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Graduation
Graduation
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...
Stellenbosch University
Dr Elana Ryklief turns lived trans experience into groundbreaking scholarship
Dr Elana Ryklief, an NRF scholarship holder, graduated with a PhD in English Studies from SU, completing the degree in just three years. Her research draws on her lived experience as a transgender woman to challenge dominant narratives...
Stellenbosch University
From pain a passion takes flight for SU history graduate
What started as a hobby to cope with pain evolved into an academic journey. Living with a chronic illness led Annie de Villiers to find solace in birding. She has travelled extensively to share the so-called ‘crane gospel’ about the...
Stellenbosch University
From typist to master’s graduate, Sunelle Hanekom’s journey comes full circle
Sunelle Hanekom, a long-serving staff member at Stellenbosch Business School, graduated with an MPhil in Science and Technology Studies. After starting her career as a typist and a PA, she returned to formal study later in life and...