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Concrete actions needed to promote children’s rights
World Children's Day is commemorated in November with South Africans observing National Children's Day on the first Saturday of the month. In an opinion piece for Daily Maverick (3 November), Prof Mark Tomlinson from the Institute for Life...
2020 Year of the Nurse and Midwife: Tributes to a noble profession
When the World Health Organisation (WHO) designated 2020 as the 'International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife', it envisaged a year-long effort to celebrate the work of nurses and midwives, to focus on the challenges they face globally...
What will the class of 2020 say to us?
The following opinion article entitled #changethestory: What will the class of 2020 say to us? by Lorenzo A Davids was published by the Cape Argus and IOL on 3 November 2020: Learners at the poorest schools in South Africa are at...
Economic and Management Sciences announces top online lecturers of 2020
The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences announced its top online lecturers of 2020 during a virtual prize-giving function on Thursday, 5 November 2020. The Emergency Remote Teaching: Top Online Lecturer Competition 2020 is a...
Partnerships crucial to expand digital learning during pandemic
Partnerships between various role-players in education and civil society organisations can help ensure that more children in South Africa have access to digital learning, writes Dr Chris Jones (Unit for Moral Leadership) in an article for...
Can the COVID-19 pandemic accelerate the uberfication of the university?
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a migration to online learning and teaching. But could it also accelerate the uberfication of the university? This is the question Prof Lesley Le Grange (Department of Curriculum Studies) tries to answer in...
Book launch: Responding to the necessity for change: HE voices from the South during the COVID-19 crisis
During the closing session of the Stellenbosch University virtual 2020 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) conference, Dr Antoinette van der Merwe (Snr Director Division for Learning and Teaching Enhancement) introduced delegates to...
Business ideas are put to the test at USB's Lion's Den 2020
A single, insightful business idea can change the way we live forever. Join us online as promising entrepreneurs put their current or new business ideas to the ultimate test, as they pitch for glory in this year's Lion's Den. Our Lions, a...
Nasima Badsha honoured for transforming higher education
“I congratulate all of you who have earned your qualifications this evening after years and years of hard work. I sincerely hope that you will be able to fulfil your dreams and aspirations. I hope that you will go on to make advances in...
SU hybrid graduation ceremonies compliant with new COVID-19 regulations
Along with the rest of the country, Stellenbosch University (SU) closely followed the President's address earlier tonight, paying particular attention to the implications for our remaining graduation ceremonies taking place in the Endler...