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A day in the life: Peter Kirsten
Senior HR practitioner Peter Kirsten helps staff at Stellenbosch University (SU) plan for their future, but when he has a chance to relax, he enjoys watching historical documentaries to glean life lessons from the past. As we kicked off May...
Museums as change makers – Stellenbosch University Museum marks International Museum Day, 18 May
Museums, often perceived as sites for the preservation of history, have a pivotal role to play in changing history, says Bongani Mgijima, Director of the Stellenbosch University Museum. “The idea of a museum as we used to know it has...
Lexicography student receives coveted Canadian research award
Ms Mmanape Hlungwane, a PhD student in the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, has recently been awarded the coveted Mitacs Globalink Research Award. This award supports research collaboration between Canada and selected partner...
Africa Day: SU experts focus on wild meat industry, corruption and LGBTI rights
Africa Day is celebrated annually on 25 May. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University evaluate corruption on the continent and also write about LGBTI rights, and the wild meat industry's potential to boost...
SU’s Herman Wasserman joins authoritative new global information environment expert panel
Prof Herman Wasserman, Chair of the Department of Journalism at Stellenbosch University (SU), has been invited to join a new international authoritative panel of experts who will address threats to the global information environment. The...
Stay Connected: Maties Alumni Relations and the Convocation at SU
T he Stellenbosch University (SU) Convocation will gather for an extraordinary meeting on Thursday 1 June – in person at the Bloemhof Girls High School in Stellenbosch and online globally, but you will need to register to attend. Two...
MOU to contribute to good governance on African continent
The African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABAC), in collaboration with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and Stellenbosch University (SU), convened a workshop from 9-11 May 2023 in Arusha, Tanzania on the...
New divisional head ‘called’ to occupational therapy from a young age
As a child growing up in the Eastern Cape town of Graaff-Reinet, Professor Lizahn Cloete's life took a drastic turn when her beloved grandmother suffered several strokes. “She was such a strong woman who had been a capable single mother for...
Connected to Africa: Prof Taryn Young champions public healthcare
The institutional theme at Stellenbosch University (SU) for May this year is “Connected to Africa" and on 25 May we celebrate Africa Day with the rest of the world. Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the...
Prof Gabeba Baderoon delivers poignant Africa Day Lecture
“We need to claim the space of the university because it is a collective treasure to us all. The university itself becomes enriched when it recognises all who belong. It diminishes and impoverishes itself when it lives along the...