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Image by: Stefan Els and Wilma Stassen

Media release

New internship programme at SU clinics opens doors for aspiring medical receptionists

For many young South Africans, earning a qualification is only the beginning of a difficult journey. The next hurdle is finding the work experience employers...
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HELTASA: Digital Dialogue and (un)Conference invitations

HELTASA: Digital Dialogue and (un)Conference invitations

Please see the updates from HELTASA below. The Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of Southern Africa (HELTASA) is a professional association...

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Facilities Management give back to Stellenbosch Police Station on Mandela Day 2023

Facilities Management give back to Stellenbosch Police Station on Mandela Day 2023

​​“In the 32 years that I've worked at Stellenbosch's Police Station, it was the first time that we received this kind of visit from our community. Normally we...

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Training Ugandan Mental Health Practitioners in Emotionally-Focused Couple Therapy

Training Ugandan Mental Health Practitioners in Emotionally-Focused Couple Therapy

In Uganda, ​there is a high prevalence of couple and relationship problems which have negative effects on the mental and relational well-being of individuals...

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Legal framework needed to protect patients’ mobile phone data

Legal framework needed to protect patients’ mobile phone data

​In remote areas or during an emergency, healthcare professionals can decide much quicker what type of treatment a patient needs if they have immediate access...

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'Once a Matie, always a Matie'

'Once a Matie, always a Matie'

Meet Johannes Gehrig and Hannes Hellwege, who are devoting some of their time to support the Stellenbosch University alumni network in Stuttgart and Berlin...

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Unique workshops inspire an appreciation of our shared humanity

Unique workshops inspire an appreciation of our shared humanity

At the end of Siyakhula workshops, there are always participants who say it was not what they had expected. This remark is often followed by suggestions that...

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