​​​The institutional theme at Stellenbosch University (SU) for May this year is “Connected to Africa" and on 25 May we celebrate Africa Day with the rest of the world. Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the...

​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...

​​Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded honorary doctorates to five exceptional individuals at its December graduation on Monday, 13 December 2021. Prof Marlene van Niekerk, Judge Frederick Brand, Dr Marlene le Roux, Nicky Newton-King, and...

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...

In pursuit of Stellenbosch University's (SU) commitment to academic excellence and in recognition of SU academics who have reached the pinnacle of achievement in their university careers, the institution has conferred the title of...

​​​Stellenbosch University (SU) has proudly confirmed the names of the six exceptional individuals who will receive honorary doctorates at upcoming graduation ceremonies. Jazz singer-songwriter Jonathan Butler; Booker-prize winner Damon...

As we look back on Women's Month in South Africa, Dr Beryl Botman, has just completed a number of Women's Month engagements in August in which she shared information about her first non-fiction book, With (-Out) You. It tells the deeply...

​​​In the light of recent #climatestrikes around the world, Prof Ntshengedzeni Sampson Mamphweli’s work as director of Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES) is more important than ever. CRSES, based in the Faculty of...

​Fourteen years ago, Prof Quinette Louw wrote her own bit of history at Stellenbosch University (SU) when she became the institution’s first ever associate professor in physiotherapy. In 2010, she became a full professor – again the first...

Stellenbosch University (SU) last week hosted the Southern African Sustainable Energy Conference (SASEC), a leading platform for researchers, engineers, industry practitioners, and policymakers to discuss the latest advancements in...