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Prof Louis Jonker recognised with prestigious Georg Forster Research Award
When Prof Louis Jonker from Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Theology was recently named as a recipient of the Georg Forster Research Award, he received messages of congratulations from far and wide. Considered one of the top...
‘SA should remain committed to advancement of human rights’ – Judge Pillay
Although South Africa has often played an important role in a number of pressing human rights issues, its engagement with international human rights law is a cause for concern. This is according to former United Nations (UN) High...
LaunchLab: Demystifying entrepreneurism
Founded in 2015, Stellenbosch University LaunchLab is Africa's leading university-backed incubator. Its mission is to transform seemingly impossible ideas into world-shaping businesses. At SU LaunchLab we are building the next generation of...
Stellenbosch University and Michigan State University foster ‘ubuntu’
Amongst the many phenomenal events witnessed in 2019 – the Michigan Spartans basketball team's win against both Ohio State and Wisconsin in the Big Ten Season Championship – was also the initiation of an exciting relationship between...
A day in the life: Jethro Georgiades
Jethro Georgiades enjoys working with students because they motivate him to remain adaptable and open to new ways of doing things. He works at the Centre for Student Communities as coordinator of the Private Student Organisation (PSO), a...
A day in the life: Njabulo Maphumulo
For Njabulo Maphumulo, student support and development is “not just a job, but a calling". As the TygerMaties cluster coordinator on Tygerberg campus, Maphumulo is responsible for residential education in student communities. In the month...
No slowing down for Prof Kling after retirement
Professor Sharon Kling from the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health will start her retirement soon – but she's showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, Kling, who is an associate professor and head of the Clinical Unit for General...
Excellence in science, technology and innovation for Africa
An Africa Day op-ed by Prof Wim de Villiers* published by Business Day on 25 May 2021 . Click here for that version, or read it below. In light of Africa Day on 25 May, and with the 20 th anniversary of the establishment of the New...
A day in the life of: Grant van Velden
Even though Grant van Velden's day starts at the crack of dawn, his fantastic team of co-workers at Maties Sport makes it all worthwhile. He manages sports technology and training innovations at the Maties Sport High Performance Unit (HPU)...
Africa has numerous challenges, but also many opportunities
Tuesday (25 May) was Africa Day. In opinion pieces for the media, staff at Stellenbosch University point out that even though Africa faces numerous challenges, it also has many opportunities to achieve sustainable economic development...