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Passion for social justice inspires law graduate
Graduate Thembalethu (Themba) Seyisi realised that his law degree would not only allow him to keep criminals off the street but could in fact help him change the world.Seyisi (22), a recipient of the 2021 Rector's Award for Excellence in...
Honorary doctorate recipient Diana Ferrus grateful to be connected to SU story
Renowned South African writer, poet and activist Diana Ferrus was awarded an honorary doctorate by Stellenbosch University (SU) at its autumn graduation this week. She received the degree Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil), honoris causa, on...
Dr Khosa conquers PhD 'obstacle course'
Graduating with her PhD in Social Work from Stellenbosch University (SU) yesterday (6 April), Priscalia Khosa was not only celebrating her academic achievement but also her victory over numerous personal challenges and obstacles to reach...
PhD the ‘joy and pride’ of trailblazing Kenyan physician
Kenyan family physician Dr Gulnaz Mohamoud is a trailblazer in her field. In 2009 she was the first woman in East Africa to obtain a Master's degree in Family Medicine. This month she will become the first family physician in East Africa...
Innovus Annual Entrepreneurship Boot camp 2023
nnovus’ Annual Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for students, created to foster entrepreneurial awareness across Stellenbosch University, took place in September and 70 students from AgriScience, Economic and Management Sciences, Engineering and...
MA graduate carries the torch for Deaf community and SASL
With films such as the 2020s, The Sound of Metal and CODA – the latter winning Best Picture at this year's Oscars – stories about the Deaf community have recently become more prominent in popular culture and media. This is a very good...
SU submits record number of creative outputs for subsidy
Stellenbosch University (SU) is one of the most successful institutions nationally in terms of number of creative outputs submitted and subsidy awarded. According to the outcome of the 2019 submission to the Department of Higher Education...
Eight qualifications between SU couple
A husband-and-wife team, Bryan Bergsteedt and Nicola Bruns, who are both staff members at Stellenbosch University (SU), were each awarded their fourth SU degree during the same graduation ceremony.Bergsteedt graduated with a Post...
SU’s chess staff team wins chess trophy at USSA 2023
Stellenbosch University's staff chess team won the prestigious 2023 Universities South Africa Sport Association (USSA) trophy as winners in this year's tournament held on 6 and 7 October 2023 at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). The...
DSAf merges two centres to form new Centre for Student Life and Learning
A transformative shift has taken place within the Division Student Affairs (DSAf) with the merger of two of its three centres, the Centre for Student Leadership, Experiential Education and Citizenship (CSLEEC) and the Centre for Student...