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A joyful celebration filled with blessings for SU’s 13th Rector and Vice-Chancellor

The informal celebration of the inauguration of Stellenbosch University’s (SU) new Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Prof Deresh Ramjugernath, started on a festive...
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Rector’s Awards 2023: A night of triumph and celebration at SU

Rector’s Awards 2023: A night of triumph and celebration at SU

In the elegant setting of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), Stellenbosch University (SU) recently hosted the annual Rector's Awards for...

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Reimagine higher education teaching, learning and assessment practices in the age of AI

Reimagine higher education teaching, learning and assessment practices in the age of AI

​Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly developing, with significant and potentially disruptive implications for the global education sector.  

​The Division...

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World Teachers’ Day: Teachers have critical role, powerful influence in society

World Teachers’ Day: Teachers have critical role, powerful influence in society

​World Teachers' Day was celebrated on 5 October. In opinion pieces for the media, education experts at Stellenbosch University emphasise the important...

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Climate change emerges as major driver of amphibian declines globally

Climate change emerges as major driver of amphibian declines globally

  • ​​​SU researcher contributes to global study finding that 40% of amphibians face extinction largely because of climate change: 
  • Climate change emerges as major...
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EMS student and team secures first prize in influential data science hackathon

EMS student and team secures first prize in influential data science hackathon

​​​​In a remarkable display of data-driven ingenuity and problem-solving skills, three students from Stellenbosch University including one from the Faculty of...

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iKaya Primary School switches on its solar system

iKaya Primary School switches on its solar system

​​Stellenbosch's iKaya Primary School in Kayamandi became the second school in town to benefit from green initiatives of the Western Cape Education Department...

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