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A joyful celebration filled with blessings for SU’s 13th Rector and Vice-Chancellor

The informal celebration of the inauguration of Stellenbosch University’s (SU) new Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Prof Deresh Ramjugernath, started on a festive...
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Universities at the fault line: Student protest and the burden of leadership

Universities at the fault line: Student protest and the burden of leadership

​​​In an opinion piece published by University World News, Karen Bruns, Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations, highlights the ongoing tensions...

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Get to know your lecturer: A/Prof Mesias Alfeus

Get to know your lecturer: A/Prof Mesias Alfeus

​Tell us why you chose to become a lecturer/academic?

I love both teaching and research. Always a pleasure having intellectual dialogues with my students.

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New report shows opportunities for work, study after matric remain limited

New report shows opportunities for work, study after matric remain limited

Youth born just after the turn of democracy in 1994 have the highest years of completed education of any cohort in South African history and this may rise...

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Collaborative Learning and Reshaping Assessment: Talking Transformative Assessment with Professor Geo Quinot

​​The eighth episode of the Talking Transformative Assessment season two, a podcast hosted by Dalene Joubert and Hanelie Adendorff, features an insightful...

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Business-driven approach can boost wildlife conservation

Business-driven approach can boost wildlife conservation

​​World Wildlife Day was celebrated on 3 March. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at the African Wildlife Economy Institute at Stellenbosch University...

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ADA 2025 Hybrid Summer School Strengthens Doctoral Training Across Africa

ADA 2025 Hybrid Summer School Strengthens Doctoral Training Across Africa

The African Doctoral Academy (ADA), based at Stellenbosch University International, recently concluded its highly successful 2025 Hybrid Summer School, which...

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