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ReSurfify First Price 2026

Awards and milestones

SU’s spinout ReSurfify wins inaugural Agritech Innovation Challenge

Stellenbosch University’s spinout ReSurfify has been recognised as the winner of the inaugural Agritech Innovation Challenge, showcasing the impact of research...

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OpenDay2026

Engineering and technology

Engineering Open Day returns to a reimagined space

Grey skies and a passing thunderstorm did little to deter prospective students and their families from attending the Faculty of Engineering’s 2026 Open Day on...

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Camryn Abrahamson

Engineering and technology

A toy car that listens: Using speech technology to explore early math assessment

What if a toy could help us understand how young children are developing early math skills? That question sits at the centre of a final-year mechatronic...

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Virtual Industry Tour Competition Winners

Engineering and technology

Engineering students gain real-world insight through Virtual Industry Tour initiative

The Faculty of Engineering is equipping students with a valuable head start in the world of work through its innovative Virtual Industry Tour initiative, which...

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Academic staff promotions and appointments

Engineering and technology

Recent promotions and appointments in the Faculty of Engineering

The Faculty of Engineering is pleased to announce recent academic staff promotions and new appointments within the Faculty. These colleagues continue to...

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Engineering and technology

Mathematics achievers join the 2026 Engineering cohort

The 2026 first-year Engineering cohort at Stellenbosch University includes students from across South Africa who achieved 90% and above for Mathematics in their...

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Recharding Hope

Engineering and technology

SU documentary showcases ‘crazy idea’ that powered an electric motorcycle through Africa

It travelled 6 200 km across six African countries powered only by the sun. And last week, at the premiere of a new documentary series about the epic journey...

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Whale

Engineering and technology

SU Engineering students earn international recognition at IEEE BioDCASE 2025

Two postgraduate students from the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University have earned international recognition at one of...

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Student Innovation 2025

Awards and milestones

Engineering students recognised for innovation and impact in 2025

Final-year Engineering students at Stellenbosch University continue to demonstrate the real-world relevance of their work, with recent student projects earning...

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31st Jac van der Merwe Competition for Innovation

Engineering and technology

Faculty of Engineering celebrates innovation at the 31st Jac van der Merwe Competition

The Faculty of Engineering proudly congratulates Mr Gerhard Hattingh, a final-year student in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, as the winner of the 31st...

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Matthys de Wet

Awards and milestones

Lifelong learning in action: MEng graduate at age 77

At 77 years old, Matthys Johannes de Wet is proof that learning has no age limit. This December he will cross the graduation stage at Stellenbosch University...

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Colin Deiner Honorary Doctorate

Awards and milestones

SU confers honorary doctorate in engineering on disaster management expert Colin Deiner​

Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded an honorary doctorate to Mr Colin Deiner at a graduation ceremony for the Faculty of Engineering today (Monday, 8 December...

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Engineering and technology

SU Engineering students lead the way at first SA Project Management Championship

Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Faculty of Engineering has achieved an outstanding result at the inaugural IPMA South Africa Project Management Championship...

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Fire Engineering

Engineering and technology

Systems, Sprinklers, Simulations: Fire Engineering in practice

Fire Engineering students recently gathered on campus for a one-week practical as part of the Techniques in Fire Engineering (TFE) module. Held in September...

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 Tumelo Mokoena

Engineering and technology

Engineering first-year among Top 10 innovators at YouthX Nedbank Awards

First-year Electrical and Electronic Engineering student Tumelo Mokoena was recently named among South Africa’s top 10 innovators at the 2025 YouthX Nedbank...

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Research and Innovation Excellence Awards 2025

Awards and milestones

Engineering Faculty shines at 2025 Research and Innovation Excellence Awards

The annual Stellenbosch University (SU) Research and Innovation Excellence Awards took place at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) on 30...

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Chris Erasmus

Engineering and technology

Engineering graduate wins global Forestry Innovation Prize

Stellenbosch University alumnus Christopher Erasmus, who graduated with a master’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in March 2025, has been...

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2025 Google PhD Fellowship recipients

Engineering and technology

SU Engineering student receives 2025 Google PhD Fellowship

Stellenbosch University (SU) student Simon Malan, from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, has been named one of the recipients of the...

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Prof John Babafemi

Engineering and technology

Prof John Babafemi paves the way for sustainable concrete

Prof John Babafemi from the Department of Civil Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University delivered his inaugural lecture on Tuesday...

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Prof Ryno Laubscher delivering his inaugural lecture

Engineering and technology

Prof Ryno Laubscher explores deep learning for thermal-fluid systems

Prof Ryno Laubscher from the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University delivered his...

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Electric Mobility Lab wins

Engineering and technology

Electric Mobility Lab wins two prestigious Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards

The Electric Mobility Lab at Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Faculty of Engineering has been recognised with two top honours at the 2025 Africa Supply Chain...

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Eng_NUST Awards

Awards and milestones

Stellenbosch Engineering team wins National University Teaching Award

A team of dedicated lecturers from Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Engineering has been recognised with one of South Africa’s highest honours for teaching...

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ACWA Power Chair 2025

Engineering and technology

SU’s Prof McGregor appointed as inaugural ACWA Power Chair in CSP

In a major advancement to South Africa’s renewable energy ambitions, Prof Craig McGregor, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic...

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LaunchLab-Hackathon

Awards and milestones

Engineering students shine at Hackathon 2025

Engineering talent was on full display at this year’s SU LaunchLab Hackathon 2025, hosted by Stellenbosch University’s business incubator LaunchLab in...

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Engineering and technology

Electric Mobility Lab wins two prestigious Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards

The Electric Mobility Lab at Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Faculty of Engineering has been recognised with two top honours at the 2025 Africa Supply Chain...

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Awards and milestones

Celebrating the women who keep the Engineering Faculty’s engine running

Engines do not run without oil. Likewise, the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University does not run without the women who ensure that every part –...

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Engineering and technology

Engineering students gain global Project Management skills

An innovative certification initiative at Stellenbosch University (SU) is helping final-year engineering students prepare for the real world by equipping them...

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Amohetsoe Shale is CEO of NAVU

Media release

SU student takes African prosthetics innovation to global stage

At just 23, Stellenbosch University (SU) master’s student and NAVU Mobility founder Amohetsoe Shale is preparing for the biggest sprint of her life: access to a...

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Dr Tjaart van der Walt photographed at the Coetzenburg Centre where he received his honorary doctorate.

Awards and milestones

SU bestows honorary doctorate on pioneer of digital banking in Africa

Dr Tjaart Johannes van der Walt, regarded as a pioneer of digital banking on the African continent, was awarded an honorary doctorate by his alma mater...

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Blankenberg twins

Media release

Twin triumph: Atlantis brothers graduate from SU

The Blackenberg twins’ journey with Stellenbosch University (SU) began in high school – and this week, they graduated together from the same faculty.

Born in...

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Opinion and features

We need smarter water management

Smarter water management in deep-level mines, the potential of innovative digital technologies to help solve the municipal water crisis, and the role of...

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Winner and runnerup in the first Integration Bee held at Stellenbosch University

Events

Engineering students take laurels in first ‘Integration Bee’

Room 1005 in the Mathematical Sciences Building was packed Friday 13 March to witness the final “face-off” in an Integration Bee organised by third year Applied...

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Institutional news

SU features among leading higher education institutions globally in several subject areas

As the new academic year approaches, it’s welcome news that Stellenbosch University (SU) continues to feature among the leading higher education institutions...

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Prof Arnold Rix photographed while delivering his inaugural lecture at the Faculty of Engineering on the Stellenbosch campus.

Engineering and technology

Prof Arnold Rix advances renewable energy technologies for a low-carbon future

Prof Arnold Rix from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University delivered his inaugural...

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Prof Bernard Bekker from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering photographed during his inaugural lecture on the Stellenbosch campus.

Engineering and technology

Prof Bernard Bekker wants to help plan SA's future power system

Prof Bernard Bekker from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University delivered his...

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Prof Herman Kamper from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering photographed during his inaugural lecture on the Stellenbosch campus.

Engineering and technology

Prof Herman Kamper explores how humans and machines learn language

Prof Herman Kamper from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University delivered his inaugural...

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