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Artful scholar: Scott Williams gets a first degree with excellent master’s thesis
Statistically, the chances of getting your degree on your birthday are quite small. It's also rare for a student to obtain a master's degree after not completing any previous degrees. But Scott Eric Williams is used to being exceptional...
Adventurous doctor with a heart of gold gets 7 distinctions
A week before her November exams at Stellenbosch University (SU) commenced, a final year medical student did something extraordinary. Sarah Camp (25) cycled from SU's Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health in Worcester to her hometown in...
Engineering graduate plans to pay SU skills forward
When Kabelo Tlhabadira moves to the town Kathu in the Northern Cape in January to start his career as a civil engineer-in-training at the Sishen Mine, he will be accompanied by his younger brother, Onalenna. The main reason for uprooting...
After 10 years and 44 distinctions, Dr Keaton Harris has achieved his dream
You could write a book about the heart wrenching obstacles Keaton Harris had to endure to get where he is today – graduating cum laude as a medical doctor at Stellenbosch University (SU). The little boy who grew up in a single-parent...
Engineering student creates solar-powered unicorn to inspire careers in STEM
Graduation is an opportunity to not only celebrate the qualifications of Stellenbosch University's (SU) students but also the creativity that stems from the pursuit of academic excellence. As part of her final-year project, Ella Gardiner...
Dr Robert Adam receives SU honorary degree for advancing science and technology
Dr Robert Adam received an honorary doctorate from Stellenbosch University (SU) at the institution's December graduation for advancing science and technology in South Africa. He was awarded the degree Doctor of Science, honoris causa, on...
SU awards honorary doctorate to expert in sports law and sports business
Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded an honorary doctorate to leading American sports law and sports business expert Prof Kenneth Shropshire at its December graduation. Shropshire, who is from the Wharton School at the University of...
Nqobile Mtolo honours her late father’s wish and graduates as a Matie
Stellenbosch is far from Soweto, but Nqobile Mtolo promised her father that she would study at Stellenbosch University (SU), as he regarded as it as one of the best educational institutions in the country. Unfortunately, her father died...
Dr Nadia Fisher-Smith credits transformative SciMathUS intervention for academic success
When Nadia Fisher-Smith's two sons Daniel and Matthew heard she was going to receive the title of “doctor" at Stellenbosch University's (SU) December graduation, they were excited that their mom was going to heal people. “I had to...
Deputy Governor of South African Reserve Bank now an honorary Matie
Stellenbosch University (SU) bestowed an honorary doctorate on one of the deputy governors of the South African Reserve Bank Nomfundo Tshazibana at its December graduation. She received the degree Doctor of Commerce, honoris causa, on...