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In a ceremony rich in symbolism, solemnity and celebration, Stellenbosch University (SU) formally installed Prof Deresh Ramjugernath as its 13th Rector and Vice-Chancellor on Wednesday, 1 October 2025, at the Endler Hall in Stellenbosch.
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Inauguration marks new era of transformation and excellence at SU

In a ceremony rich in symbolism, solemnity and celebration, Stellenbosch University (SU) formally inaugurated Prof Deresh Ramjugernath as its 13th Rector and...
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The name of South Africa’s new National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences in lights at the launch in Stellenbosch.
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Meet the 2025 cohort of Matiepreneurs headed for EDHE Intervarsity Regionals

Meet the 2025 cohort of Matiepreneurs headed for EDHE Intervarsity Regionals

​​Seven student entrepreneurs from Stellenbosch University (SU) have advanced to the regional round of the 2025 Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education...

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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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