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Cost-effective monitoring system can help with management of invasive plants
The severe ecological and socio-economic impact of invasive alien plants in South Africa has led to extensive research and mitigation strategies in the field of biological invasions. What is lacking, however, is a national-level...
Velddrif youth means business thanks to SU collaboration
A number of young people from the West Coast community of Noordhoek in Velddrif have started or expanded their own businesses after recently completing an entrepreneurial social impact programme driven by Stellenbosch University (SU)...
School of Accountancy helped learners look beyond grade 12
During the past school holidays Grade 11 and 12 learners interested in a career in accounting attended various development camps hosted by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). The week-long camps were offered in...
Prof Herman Engelbrecht helps build systems for virtual worlds
Prof Herman Engelbrecht from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University delivered his inaugural lecture on Thursday 9 November 2023. The title of his lecture was...
Mandela Day: Build a country Madiba envisioned
On Monday 18 July, people around the world celebrate Mandela Day. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University call on all South Africans to build a country that Nelson Mandela envisioned. Click on the links below to...
Rare disease research group results are ‘beyond expectations’
A new research article details the transformative effect that a programme by the Rare Disease Genomics in South Africa (RDGSA) research group has had on the lives of many people who have had to live with undiagnosed diseases for years...
EDP leads Megan to mining
Having missed out on admission to the mainstream Engineering degree at Stellenbosch University (SU) by two points, Megan Versfeld was given the option of taking part in the Extended Degree Programme (EDP). “At first, I was very negative...
CFA career beckons for EDP graduate Roseline
Roseline Kolony, a BCom (Management Sciences) graduate who is currently busy with her honours degree in Finance, believes she would have missed out on valuable learning opportunities had she not taken part in the Extended Degree Programme...
SU awarded multi-institutional international research grant of R26 million
Stellenbosch University (SU), along with three other institutions, has been awarded a R26 million research grant thanks to the unique research of Dr Lizabé Lambrechts, a researcher at the Africa Open Institute (AOI). The project, “Decay...
EDP student Shane now successful radio-frequency engineer
Returning from a gap year abroad, Shane Moyce applied to study Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU). As there was no space left in the mainstream programme, he was admitted to the Extended Degree Programme (EDP) – something Shane...