Innovation and entrepreneurship
New science powerhouse: NITheCS set to transform SA research
The official opening of the National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences (NITheCS) headquarters at Stellenbosch University (SU) marks a...
SU student runs online learning platform to help bridge digital divide
Student by day, and CEO, and startup founder on the side – Alexandra Lutz, who is currently in her first year of a data science degree at Stellenbosch...
Winning team combines computer science and data science skills in Data School Hackathon
A team consisting of two fourth year Computer Science students and one third year BDat Science student won first place in the annual Data School Hackathon...
SU building data science capability in Africa
“South Africa and the continent of Africa has a lot to teach the rest of the world. We have a very young and intelligent population. It is a unique place where...
EMS team wins SU Hackathon data science challenge
Sponsored by Entersekt, Capitec and Explore, the third annual Stellenbosch University Hackathon was held remotely over the weekend of 31 July to 2 August 2020...
SU launches African Data Science Academy
With the vision to be a world-class institution for data science and computational thinking in and for Africa, Stellenbosch University (SU) established and...
EMS postdoctoral fellow wins international data science challenge
Dr Cobus Burger, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Economics, was named the winner of an international data science challenge aimed at helping the...
JT Morrison medal for top MSc student in Applied Mathematics
The 2018 John Todd Morrison-medal for the best MSc-student in Applied Mathematics in SU's Faculty of Science was awarded to Jacoline van Jaarsveld, a former...
EMS students win Hackathon data science challenge
Students from the SU Faculty of Economic and Management Science's Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science came out tops in the data science challenge...
Africa needs fundamental research in machine learning
Fundamental research in Artificial Intelligence and machine learning is essential if Africa wants to have control over some of the really big ideas in the...