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A Photo of Randall Adams
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Impact

A Day in the Life… Randall Adams

What does your role at SU entail? My role as Senior Coordinator: Delegations and Diplomatic Corps Liaison at SU International is about people, relationships...
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Annie de Villiers

Media release

From pain a passion takes flight for SU history graduate

What began as a quiet hobby during moments of pain has taken flight into a powerful academic journey for Stellenbosch University (SU) graduate Annie de Villiers...

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Winner and runnerup in the first Integration Bee held at Stellenbosch University

Events

Engineering students take laurels in first ‘Integration Bee’

Room 1005 in the Mathematical Sciences Building was packed Friday 13 March to witness the final “face-off” in an Integration Bee organised by third year Applied...

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Prof Bonang Mohale during question time after delivering the 14th annual honorary Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert (FVZS) lecture on 18 March 2026.

Events

Mohale challenges South Africans: What kind of leaders are we choosing?

As South Africa heads towards elections within the next year, citizens should be asking a simple but urgent question: What kind of leaders are we choosing?

This...

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Graduands celebrating

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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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A photo of Louis du Preez

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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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Prof Edward Kirumira, Director, Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), Prof Richard Stevens, Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Learning and Teaching at SU, the Hon Dr Ela Gandhi and Prof Alain Tschudin, UNESCO Gandhi-Montessori-Luthuli Chair on Education for Peace and Transformative Solidarity

Events

Dr Ela Gandhi calls for nonviolence in an age of power politics

Stellenbosch University (SU) had the rare honour of hosting Hon Dr Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Kasturba and Mahatma Gandhi, for the fourth session (17 March)...

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