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Pokkel. SU's mascot, welcomes new students to SU
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Campus life

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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Healthy You

Healthy You

Join us for 6 weeks of supervised exercise sessions to kickstart the new year feeling healthy and energized.

The program will run from 13 February until 24...

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Legislative changes could protect debtors against unscrupulous creditors

Legislative changes could protect debtors against unscrupulous creditors

​If you're struggling to settle your debt in these tough economic times, the last thing you need is unscrupulous creditors who fleece you. Unfortunately, this...

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Engaging students key to Prof Faadiel Essop’s teaching success

Engaging students key to Prof Faadiel Essop’s teaching success

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled". This quote by the Greek philosopher Plutarch forms part of Professor Faadiel Essop's own...

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SU welcoming period commences this week

SU welcoming period commences this week

​​Stellenbosch University's (SU) official Welcoming Period kicks off this week. This year, SU has cast its net wider and will be including newcomer students...

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African Doctoral Academy (ADA) Summer School 2023

African Doctoral Academy (ADA) Summer School 2023

​The first in-person African Doctoral Academy (ADA) Summer School at Stellenbosch University (SU) since the COVID-19 pandemic officially kicked off at the...

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Mayosi-Netcare scholarship offers ‘opportunity of a lifetime’ for pharmacology expert

Mayosi-Netcare scholarship offers ‘opportunity of a lifetime’ for pharmacology expert

​Stellenbosch University graduate, specialist clinical pharmacologist and consultant at Tygerberg Hospital, Dr Veshni Pillay-Fuentes Lorente, has been awarded...

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