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Awards and milestones

SU’s website earns global acclaim with prestigious Gold Quill Award

Stellenbosch University (SU) recently received an international Gold Quill Award of Merit from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)...
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A day in the life… Erik van Zyl

A day in the life… Erik van Zyl

​​​​Published in May to commemorate Workers' Day, our annual #dayinthelife series spotlights our staff at Stellenbosch University (SU). This year, we highlight...

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Prof Juliana Claassens honoured for global impact in gender and biblical studies

Prof Juliana Claassens honoured for global impact in gender and biblical studies

Prof Juliana Claassens, a leading scholar at the Department of Old and New Testament of Stellenbosch University (SU), has been awarded a prestigious Humboldt...

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Stellenbosch University Celebrates International Chinese Language Day with Cultural Showcase

Stellenbosch University Celebrates International Chinese Language Day with Cultural Showcase

​To mark International Chinese Language Day 2025, the Confucius Institute at Stellenbosch University (CISU), hosted a cultural celebration on 25 April...

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Strengthening Science Communication: Stellenbosch Students Participate in VIU Spring School

Strengthening Science Communication: Stellenbosch Students Participate in VIU Spring School

Empowering researchers with communication and engagement skills is essential to transform scientific discoveries into public understanding, trust, and...

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Freedom Day: Experts focus on moral leadership, moral imagination and religion

Freedom Day: Experts focus on moral leadership, moral imagination and religion

​South Africans celebrated Freedom Day on 27 April. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University emphasised the importance of moral...

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New research chair at SU to impact the blue economy

New research chair at SU to impact the blue economy

​​​Prof Annie Bekker from Stellenbosch University’s (SU’s) Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering has been awarded the DSTI/NRF-SAIMI SARChI...

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