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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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Jeannie de Villiers-Strijdom speaks at Professor Roland Happ's colloquium

Jeannie de Villiers-Strijdom speaks at Professor Roland Happ's colloquium

As part of the long-standing collaboration between the universities of Leipzig and Stellenbosch, Jeannie de Villiers-Strijdom presented her study on financial...

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Small Businesses, Big Impact

Small Businesses, Big Impact

For over a decade, the Small Business Academy (SBA) at the Stellenbosch Business School has embodied the mission of the Faculty of Economic and Management...

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Five Maties among News24’s 30 Young Mandelas of 2025

Five Maties among News24’s 30 Young Mandelas of 2025

​Five remarkable Maties have been recognised among News24's 30 Young Mandelas of 2025, an accolade honouring young South Africans who embody the spirit and...

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Can AI tools identify crucial health-related research questions?

Can AI tools identify crucial health-related research questions?

​The jury is still out on whether artificial intelligence may potentially play a role in identifying important and impactful health-related research questions...

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No time for hibernation at SU International: The show must go on

No time for hibernation at SU International: The show must go on

​​​While the rest of Stellenbosch University (SU) quietly goes into winter hibernation and our students enjoy a well-deserved recess, the team at SU...

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Malawian delegation visits SU to benchmark development of a new mining curriculum

Malawian delegation visits SU to benchmark development of a new mining curriculum

A delegation from Malawi's higher education and mining sector visited the Department of Earth Sciences and the Departments of Chemical Engineering and Civil...

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