The Stellenbosch University (SU) Woordfees will have an exciting kick-off on Thursday (2 March) with the Homecoming programme for alumni with an array of events – from lectures to a fun run, rugby and golf, as well as the highlight, the...

Blessed Muyanga has graduated with a bachelor's degree in science. His plight during his studies sparked a fundraising campaign that has raised more than R180 000 for science students in need. First-year lecturer Dr Marietjie Lutz started...

​Stellenbosch University's fourth ordinary Council meeting of the year took place on Monday 27 November 2017. Council was briefed on developments in higher education, reflected on the past year at Stellenbosch University (SU), and approved...

The Stellenbosch University (SU) Council approved a new vision and strategic framework for the institution at its second scheduled meeting for the year, on Monday 18 June 2018. The constant change in higher education requires a suitable...

Stellenbosch University (SU) has long taken a firm stance against all forms of sexual misconduct and violence against women. The Rector’s Management Team (RMT) has therefore noted with concern recent claims about a ‘rape culture’ at the...

​Stellenbosch University (SU) cnfirms that its Rectorate has received and considered the final report of the Panel appointed to review the Wilgenhof Residence matter. The Rectorate has unanimously accepted the principal recommendation of...

When I first started working at the Advancement Office of a Johannesburg university, the possibility of the meaning of “advancement" excited me. The process of moving forward in a determined way sets the cadence of university life, as it...

​​The university years are a critical time period when students experience the challenging transition into adulthood. Although student years are characterized by positive experiences and personal growth, it is also a peak period for the...

​​Thanks to the efforts of a dedicated team of academics within the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch at Stellenbosch University, the first translation and interpreting studies congress of the European Society for Translation Studies (EST)...

​A total of 505 schools from the Western, Northern and Eastern Cape are part of the Telematic Schools project, an initiative which seeks to address important educational challenges in South Africa. It started as a pilot project in 2009 to...