December 2025 Graduation
Honouring academic excellence and achievement
Stellenbosch University Graduation Week: 8 to 12 December
Graduation is a special milestone on our academic calendar. This is when we celebrate our graduates’ academic achievements and honour their journey with SU as their academic home. We look forward to conferring certificates, diplomas, degrees, and honorary doctorates.
This year Stellenbosch University will be hosting its last December graduation week.
We look forward to welcoming you and your guests to our December graduation week at the Coetzenburg Centre.
Ceremony Details
Plan your graduation experience with the key dates and ceremony schedule.
Find detailed information about the order of proceedings
and what to expect on your graduation day.
Ceremony Details
Plan your graduation experience with the key dates and ceremony schedule.
Find detailed information about the order of proceedings
and what to expect on your graduation day.
Attendance & Access
We want your graduation day to run smoothly. From receiving tickets for your guests to planning your arrival and ensuring special arrangements, these resources will help you prepare for the big day.
Graduate Essentials
Your graduation is more than just a ceremony — it’s a moment to be remembered. Make sure you’re ready with the correct attire, professional photography, and the documentation you’ll need on the day.
Administration
Behind every successful graduation is careful preparation. Ensure your administrative requirements are finalised and review key procedures to avoid delays or complications.
Graduation stories
From overcoming challenges to achieving lifelong dreams, our graduates’ journeys reflect the diversity, determination and excellence that define us.
Media release
‘Skut gat and dala’ – pioneering Master’s research captures the lived reality of Winelands womxn
“Coloured* identity needs a bietjie room to breathe.” This line from Chérise Adams’ Master’s thesis stays with the reader and only crystallises once you grasp...
Media release
Dr Florence de Vries’ PhD shaped by loss, purpose and care
Dr Florence de Vries has spent her career thinking carefully about the power of storytelling – who wields it, who benefits from it and who can be harmed by the...
Awards and milestones
Amogelang Moagi does not allow hip of steel, loss to steal her graduation joy
“A hip of steel and a heart of steel.” That’s how Amogelang Moagi’s lecturer Dr Susan de Klerk describes her. These words are particularly apt, given the...
Awards and milestones
From forensics to farms: Dr Tiya’s mission to protect communities against pesticides
Moving from DNA analysis in forensics to studying the impact of pesticides on farm workers may seem unusual – but for Dr Luthando Tiya, it was a natural next...
Awards and milestones
A quiet childhood dream propelled Dr Kevin Naude to success
For as long as he can remember, Dr Kevin Naude fostered an unspoken dream: the idea that he might one day become a doctor. Now, nearly a decade after first...
Awards and milestones
Showjumping champion earns her degree while conquering world cup arenas
Before she enters the arena, Amy Michau, a showjumper champion and now Stellenbosch University (SU) graduate, is petrified. But the moment she and her horse...