Campus life
Beyond the Quiet Campus: How Winter Recess Became a Crossroads of Global Community
While mid-year at Stellenbosch University (SU) usually signals quiet lecture halls and a deserted Rooiplein during the winter recess, however, the corridors of...
Events
From one war to another: SU hosts conversation on refugees and migrants
After fleeing violence, persecution and trauma in their home countries, many asylum seekers encounter new challenges in South Africa – shaped by xenophobia...
Education
More Than a Grade: How International Students Turned Learning into Community Impact Through "Jackets on Trees"
Beyond the classroom, studying abroad reshapes how students engage with different cultures and academic expectations in real time. For a group of 35...
Opinion and features
From a Greeting in Nyanja to a Place Called Home
Choosing a university is never just about rankings. When I was deciding where to pursue my BSc in Agriculture, Stellenbosch University (SU) stood out not only...
Opinion and features
Blooming Where You Are Planted: Redefining Leadership Across Borders
In my home country, Zimbabwe, leadership is an asset of time. It is a crown reserved strictly for the elderly, for the grey hairs who have survived decades of...
Opinion and features
In Africa, For Africa: Building Community through Continental Collaboration
Identity and Roots
Uganda is home for me. It is where my work is rooted — in the realities of clinical care and public health systems, with a clear focus on...
Opinion and features
Belonging in the Small Moments: A Journey from Kenya to Stellenbosch
The Scientist & The Search
Kenya is home for me. It is where my family is, where I first discovered my passion for science, and where many of the questions that...
Opinion and features
Moving from Home to another Home
When I first stepped onto the Stellenbosch University campus as an international student from Zimbabwe in 2021, the vineyards and oak-lined streets felt both...
Education
Redefining the Playbook: Internationalising Sport Education through Cross-Cultural Exchange
For three weeks in January 2026, a group of undergraduate Sport Science students from Stellenbosch University (SU) traded the South African summer for the crisp...
Events
From mobility to meaning: SIAN 2026 explores new ways to put internationalisation into practice
People often think of internationalisation in higher education as student exchanges, travel, or partnership agreements. On the third day of Stellenbosch...