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With deep SU ties, Louis du Preez takes up role on University Council

When Louis du Preez arrived at Stellenbosch University (SU) in 1990, it was his first visit to the town. Fresh from completing his compulsory military service...
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Women’s Day highlights key challenges

Women’s Day highlights key challenges

​Forced marriages, sexual corruption, and polycystic ovary syndrome. These are some of the issues that experts at Stellenbosch University highlighted in opinion...

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PhD student awarded prestigious scholarship for research on electric minibus taxis

PhD student awarded prestigious scholarship for research on electric minibus taxis

​Mienke Knipe, a doctoral student in transport economics at Stellenbosch University, has recently been awarded the prestigious Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship...

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Driving change in science and society

Driving change in science and society

​Continuing with the FMHS Women's Month Series, we spotlight Maambele Khosa. At just 29 years of age, she exemplifies the power of purposeful leadership across...

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Prof Ruojuan Zheng: Creating Access, Cultivating Confidence

Prof Ruojuan Zheng: Creating Access, Cultivating Confidence

​For Professor Ruojuan Zheng, co-director of the Confucius Institute at Stellenbosch University (CISU), access is not a passive concept. It's something to be...

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Prof Simone Titus-Dawson breaks barriers with digital brilliance

Prof Simone Titus-Dawson breaks barriers with digital brilliance

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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Cynthia Lategan-Kriel: A Legacy of Leadership, Service and Dedication

Cynthia Lategan-Kriel: A Legacy of Leadership, Service and Dedication

For more than three decades, Cynthia Lategan-Kriel has been a cornerstone of the Stellenbosch Business School (SBS) at Stellenbosch University (SU). As...

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