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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 –...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Institutional news
SU leads continent in research output, new QS ranking shows
If the inaugural QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings (WUR): Sub-Saharan Africa is anything to go by, Stellenbosch University (SU) is well on its...
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...
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...
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...
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...