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...

“This is another of those historic moments when we revisit the past in order to create a different, more just future," Stellenbosch University (SU) Rector and Vice-Chancellor Prof Wim de Villiers told the second group of Matie students to...

To mark Mandela Day on 18 July, the international day in honour of the late statesman Nelson Mandela, staff of the Division of Facilities Management at Stellenbosch University (SU), together with various of its service providers, braved the...

The Transformation Indaba is an annual event that presents an opportunity for the Stellenbosch University (SU) community to engage collectively on matters of transformation and assess progress. Hosted by the SU Transformation Office on...

​In a special edition of the international magazine Foreign Affairs, the name of Stellenbosch University agricultural economist and PhD student Lulama Traub stands alongside those of Microsoft founder Bill Gates and former United Nations...

​ Researcher suggests that legislation about fruit juices, labelling should be revised You drink that glass of orange juice for your health, right? Think again. Not all South African orange juices that you can buy in the shops are equally...

Two staff members of Stellenbosch University (SU) received national acclaim on Thursday (19 May 2016) for their contribution to research and innovation management in Southern Africa. Maryke Hunter-Hüsselmann, Manager: Research Information...

Last year the fifth-year medical student and former Tygerberg Student Council (TSC) chairperson, Nick Wayne, was awarded the prestigious Abe Bailey Scholarship that gives selected students the opportunity to visit the United Kingdom. The...

​ ​The more you communicate and share your dreams, the better the chances are that these dreams will come true. This is one of the reasons why hundreds of cards containing the hand-written dreams of newcomer students are currently hanging...

​Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Centre for Student Leadership and Structures (CSLS) under Division Student Affairs (DSAf) recently held the inauguration on the Students’ Representative Council (SRC). This ceremony was to formally introduce...