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Dr Tjaart van der Walt photographed at the Coetzenburg Centre where he received his honorary doctorate.
Image by: Henk Oets

Awards and milestones

SU bestows honorary doctorate on pioneer of digital banking in Africa

Dr Tjaart Johannes van der Walt, regarded as a pioneer of digital banking on the African continent, was awarded an honorary doctorate by his alma mater...
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Climate Change and Epidemics 2023 Report released at COP28

Climate Change and Epidemics 2023 Report released at COP28

​On Sunday (3 December 2023), on the health day at COP28, a new report on climate change and epidemics was released by the head of the WHO AFRO COP28...

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Building science journalism capacity in the SADC region

Building science journalism capacity in the SADC region

How did the media in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region report on devastating natural disasters such as Cyclone Freddy or the Durban...

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Team Stellenbosch networks at EAIE conference

Team Stellenbosch networks at EAIE conference

​​​Stellenbosch University (SU) International was well represented at the 2023 edition of the European Association for International Education (EAIE)...

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Convocation meeting set for 7 December

Convocation meeting set for 7 December

Members of the Stellenbosch University Convocation are invited to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 7 December 2023, at 18:00 SAST.

The AGM is an...

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Molecular biologist new Dean of Science at Stellenbosch University

Molecular biologist new Dean of Science at Stellenbosch University

Prof Burtram C Fielding, a molecular biologist and prolific researcher with the University of the Western Cape (UWC), will start his term as the new dean of...

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SU collaboration offers much-needed support to GBV victims in Cape Winelands

SU collaboration offers much-needed support to GBV victims in Cape Winelands

​​​Stellenbosch University (SU) has bolstered its commitment to the fight against gender-based violence by accepting the Ring for Peace Cape Trust’s (RfPCT)...

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