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African universities should reaffirm their positions as full partners

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

Dr Mariëtte Botha celebrates her PhD with her life-saving brother

​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...

VAT increase, a solution or just a short-term fix to a long-term crisis?

​​Dr Velenkosini Matsebula is a Senior Lecturer in Development Finance at Stellenbosch Business School. The South African government has once again turned to...

Beyond silence: It’s the right(s) time to speak up

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...

Volleyball gives PhD graduate Jerome Fredericks his sporting chance

​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)...

SU celebrates 200th graduate of MSc in Clinical Epidemiology

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

IT is SU’s strategic partner on our digital transformation journey

​By Antoinette van der Merwe, Chief Director Information Technology Aligned to the Educause Top 10 issues for building a trusted, resilient institution, IT will...

Hoping all your squares and cubes will fit comfortably within your expectations of 2025

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...

Restoring trust in higher education

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...

A year to explore

​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...
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