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Academic Diplomacy fostering SDG implementation in Africa
Stellenbosch University (SU) (through its Development and Rule of Law Programme), the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and the German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). With this important...
Large grant helps SU develop safer and simpler treatment for kids with MDR-TB
Bringing children's needs to the forefront of the global TB response, Stellenbosch University has signed a large new grant agreement with Unitaid, an international organisation that invests in innovations to prevent, diagnose and treat...
Nondumiso set on helping youngsters
Through her work at Stellenbosch University (SU), Nondumisa Phenyane hopes to impact the lives of many young people. Growing up in the dusty streets of Kwa Debeka in KwaZulu-Natal, Nondumisa had no idea her life would be what it is...
“Team effort needed” to tackle top priorities to conserve South Africa’s natural heritage
In three recent papers, South African biologists and environmentalists have listed pertinent research priorities for the next decade. These could help steer the protection of the country's plant and animal wealth, and that of the Cape...
#Researchforimpact: SU is a key driver of local economic activity
SU has a significant impact on the Stellenbosch Municipal area, a recent study by the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) found. The aim of the study was to provide a credible and rigorous assessment of the economic contribution of the...
Prof Michael le Cordeur on the language policy court judgment
On 19 October 2019, Die Burger published an op-ed by Prof Michael le Cordeur, Chair of the Department of Curriculum Studies the Faculty of Education of Stellenbosch University (SU), on the recent Constitutional Court judgment about SU's...
WOW Spelling Festival delivers the country's top spellers
The top spellers in the country are from the Western Cape. In the national finals of the 2019 Sanlam WOW Spelling Festival held on 19 October at Stellenbosch University, 11 of the 30 winners were from the Western Cape and five from the...
Doyenne of Afrikaans literature receives top prize
Prof Louise Viljoen has been named as this year's winner of the Jan H Marais prize for outstanding contributions to Afrikaans as an academic language by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for Science...
Revised SU Statute takes effect
The new Statute ( click here) of Stellenbosch University (SU) has taken effect, having been published in the Government Gazette on 16 August 2019. It was adopted by the SU Council in November 2018 and signed by the Minister of Higher...
Annie watches the SA Agulhas II closely
Most people find the sounds of steel creaking to be highly irritating. However, for mechanical engineer Prof Anriëtte “Annie" Bekker, that's what life is all about. She leads a research programme at Stellenbosch University that examines...