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Dr Alfred Schaffer awarded prize for strengthening literary ties between South Africa and the Netherlands

Dr Alfred Schaffer, a senior lecturer in the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch at Stellenbosch University (SU), has been awarded the prestigious Van Ewijk...
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FM’s hidden secret: our environmental sustainability team

FM’s hidden secret: our environmental sustainability team

Within the rumble of new developments, daily construction, and maintenance tasks, fixing pipes, painting walls, and finding new ways of dealing with...

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I am because you are

I am because you are

"Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu" or "I am, because you are" is an African philosophy known loosely as a sense of belonging. "I am because we are". Ubuntu as a...

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Students and learners from Stellenbosch and surrounds shine in 2023 SA Chinese Bridge contest

Students and learners from Stellenbosch and surrounds shine in 2023 SA Chinese Bridge contest

​Over the past few months, students from Stellenbosch University (SU) and learners from the Cape Winelands district excelled in the South African round of the...

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Kabamba Floors to coach Maties men’s senior rugby team

Kabamba Floors to coach Maties men’s senior rugby team

Stellenbosch University and Maties Sport is proud to announce Kabamba Floors as the Maties Rugby Senior Men's Head Coach for the next three years.

Floors...

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Stellenbosch medical students use tech to turn the tide on organ donor shortage

Stellenbosch medical students use tech to turn the tide on organ donor shortage

​A tech-savvy group of Stellenbosch University medical students are harnessing the power of algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) to raise much-needed...

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SU signs MOU with Commonwealth Africa Anti-Corruption Centre

SU signs MOU with Commonwealth Africa Anti-Corruption Centre

The School of Public Leadership at Stellenbosch University (SU) recently signed an important memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Commonwealth Africa...

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