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31st Jac van der Merwe Competition for Innovation

Engineering and technology

Faculty of Engineering celebrates innovation at the 31st Jac van der Merwe Competition

The Faculty of Engineering proudly congratulates Mr Gerhard Hattingh, a final-year student in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, as the winner of the 31st...

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Matthys de Wet

Awards and milestones

Lifelong learning in action: MEng graduate at age 77

At 77 years old, Matthys Johannes de Wet is proof that learning has no age limit. This December he will cross the graduation stage at Stellenbosch University...

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Colin Deiner Honorary Doctorate

Awards and milestones

SU confers honorary doctorate in engineering on disaster management expert Colin Deiner​

Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded an honorary doctorate to Mr Colin Deiner at a graduation ceremony for the Faculty of Engineering today (Monday, 8 December...

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Engineering and technology

SU Engineering students lead the way at first SA Project Management Championship

Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Faculty of Engineering has achieved an outstanding result at the inaugural IPMA South Africa Project Management Championship...

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Fire Engineering

Engineering and technology

Systems, Sprinklers, Simulations: Fire Engineering in practice

Fire Engineering students recently gathered on campus for a one-week practical as part of the Techniques in Fire Engineering (TFE) module. Held in September...

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 Tumelo Mokoena

Engineering and technology

Engineering first-year among Top 10 innovators at YouthX Nedbank Awards

First-year Electrical and Electronic Engineering student Tumelo Mokoena was recently named among South Africa’s top 10 innovators at the 2025 YouthX Nedbank...

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Research and Innovation Excellence Awards 2025

Awards and milestones

Engineering Faculty shines at 2025 Research and Innovation Excellence Awards

The annual Stellenbosch University (SU) Research and Innovation Excellence Awards took place at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) on 30...

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Chris Erasmus

Engineering and technology

Engineering graduate wins global Forestry Innovation Prize

Stellenbosch University alumnus Christopher Erasmus, who graduated with a master’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in March 2025, has been...

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2025 Google PhD Fellowship recipients

Engineering and technology

SU Engineering student receives 2025 Google PhD Fellowship

Stellenbosch University (SU) student Simon Malan, from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, has been named one of the recipients of the...

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Prof John Babafemi

Engineering and technology

Prof John Babafemi paves the way for sustainable concrete

Prof John Babafemi from the Department of Civil Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University delivered his inaugural lecture on Tuesday...

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