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LaunchLab-Hackathon

Awards and milestones

Engineering students shine at Hackathon 2025

Engineering talent was on full display at this year’s SU LaunchLab Hackathon 2025, hosted by Stellenbosch University’s business incubator LaunchLab in...

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Engineering and technology

Electric Mobility Lab wins two prestigious Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards

The Electric Mobility Lab at Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Faculty of Engineering has been recognised with two top honours at the 2025 Africa Supply Chain...

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Awards and milestones

Celebrating the women who keep the Engineering Faculty’s engine running

Engines do not run without oil. Likewise, the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University does not run without the women who ensure that every part –...

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Engineering and technology

Engineering students gain global Project Management skills

An innovative certification initiative at Stellenbosch University (SU) is helping final-year engineering students prepare for the real world by equipping them...

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Dr Tjaart van der Walt photographed at the Coetzenburg Centre where he received his honorary doctorate.

Awards and milestones

SU bestows honorary doctorate on pioneer of digital banking in Africa

Dr Tjaart Johannes van der Walt, regarded as a pioneer of digital banking on the African continent, was awarded an honorary doctorate by his alma mater...

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Blankenberg twins

Media release

Twin triumph: Atlantis brothers graduate from SU

The Blackenberg twins’ journey with Stellenbosch University (SU) began in high school – and this week, they graduated together from the same faculty.

Born in...

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Opinion and features

We need smarter water management

Smarter water management in deep-level mines, the potential of innovative digital technologies to help solve the municipal water crisis, and the role of...

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Winner and runnerup in the first Integration Bee held at Stellenbosch University

Events

Engineering students take laurels in first ‘Integration Bee’

Room 1005 in the Mathematical Sciences Building was packed Friday 13 March to witness the final “face-off” in an Integration Bee organised by third year Applied...

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Institutional news

SU features among leading higher education institutions globally in several subject areas

As the new academic year approaches, it’s welcome news that Stellenbosch University (SU) continues to feature among the leading higher education institutions...

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