Dear Colleagues of the RC Operations and Finance, This is my final newsletter as Responsibility Centre Head for Operations and Finance and as Chief Operating Officer for Stellenbosch University (SU). Please join me in welcoming Professor...

When Prof. Stan du Plessis, Stellenbosch University's Chief Operating Officer, enters a room or steps onto a stage, he fills it. Then follows that familiar warm smile, eyes sparkle, an energised greeting, and you know his sharp mind is...

Recently, 49 South Africans quietly packed their bags, boarded a flight, and were granted asylum in the United States. Not because they were stateless, undocumented, or fleeing war but because they said they no longer felt safe here. The...

In a world of rankings, metrics, and institutional prestige, few markers of excellence are more respected or more quietly transformative than international accreditation. Stellenbosch Business School’s recent reaffirmation of its European...

​​Prof Florian Luca from the Department of Mathematics in the Faculty of Science at Stellenbosch University delivered his inaugural lecture on Tuesday 27 May 2025. The title of his lecture was 'The Skolem landscape'. It can be viewed he​re​...

A mini symposium on Academic Renewal was hosted by the office of the Vice Dean of Teaching and Learning on Wednesday 7 May 2025. For the past three years there has been much focus on the academic renewal of the MBChB programme. However...

Mr Adnil Titus has been a lecturer in the Division of Physiotherapy at Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences for over 15 years. His journey from hospital clinician to university educator reveals how sometimes the...

Stellenbosch University (SU) has appointed two new deans: Prof Nicola Smit will be the Dean of Law, while Prof Wikus van Niekerk will be the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. Prof Smit (44), who succeeds Prof Sonia Human, completed her...

​​​​​​​​Prof Michael le Cordeur's book 'Reading for Comprehension was launched on 20 May and is published by Naledi. The low standard of reading and comprehension in South African classrooms is a big concern. Le Cordeur's own concerns about...

​YOUTH MONTH This Youth Month, we're celebrating students who are making a difference on campus, in their communities and beyond. Through their leadership, compassion and commitment, they are helping to build a better future for South...