OPTIMUS students benefitted from the advice and experience of prominent industry leaders during a recent event organised by the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. At the event, the second-year OPTIMUS students received their...

​​​​Published in May to commemorate Workers' Day, our annual #dayinthelife series spotlights our staff at Stellenbosch University (SU). This year, we highlight professional administrative support services staff who make a tangible...

Reducing their impact on the environment does not mean that South African dairy farmers will suffer financially. They will still be able to maximise their profits. This is one of the findings of a new study at Stellenbosch University (SU)....

Dr Jacobus Charles Bender (Koot) Kotze is the recipient of Stellenboch University's Chancellor's Medal for 2015, the highest honour the University bestows on a student. The medal was awarded to him in absentia on Tuesday 15 at the...

​​Growing up in the dusty streets of Gankwana village in Limpopo, 25-year-old Nthabiseng Seleme says she never ever imagined herself graduating with a master's degree in Chemical Engineering from Stellenbosch University (SU). “I am super...

It has been a year since Prof Reggie Nel has become the dean of the Faculty of Theology (FT) at Stellenbosch University. What are the highlights of his first year as dean and what challenges would 2019 hold? “The biggest highlight of 2018...

In February 2021 the Stellenbosch University LaunchLab in partnership with SU School for Data Science and Computational Thinking will be launching its newly established SU Techpreneurship Centre. The goal is to provide final year students...

​​​​Daniel Barrish began playing chess with his grandfather long before going to primary school. In Grade 1 he competed in his first national junior championship and won. Since then, chess has been an important part of his life. His...

For the past 16 years, Mr Daniel (Dan) Ranna has been lightening up the reception area at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS). As the faculty's reception officer, every day Ranna cheerfully greets...

​Stellenbosch University (SU) is bestowing four honorary doctorates at its April graduation ceremonies upon champions of transformation in education who have made outstanding contributions to science, engineering and education in Africa...