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Stellenbosch University (SU) has introduced a range of flexible support measures to assist students experiencing financial difficulty.

Institutional news

SU strengthens support for students facing registration and funding challenges

Stellenbosch University (SU) has introduced a range of flexible support measures to assist students experiencing financial difficulty. These include...
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#GivingMaties2026

Media release

Stellenbosch University launches #GivingMaties, 40-day drive to fight student hunger

Student hunger remains a pressing reality at Stellenbosch University (SU) – and from 5 March to 15 April, the SU community is mobilising to respond. Alumni...

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Stellenbosch University (SU) has introduced a range of flexible support measures to assist students experiencing financial difficulty.

Institutional news

SU strengthens support for students facing registration and funding challenges

Stellenbosch University (SU) has introduced a range of flexible support measures to assist students experiencing financial difficulty. These include...

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A weeping bottlebrush (Melaleuca viminalis) along the Eerste River - this species has invaded a substantial stretch of the river and is spreading rapidly downstream from Stellenbosch.

Media release

Eerste River study needs your help – students, hikers, landowners and other stakeholders

Stellenbosch University’s Centre for Invasion Biology is embarking on a comprehensive benchmarking exercise to establish the status of plant invasions along the...

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As a 2020 matriculant, Keesha’s final year of high school unfolded against the backdrop of a global pandemic. Masks, social distancing, and unprecedented disruption defined what should have been a celebratory milestone.

Awards and milestones

Keesha Petersen’s resilience rewrites her future

Keesha Petersen remembers exactly how she felt in 2021, staring at her matric results. The numbers on the page told a story she couldn’t and wouldn’t accept.

As...

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StelliesKos app

Innovation and entrepreneurship

Local, lekker and affordable – SU students develop innovative food delivery app

Two Stellenbosch University (SU) students have found a way to tackle food insecurity, support local food vendors, and improve access to affordable meals — all...

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Students named as Google PhD Fellows

Awards and milestones

Google names two Stellenbosch University students among its 2025 Global PhD fellows

Two Stellenbosch University (SU) students, Haingo Andry and Simon Malan, have been named among the recipients of the prestigious 2025 Global Google PhD...

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