​​​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 significant disruption. Consider declining government funding, the rise of...

When Paul Mayers, newly appointed principal of Parklands College Senior Preparatory in Cape Town, received his Master's degree in education policy studies from Stellenbosch University (SU) this week, it was testament to the transformative...

​Completing a second PhD is already quite an achievement, but Prof Minka Woermann, associate professor at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Philosophy Department, took the challenge one step further by obtaining a doctorate in Visual Arts, a...

Midway through the MBA programme at Stellenbosch Business School, Davina Mentoor (34), who is a departmental manager in the Civil Engineering Department at Stellenbosch University, discovered she was pregnant with her second child...

Edwin Kriel (39), representing Stellenbosch Business School, stepped onto the graduation stage at Stellenbosch University’s March graduation ceremony, carrying the weight of lessons learned through challenge, sacrifice, and an unwavering...

There was a lightness, even a cheerfulness about Prof Wim de Villiers in the last few days on the Stellenbosch University (SU) campus before his retirement. It's as if after ten “restless" years in the harness as Rector and Vice-Chancellor...

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 Neelsie. The R45 meal kit serves up to four people, offering students an affordable...

​​​“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 ambitions that we can have – together. This can culminate in us having even greater...

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 the March graduation week.

What does transformation mean in higher education and for South Africa's higher education system, and for the wider South African society? Who defines, evaluates, and measures institutional transformation? And how has knowledge in the human...