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Basil has seen seven rectors come and go in his career
For the last 50 years, Basil van Wyk, an Administrative Officer and Building Manager of the RW Wilcocks building in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Stellenbosch University (SU), has seen seven rectors come and go. He has been...
World awaits SU’s first-ever International Business graduates
A special group of students will be honoured at Stellenbosch University's (SU) second December graduation ceremony tonight, when the first group of 22 students from the BCom (International Business) class receive their degrees. In 2016, SU...
900 TygerMaties capped at December graduation
More than 900 students from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) were capped at Stellenbosch University's (SU) December graduation. Among the FMHS' 908 graduates are 418 newly qualified health care professionals that will be...
SUNFin celebrates second milestone and launches new website
The SUNFin team have been working hard since April this year and at the end of November reached their second milestone of evaluating the first Iteration of Oracle Cloud Financials (OCF), the new cloud-based financial system to be...
Master’s study highlights plight of Zimbabwean migrants with disabilities in Cape Town
The dream of finding a better life in South Africa has turned into a nightmare for Zimbabwean migrants with disabilities living in Cape Town, a new study at Stellenbosch University (SU) found. “The voices of these disabled migrants are...
Diverse musicians and contributed talents… Creating an orchestra that is greater than the sum of the parts
A large research-led University requires the collaboration of many colleagues and students within the organisation as well local and even international external stakeholders. Some business schools use symphony orchestras to demonstrate...
Top medical student wins coveted Chancellor’s Medal
Jennifer Kate van Heerden, the recipient of this year's coveted Chancellor's Medal, passed every year of study with distinction, and obtained distinctions in every one of the 11 domains of the final-year examinations. Van Heerden, who was...
FMHS produces first PhD in Orthopaedic Surgery
History was made this year when Dr Reggie King became the first person in the FMHS to receive his PhD in Orthopaedic Surgery. King (39) – a practicing private orthopaedic surgeon with the Spine Centre - said he was thrilled and proud of his...
Scanning Electron Microscopy applications in Earth Sciences
Many geological samples contain a variety of phases. Some of these phases are not easily distinguishable using a backscattering electron detector (BSD). In this case, Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and/or Wave dispersive analysis...
Chancellor's Awards for 2019
A distinguishing feature of institutions with an ethos of excellence is that they offer various levels and forms of recognition for excellent performance. SU does this by means of, among others, our annual Chancellor's Awards for personnel...