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Twin triumph: Atlantis brothers graduate from SU

The Blackenberg twins’ journey with Stellenbosch University (SU) began in high school – and this week, they graduated together from the same faculty. Born in...
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Celebrations abound at FMHS graduation

Celebrations abound at FMHS graduation

The December graduation of Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) sees 480 newly capped graduates entering the...

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Dr Antoinette van der Merwe to lead Stellenbosch University’s IT Division

Dr Antoinette van der Merwe to lead Stellenbosch University’s IT Division

When looking at the series of events, milestones and turning points that moulded Dr Antoinette van der Merwe's professional career path, it appears as though...

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Chancellor's Awards honour staff's excellent performance

Chancellor's Awards honour staff's excellent performance

This week, Stellenbosch University (SU) gave recognition to a cohort of staff members whose careers attest to sustained excellence in research, innovation...

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Deputy Governor of South African Reserve Bank now an honorary Matie

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...

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Dr Nadia Fisher-Smith credits transformative SciMathUS intervention for academic success

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...

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Nqobile Mtolo honours her late father’s wish and graduates as a Matie

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...

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