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This process is the Closeout Project. The process is aimed at resolving issues that affect student funding statuses and payments relating to prior academic...

Prof Michele van der Merwe had the privilege of capping not one but two daughters who received their respective degrees from Stellenbosch University (SU) during...

​​​“This is a really good university that is already globally recognised for its research excellence. But there are bolder things we can do and greater...

Students at Stellenbosch University now have access to nutritious, easy-to-prepare Food Sock meals, available at Maties Coffee Hub in the Matie Shop at the...

Edwin Kriel (39), representing Stellenbosch Business School, stepped onto the graduation stage at Stellenbosch University’s March graduation ceremony, carrying...

Midway through the MBA programme at Stellenbosch Business School, Davina Mentoor (34), who is a departmental manager in the Civil Engineering Department at...

​Completing a second PhD is already quite an achievement, but Prof Minka Woermann, associate professor at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Philosophy Department...

When Paul Mayers, newly appointed principal of Parklands College Senior Preparatory in Cape Town, received his Master's degree in education policy studies from...

​​​Universities have existed for over 1 000 years and have changed a lot over many centuries, but not as severely as in recent years, when they have faced...

Associate Professor Firdouza Waggie will become the new Executive Head of the Department of Health Professions Education (DHPE) in Stellenbosch University's...

The African collaboration workshop, the precursor for SU International's annual Stellenbosch International Academic Network (SIAN) meeting, this year placed the...

​When Dr Mariëtte Botha received her first degree at SU, her father Tiny said, “One day you're going to wear one of those red doctoral gowns." His words were...

​​Dr Velenkosini Matsebula is a Senior Lecturer in Development Finance at Stellenbosch Business School.

The South African government has once again turned to...

Human Rights Day is not just a historical marker it is a mirror held up to our present reality as South Africans. It forces us to take a good look at ourselves...

​From being told that he should aspire to become an astronaut as he was “good for nothing on earth" to graduating this week from Stellenbosch University (SU)...

The Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics celebrated a significant milestone at the March graduation when Dr Craig Corbett became the 200th graduate of the...

​By Antoinette van der Merwe, Chief Director Information Technology

Aligned to the Educause Top 10 issues for building a trusted, resilient institution, IT will...

By Anita Nel, Chief Director Innovation and Commercialisation

(0 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9)² = 2025.

Furthermore, it also represents the sum of the...

In 2025, the Finance Division wants to contribute to restoring trust in Higher Education in South Africa. EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association in the United States...

​By Nicolette van den Eijkel, Chief Director: Facilities Management

Our focus this year must be on ensuring that we are "future-fit" by embracing innovation...

By Ilhaam Groenewald, Chief Director Maties Sport

Through a comprehensive approach, sustainable development and sustainability have become concepts that can...

​​Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded an honorary doctorate to the former director-general of the national Department of Science and Innovation Dr Philemon...

​Early one Sunday morning in 2024, 26-year-old Leka Mhlophe, a Master's student at Stellenbosch University (SU), woke up to do her laundry, as she usually does...

Not many students spend their time at Stellenbosch University (SU) in the same building where their parents first met. Dhania Schultz, who received her honours...

​​​​​The internationally acclaimed South African composer and songwriter Jonathan Butler was awarded an honorary doctorate by Stellenbosch University (SU) at...

​If the Van der Merwe twins were competitive, it might have mattered that Dan received her Master's degree three months before Jess did at Stellenbosch...

​At Stellenbosch University's (SU) graduation ceremony on Monday, two “families" were cheering loudly for a very special young man. As Ubaid Abrahams...

​Prof. Wesaal Khan has been appointed as the new director of the Stellenbosch University Water Institute (SUWI) from January 2025.

Prof. Khan is an established...

​South Africans celebrated Human Rights Day on Friday 21 March. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University discussed health rights...

​​Stellenbosch University’s (SU) March graduation week starts on a high note with jazz icon Jonathan Butler being awarded an honorary doctorate for his...

​​​One family. Ten cyclists. Six days. Six hundred kilometres. 

Stellenbosch University (SU) lecturer Dr Marietjie Lutz is back in the fundraising saddle, and...

I write this opinion piece at a critical moment, not just for business education but for the broader fight for justice in South Africa and beyond. As an...

​​​​​Scientists from South Africa and China have successfully established the world's longest intercontinental ultra-secure quantum satellite link, spanning 12...

Ulrike Kussing (Logistics and Supply Chain Management)

Teaching is in my blood. From my mom's side of the family, we have a long history of being either...

The Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) has marked its silver jubilee with a grand celebration, reflecting on 25 years of groundbreaking research...

With climate warming, desert lizards in tropical and subtropical regions, such as the Kgalagadi Desert in South Africa, spend more energy to survive and grow...

Dr Ryan Sweke is the first South African born and trained scientist to be awarded the Alexander von Humboldt German Research Chair of Mathematics and its...

About 170 patients from the Swartland district received a much-needed healthcare boost when Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health...

Stellenbosch University (SU) has rolled out the structures that will focus on the recommendations of the Khampepe Commission. Our series of interviews with key...

​​Dr Ryan Sweke is the first South African born and trained scientist to be awarded the Alexander von Humboldt German Research Chair of Mathematics and its...

You are invited to attend the lunch time Auxin session offered by the Centre for Teaching and Learning.

Speakers: Sharon Malan, Lennox Olivier, Melody Neaves and...

What began as a small “family meeting" in 2003 has evolved into an annual event, with 104 delegates from 67 universities across 36 countries attending the...

Africa is at a pivotal moment, with the opportunity to reshape academic collaborations to ensure fair benefits for institutions, researchers, and students...

​In a world facing much political turbulence, wars, and geopolitical uncertainty, it is more important than ever for universities globally to guard their...

​World Kidney Day is celebrated annually on the second Thursday of March (13 March in 2025). In an opinion piece for the Daily Maverick, Prof Yazied Chothia...

​This workshop aims to equip lecturers with the necessary presentation skills to become confident public speakers. Participants will gain both theoretical and...

​Stellenbosch University (SU) started 2025 on a high note. In January, it was ranked as one of the world's leading higher education institutions in the 2025...