportunity. Get ready to explore campus life and make Stellenbosch your home.
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Institutional news
SU leads continent in research output, new QS ranking shows
If the inaugural QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings (WUR): Sub-Saharan Africa is anything to go by, Stellenbosch University (SU) is well on its...
Media release
SU workshop helps shape thinking on digital public infrastructure in SA
SU workshop helps shape thinking on digital public infrastructure in SA
The Policy Innovation Lab at Stellenbosch University (SU), in partnership with the...
Opinion and features
Women in STEM are solving real-world problems
Women in science are solving real-world problems not only by discovering new materials or refining experiments, but by redefining what counts as a problem and...
Media release
Novel approach to antibiotic discovery earns SU biochemist place in US$60 million global consortium
Prof Erick Strauss from Stellenbosch University’s Department of Biochemistry is leading one of two African project teams selected to participate in a global...
Institutional news
SU ranked among 300 best universities in new TIME Magazine ranking
If early performances are anything to go by, 2026 could shape up to be a very strong year for Stellenbosch University (SU) in global higher education rankings. ...
Arts, languages and social sciences
CINIA convenes IDRC partner’s summit to strengthen information integrity in the Global South
The challenge of building an inclusive, just, equitable, enabling and safe information ecosystem was the focus of a recent week-long planning workshop in...
2025 December Graduation
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