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Prof Danie Brink appointed as new dean of Faculty of AgriSciences
Prof Danie Brink took on two very diverse challenges in July. The one was to tackle the punishing Berg River Canoe Marathon for a second time. The other was to accept the challenge to lead Stellenbosch University's Faculty of AgriSciences...
Distinguished FMHS academics honoured with Chancellor’s Award
Each year Stellenbosch University honours a select few with a Chancellor's Award in recognition of sustained excellence. It is limited to 15 achievers in the fields of learning and teaching, research and social impact. This year, Prof...
SciMathUS top student striving towards new goals
“Work hard, work smart. Sit down every day and study. Know what your dream is." This is the advice of Thabo Mthombeni who emerged as the top student in the 2020 Stellenbosch University (SU) SciMathUS programme. The programme, managed by...
FMHS launches innovated renewed MBChB curriculum
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) will roll out its renewed MBChB curriculum to first-year students this month – the culmination of a process which began five years ago when Stellenbosch University embarked on a programme...
Meet Dr Insect Farmer!
Meet Dr Michael Woods, possibly the most highly qualified insect farmer in the world. For his doctorate in animal sciences, he researched how to best care for and feed insects so that they can be farmed on a commercial scale. Woods received...
Communication from Council (meeting of 11 April 2022)
Cofa apha ukuze ufumane isiXhosa The Council of Stellenbosch University (SU) held its first of four scheduled meetings for the year on Monday 11 April 2022. It was also my first meeting as chair, having taken over the reins from Mr...
First group of successful Future Professors celebrated
A gathering of a group of top South African academics at the University of Mpumalanga in March signalled the successful culmination of the first and second stage of the Department of Higher Education and Training's (DHET) innovative...
Communication from Council (meeting of 27 Nov 2017)
Stellenbosch University's fourth ordinary Council meeting of the year took place on Monday 27 November 2017. Council was briefed on developments in higher education, reflected on the past year at Stellenbosch University (SU), and approved...
SU bestows honorary degrees on exceptional individuals
Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded honorary doctorates to five exceptional individuals at its December graduation on Monday, 13 December 2021. Prof Marlene van Niekerk, Judge Frederick Brand, Dr Marlene le Roux, Nicky Newton-King, and...
Communication from Council (meeting of 18 June 2018)
The Stellenbosch University (SU) Council approved a new vision and strategic framework for the institution at its second scheduled meeting for the year, on Monday 18 June 2018. The constant change in higher education requires a suitable...