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Media release

Success takes centre stage as SU’s March graduation series gets underway

More than 3 600 graduands will cross the stage next week as Stellenbosch University (SU) confers degrees, diplomas and certificates during its March graduation...
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Lesetja Kganyago installed as SU’s 16th Chancellor in stately ceremony

Lesetja Kganyago installed as SU’s 16th Chancellor in stately ceremony

​​​A cold and steady rain fell over Stellenbosch on Friday morning, but rays of sunshine appeared over lunch as Stellenbosch University (SU) celebrated a...

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Aidan Fletcher: Service guided by faith, driven by compassion

Aidan Fletcher: Service guided by faith, driven by compassion

YOUTH MONTH

This Youth Month, we're celebrating students who are driving positive change on campus, in their communities and beyond. Through their leadership...

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SARUA Hosts Inaugural Regional Higher Education Conference in Lusaka

SARUA Hosts Inaugural Regional Higher Education Conference in Lusaka

​​Lusaka, Zambia – 21–23 May 2025 – The Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA) successfully hosted its first-ever regional conference...

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SU improves on overall score on QS Rankings

Institutional news

SU improves on overall score on QS Rankings

​​​Just three spots. That's how close Stellenbosch University (SU) came to ranking among the top 300 universities in the world for the third year in a row...

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AI making it easier to diagnose TB in sub-Saharan Africa

AI making it easier to diagnose TB in sub-Saharan Africa

Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers are playing a leading role in a global trial investigating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve...

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Caroline Wallington: Expert activist for ecological and social justice

Caroline Wallington: Expert activist for ecological and social justice

​​YOUTH MONTH

This Youth Month, we're celebrating students who are driving positive change on campus, in their communities and beyond. Through their leadership...

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