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Stellenbosch University names six new honorary doctorate recipients
A South African Reserve Bank deputy governor, a leading astrophysicist involved in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope project and a winner of the prestigious Alan Paton Award for non-fiction are among six individuals named to...
POCA toothless against gangs, argues expert
What do residents of the Cape Flats, Westbury in Johannesburg, and the Northern Areas of Port Elizabeth have in common? They live in constant fear as gang members continue to kill each other and innocent people on a daily basis. And while...
NSFAS Closeout Project: What, why, when?
NSFAS embarked on an on-going, national process to reconcile transactions between NSFAS and institutions at a student level.
Sally Ehlers: The first woman of commerce at SU
Sara Cornelia “Sally” Ehlers (1912–1996) was the first woman to graduate with a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree from SU. Her 1932 graduation marked not only a personal milestone, but also a historic first for the Faculty, which...
Doctoral study can help prevent spreading of bovine TB in African buffaloes
A researcher at Stellenbosch University (SU) has found an innovative way to diagnose bovine Tuberculosis (TB) in African buffaloes and identify infected animals more accurately and rapidly. This can help to prevent the spread of the...
Honorary doctorate for esteemed mathematician
Prof Lloyd Nicholas Trefethen, a mathematical scientist from Oxford University, was awarded an honorary doctorate from Stellenbosch University during the last graduation ceremony on Friday 5 April 2019. The award was made, inter alia, for...
PhD graduate tackles invasive wasps
To be stung forty times in four years by wasps is much more than most people would be able to endure. That's however what happened to Carolien van Zyl while she was doing research for her doctorate in entomology about two types of invasive...
Industry leaders inspire OPTIMUS students
OPTIMUS students benefitted from the advice and experience of prominent industry leaders during a recent event organised by the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. At the same event, third-year OPTIMUS students received...
Honorary doctorate in Commerce for SG of the African Research Universities Alliance
The Faculty is delighted that Prof Ernest Aryeetey, the founding secretary-general of the African Research Universities Alliance, is one of the distinguished individuals who will receive honorary doctorates from Stellenbosch University...
Faculty welcomes PhD students
The Graduate School of Economic and Management Sciences (GEM) welcomed a new intake of PhD students at a function in Stellenbosch on Tuesday, 29 January 2019. The School has 30 full-time students from 17 countries, while 21 members of staff...