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and our exceptional people.

Prof Edward Kirumira, Director, Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), Prof Richard Stevens, Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Learning and Teaching at SU, the Hon Dr Ela Gandhi and Prof Alain Tschudin, UNESCO Gandhi-Montessori-Luthuli Chair on Education for Peace and Transformative Solidarity
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Events

Dr Ela Gandhi calls for nonviolence in an age of power politics

Stellenbosch University (SU) had the rare honour of hosting Hon Dr Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Kasturba and Mahatma Gandhi, for the fourth session (17 March)...
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Kalon Damons – Creating a Second Home for International Students

Kalon Damons – Creating a Second Home for International Students

​For many international students arriving at Stellenbosch University (SU), the first warm smile they encounter belongs to Ms Kalon Damons, Coordinator for...

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Planning EV fleets in the real world: Inside Stellenbosch University’s new spinout

Planning EV fleets in the real world: Inside Stellenbosch University’s new spinout

When mechatronics engineer Chris set out to research electric minibus taxis during his postgraduate studies at Stellenbosch University (SU), he wasn't trying to...

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Volunteers Roll Up Sleeves to Green Stellenbosch Hospital Grounds

Volunteers Roll Up Sleeves to Green Stellenbosch Hospital Grounds

​​Not even the rain could dampen the enthusiasm of the more than forty volunteers from Stellenbosch University (SU), the environmental organisation Greenpop...

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Passing of Donovan Kirkwood

Passing of Donovan Kirkwood

​​The Stellenbosch University (SU) community mourns the tragic passing of Dr Donovan (Don) Kirkwood, Curator of the SU Botanical Gardens (SUBG).  Kirkwood fell...

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Investing that protects people and the planet is growing: new study maps the progress in South Africa

Economy, business and public management

Investing that protects people and the planet is growing: new study maps the progress in South Africa

Institutional investors who invest on behalf of others are increasingly considering environmental conservation and safe working conditions as investment...

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Sybil Smit uses her own academic journey to empower students

Sybil Smit uses her own academic journey to empower students

This Women's Month, we're celebrating the academic staff at Stellenbosch University (SU) who are shaping minds and inspiring excellence through their teaching...

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