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SU Ombud is here to help you
The Ombud has for long served as an independent channel through which people can seek help. At Stellenbosch University (SU), the Office of the Ombud is an independent, neutral and confidential space for people to discuss their issues and...
Sometimes all you need is someone to believe in you.
Mitch's story, like most of our students, starts with the day that he received his matric results. The results would not allow him to pursue his dreams and be selected to the studies of his choice at Stellenbosch University. During a High...
Prof Jimmy Volmink recognised with honorary doctorate for ‘individuals of exceptional distinction’
A highly distinguished career over more than three decades has earned many honours for Prof Jimmy Volmink, the Dean of Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. In February, the Belgian university KU Leuven will add...
SU pays homage to Constitution with new art installation
The unveiling of a new artwork in front of Stellenbosch University's Ou Hoofgebou (Old Main Building) in Ryneveld Street depicts the SU community's commitment to unity and nation-building. “We want to unite the University community with...
‘We need to educate parents to be parents’: Dr Tasneemah Cornelissen-Nordien
Too much responsibility is placed on the shoulders of youngsters by expecting them to be the whistle blowers of child sexual abuse. In an ideal world, it shouldn't even be necessary to educate them about how to scream and run away if...
Hybrid graduation model planned for December 2020
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the Stellenbosch University (SU) Rectorate has approved a hybrid graduation model for the upcoming 2020 December graduation cycle. The hybrid graduation model includes 12 small physical (face-to-face)...
Researchers use speech technology to improve learners’ reading skills
Our International Literacy Day (8 September) celebrations may be somewhat muted this year because of the massive reading problem we face. The latest Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) report revealed that 81% of Grade...
Five new spinouts in lockdown for SU Enterprises
During 2020, and despite the lockdown period, Stellenbosch University's (SU) technology transfer team, Innovus, established and welcomed five new spinout companies. The team also raised a total investment of R26 million for Stellenbosch...
All hands on deck at 2nd Social Justice Summit
“In the times that we are going through currently, it is very easy to become despondent and lose hope, but we are a resilient nation. If you want to make a difference for social justice, play a part in ending poverty and inequality through...
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...