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From being a till packer to becoming a doctor
Among the hundreds of students who will be receiving their degrees at the Stellenbosch University (SU) December 2018 graduation ceremonies, starting on 10 December, will be 27-year-old Xolani Hadebe. After matriculating at his rural...
Faculty of Science welcomes Michael Hoefnagel to Mathematics
Netherlands-born Dr Michael Hoefnagel received a PhD at the third graduation ceremonies of Stellenbosch University (SU) on 11 December. Hoefnagel's parents moved to South Africa when he was still a toddler and raised him and his siblings...
Dr Morné Mostert spoke on African futures
A successful event for alumni, graduates and guests of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences was held on Monday, 10 December 2018. The keynote address entitled A new paradigm for African futures was delivered by well-known...
Former SciMathUS student achieves PhD excellence
“You can't get extraordinary results through ordinary effort. You need to go the extra mile. Be resilient and find that one motivation that keeps you going." This is the advice from Claudia Ntsapi, who received her PhD in Physiology on...
Dr Nyasha Magadzire from Zimbabwe knows about perseverance
After completing her Masters in Geoinformatics in 2011 at Stellenbosch University, Dr Nyasha Magadzire (31) moved back to Zimbabwe in hope of finding a job and settling back in her home country, but the move only resulted in a year of...
First Open Repositories Conference at SU a buzz of brilliance
In the rapidly evolving digital era, with a plethora of data being generated every second, the management and access to data have become increasingly challenging. The 18th International Open Repositories Conference (OR2023) hosted...
Project Zero funding helps Matie dreams come true
For many prospective university students and their parents, the burden of student fees is something that keeps them up at night. Thankfully, through funding initiatives like Project Zero, many students from the Faculty of Economic and...
Eminent agricultural economist earns coveted Chancellor’s Award
Two decades of eminent research has earned Professor Nicholas (Nick) Vink Stellenbosch University's coveted Chancellor's Award for community interaction and research. He is the Chair of the Department of Agricultural Economics in...
POCA toothless against gangs, argues expert
What do residents of the Cape Flats, Westbury in Johannesburg, and the Northern Areas of Port Elizabeth have in common? They live in constant fear as gang members continue to kill each other and innocent people on a daily basis. And while...
Music graduate shares her passion with local community
For Marlise Theron, creating music daily is not the only driving force in her life anymore. Spending time teaching music to young children in the Cloetesville community has brought her a deeper appreciation for her craft and also a sense of...