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SU engineering pioneer's great-grandchildren receive their doctorates together
Two great-granddaughters of one of Stellenbosch University's pioneers received their doctoral degrees together during the institution's April graduation ceremonies. They are oenologist Dr Jeanne Brand and clinical psychologist Dr Derine...
SENIOR RESEARCHER AND CURATOR OF SU MUSEUM HONOURED
In October 2018, she received an honorary award from the e'Bosch Heritage Project of Stellenbosch; and, on 15 February 2019, her alma mater, Outeniqua High in George, honoured her in the same way. Both awards are for recognition of her...
2019 Die Vlakte Bursary recipients announced
Five more students have benefited from the Stellenbosch University (SU) Die Vlakte Bursary scheme, with the announcement of the 2019 recipients this week. This brings the total value of Die Vlakte bursaries awarded to students over the...
Study explores role of indigenous knowledge in education
Exposure to the formal colonial education system has led children in a rural indigenous community in the Eastern Cape to be socialised in a manner that alienates them from their indigenous and cultural ways of being, living and doing, a...
Hard work and perseverance took Nthabiseng to her dreams
Growing up in the dusty streets of Gankwana village in Limpopo, 25-year-old Nthabiseng Seleme says she never ever imagined herself graduating with a master's degree in Chemical Engineering from Stellenbosch University (SU). “I am super...
Mother encouraged top graduate from Ghana
“You never really grow if you continue staying in your comfort zone," are the philosophical words of Kwame Donkor (29) from Ghana who hasn't seen his family in over two years since he began his academic career at Stellenbosch University (SU...
SU accepts UCT’s #LunchBoxChallenge to help address food security and health
The University of Cape Town (UCT) recently launched a movement called the #LunchBoxChallenge. This initiative aims to combat the hunger crisis faced by many of South Africa’s school children. It is estimated that three out of four South...
SU graduate conquers learning disability and mental illness
The adjustment to university life can be very difficult and recent statistics from Statistics South Africa indicate that more than fifty percent of South African first years drop out of university. But for Jessica Fouche, being part of...
Government not serious about early childhood development
In February last year Statistics South Africa released a report which highlighted how important investing in early childhood development (ECD) is for the country's future. Sadly, reality paints a different picture. The physical, cognitive...
BSc Earth Science student graduates after defeating the odds
After years of watching his single mother struggle to support him and his four siblings, Andile Mkandla (24) from Strand dropped out of school just after completing Grade 10. He worked at construction companies, the community scrap yard...