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Gamification has the potential to improve student engagement, student success
Gamification or the application of game elements such as points, badges, leader boards and levels in online learning activities can motivate students to be more engaged with their work and ultimately help them to be successful in their...
Polymer innovator helps to transform world of medicine
Although she was encouraged from a young age to become a medical doctor, Dr Gestél Kuyler, from the Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science at Stellenbosch University (SU), decided to follow a different path where her passion for...
SU mourns death of Prof AJ van der Walt (1956 – 2016)
Stellenbosch University Management expressed their deepest regret at the passing of Prof André van der Walt and extends their condolences towards his family and friends. Read an article by the Faculty of Law below: It is with great sadness...
A morning of true Ubuntu as SU's unique prison course is celebrated
In a moving display of the power of education, a prison was transformed into a beacon of freedom and hope during a celebration at the end of last year. The remarkable “graduation" ceremony at the Brandvlei Maximum Correctional Centre near...
When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion Stellenbosch community unite for social justice on Youth Day 20
"When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion." With these powerful words from an Ethiopian proverb, Prof Thuli Madonsela once again wove meaning and unity into the moment - this time at the 4th Annual #Action4Inclusion Social Justice...
Francisca Darkoh: Nourishing dignity, one meal at a time
YOUTH MONTH This Youth Month, we're celebrating students who are driving positive change on campus, in their communities and beyond. Through their leadership, compassion and commitment, they are helping to build a better future for South...
First cohort of Graduate School's Lisa Maskell fellows obtain their PhD degrees
The first cohort of Lisa Maskell fellows consisting of five doctoral students graduated with their PhD degrees on Thursday, 22 March. The Lisa Maskell fellowships are awarded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation in Germany. The fellowship was...
Master's research puts spotlight on orphan crop
Stellenbosch University MSc graduate Carla de Beer is on a mission to change perspectives about pigeon peas, one of the world's many so-called “orphan crops". She is doing it, quite literally, one falafel at a time, and has even written an...
USB lecturer the first woman in SA to receive a PhD in Development Finance
The following article, Chasing her destiny: USB lecturer becomes the first woman in SA to receive a PhD in Development Finance, was written by the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) and published on 18 September 2019 on its...
Students get the opportunity to acquire 21st-century skills
This is a translation of an op-ed published in Beeld on 4 January 2021 ( click here for the original version). * * * Last year was tough, and higher education will no doubt continue to face significant difficulties this year, but the...