Welkom by die Departement Bos- en Houtkunde
Die Departement Bos- en Houtkunde aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch is Suid-Afrika se toonaangewende sentrum vir onderwys, navorsing en innovasie in volhoubare bos- en houtkunde. Dit is die enigste universiteit in die land wat 'n volledig geïntegreerde BSc-, MSc- en PhD-program in beide Boskunde en Houtprodukkunde aanbied. Ons bied studente omvattende opleiding oor die hele bosbouwaardeketting, van bosvestiging en -bestuur tot houtprodukontwikkeling en waardetoegevoegde verwerking. Verder kombineer ons programme streng akademici met praktiese ervaring in die woude, wynlande en berge rondom Stellenbosch, wat gegradueerdes voorberei vir veelsydige loopbane in Suid-Afrika en internasionaal.
As gevolg van die feit dat Boskunde en Houtprodukkunde onder een dak gebring word, spreek die departement die volle spektrum van bosbou-uitdagings op 'n unieke manier aan. Van ekologiese volhoubaarheid en bosekonomie tot houtoes, bio-energie en innoverende houtgebaseerde oplossings. Ons baanbrekersnavorsing en praktiese opleiding verseker dat studente die vaardighede en kennis opdoen om volhoubare bosbou te bevorder, nuwe houttegnologieë te ontwikkel en by te dra tot 'n veerkragtige, waardetoegevoegde bosboubedryf. Al hierdie faktore maak die Universiteit Stellenbosch die voorste bestemming vir bos- en houtwetenskaponderwys in Afrika.
Where to find us
Department of Forest and Wood Science, Faculty of AgriSciences,
Stellenbosch University, Forestry Building, Bosman Street, 7600,
Stellenbosch, South Africa
(021) 808 3323
[email protected]
Undergraduate Programmes
The Department of Forest and Wood Science offers specialized undergraduate streams that merge natural sciences, engineering, and business to prepare students for a sustainable, high-tech industry.
Postgraduate Programmes
Stellenbosch University hosts the only higher education department in South Africa offering specialized, university-level postgraduate degrees in Forestry and Wood Science. Our postgraduate tracks are designed to foster advanced research, industry leadership, and high-tech innovation for the global green economy.
What is the EucXylo Project?
EucXylo is focused on understanding the processes of ecophysiology, growth and wood formation in the important group of genera known as the eucalypts. It is a Research Chair, led by Prof. David Drew, funded by the Hans Merensky Legacy Foundation (HMLF) and based at Stellenbosch University, in South Africa. While the research is founded on detailed scientific measurements (of growth, physiological processes and wood properties). A key part of the program is about developing and applying models of tree growth and xylem production.
Upcoming Conferences 2026
