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Pokkel. SU's mascot, welcomes new students to SU
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Spirits run high as SU prepares to welcome its new Maties

Thousands of newcomer students will arrive on Stellenbosch University’s (SU) campuses from Monday 26 January to take part in the official Welcoming Programme...
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Milestones in climate smart agriculture project celebrated

Milestones in climate smart agriculture project celebrated

The Stellenbosch University Water Institute and Faculty of Agrisciences, in partnership with Maastricht School of Management (MSM), showcased the outcomes and...

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Expert Economist Highlights Pressing Issues in Agriculture and Rural Development

Expert Economist Highlights Pressing Issues in Agriculture and Rural Development

​​​​​​​​​​​Internationally recognised economist and expert in rural development and global food security, Dr. Uma Lele shared a global perspective on the...

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“Invisible” gold hosted in sulphide minerals from Witwatersrand tailings dumps

“Invisible” gold hosted in sulphide minerals from Witwatersrand tailings dumps

A PhD-student in geometallurgy at Stellenbosch University (SU) has shown that there is still a significant fraction of “invisible" gold, inaccessible to...

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Two Fiёstas for postgraduate education student after numerous rejections

Two Fiёstas for postgraduate education student after numerous rejections

In March this year, Postgraduate Education student, Adriaan Havenga, was rewarded with two Fiёsta awards. He was named the winner in the category Best newly...

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Third International Workshop on Combating Transnational Crime in Africa

Third International Workshop on Combating Transnational Crime in Africa

​The partnership between SIGLA (Stell Univ) and DTRA of the USA has since 2016 resulted in a series of International Workshops on Combating Transnational Crime...

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Top SU teaching champions receive recognition at TLA awards ceremony

Top SU teaching champions receive recognition at TLA awards ceremony

​A diverse group of Stellenbosch University (SU) academics were the stars of the Teaching-Learning-Assessment (TLA) Awards held at Devonvale Golf & Wine Estate...

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