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New SPL course produces first round of graduates
The first intake of students who successfully participated in the School of Public Leadership's inaugural Advanced Diploma in Public Accountability programme graduated on 16 December 2020. The programme, which is offered within...
Mpendulo Cele receives top honours as best MSc student at SU
Stellenbosch University's top MSc student for 2020, Mr Mpendulo Cele (25), praised his teachers at Zwelethu High School and the Kutlwanong Center of Mathematics and Science in Umlazi for helping him to enjoy and excel at Mathematics and...
Several factors still impede true and lasting reconciliation
Wednesday (16 December) is Reconciliation Day. In an opinion piece for News24, Dr Chris Jones (Unit for Moral Leadership) writes that to achieve a more united and reconciled future that so many South Africans want, we'll have to uphold and...
Long journey to PhD in mathematics for former Westridge learner
When Dr Lesley Wessels walked over the stage this week to receive her doctoral degree in mathematics, it will be the end of a long journey that started when she was still a learner at Westridge Senior Secondary School in Mitchell's Plain...
Life-changing medical condition did not stop SU graduate achieving his dream
When Stellenbosch University (SU) graduate, Karabo Makhanya was diagnosed with a life-changing medical condition in 2017, he decided that no matter what happened he would carry on and complete his studies. On Wednesday 16 December 2020...
No challenge too big for SU graduate and Paralympic athlete
“Don’t be scared to take on challenges ‘above’ your capabilities if it is something you believe in. Yes, it is not going to come easy, but if you commit to it and stay true to yourself, you will have the resilience to persevere through...
Never too old: 2nd doctorate for Prof Leslie Swartz
Obtaining a doctoral degree is a remarkable achievement. But to be awarded a second one is quite something special. This is exactly what Prof Leslie Swartz, a distinguished Professor of Psychology at Stellenbosch University (SU)...
'Thanks for all your help this difficult year' – VC
Dear member of the SU family It's been a most challenging year, so it is not surprising that there is a sense of relief in the air as we count down the days to the end of 2020 – we've made it! However, we should not forget the hardship...
TLA Seminar: Embedding student graduate attributes in accounting education
You are invited to attend the next quarterly TLA (teaching, learning and assessment) seminar offered by the Division for Learning and Teaching Enhancement. This will be the last seminar for 2023. Speaker: Prof. Gretha Steenkamp (School of...
SU graduate uses personal experience to guide youth in his community
Imagine commuting on the train daily. You are one of the last passengers right at the back of the train. Your station is the very last station on the Central line that takes you through the Cape Flats: Kapteinsklip. “That is where I come...