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You’re at the right place, says SU Rector to new Maties
"You are embarking on the greatest journey of your life … There's no doubt, you've come to the right place for your life-changing experience." With these words Prof Wim de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU)...
SU appoints two new deans
Stellenbosch University (SU) has appointed two new deans: Prof Nicola Smit will be the Dean of Law, while Prof Wikus van Niekerk will be the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. Prof Smit (44), who succeeds Prof Sonia Human, completed her...
New Tygermaties embark on ‘transforming’ journey
"Today you are embarking on an exciting journey of personal development that will be truly transformational," Prof Jimmy Volmink, dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), said in his welcoming address to first year...
Launched: Crowdfunding project to get Kayamandi kids involved in fynbos research
For PhD student Joey Hulbert there's more to life than just finishing his doctorate about tiny microbes that could kill fynbos plants. He says he'd be a happy man if in the process he can get members of the public – children included –...
Education students welcomed
Make the most of this opportunity and dedicate yourself to becoming the kind of teacher and citizen that will make a difference in South Africa. With this message Prof Maureen Robinson, Dean of the Faculty of Education, welcomed the first...
Arts Faculty graduate receives Mandela Rhodes Scholarship
Ijeoma Opara (21), a BA Honours graduate in International Studies, was recently awarded the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship along with 79 other recipients from South Africa and the rest of Africa. Opara, who studied within the Faculty of Arts...
Council approves revised Admissions Policy
Communication from Council, 11 February 2017 The Council of Stellenbosch University (SU) Saturday afternoon adopted a revised Admissions Policy for the institution, which will come into force on 1 March 2017 when applications open for the...
Universities around the world should share notes as they face the same challenges
This article was originally published on The Conversation . Read the original article . In 2016 I had the privilege of visiting four leading universities abroad. At KU Leuven in Belgium, Oxford in the UK and two US institutions – Harvard...
New software will standardise data collection for great white sharks
The lack of a standardized procedure for collecting data about elusive and hard to find species like the great white shark has to date seriously hampered efforts to manage and protect these animals. But now a marine biologist, an applied...
Academic opening 2017
MILITARY ACADEMY ACADEMIC OPENINGThe evening of 26 January, saw first year students and staff of the Military Academy attending the Academic Opening for 2017. The unit were privileged to have Counselor Andre Kruger representing the mayor of...