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SU’s March graduation week starts on high note with special performance by SA jazz legend
Stellenbosch University’s (SU) March graduation week starts on a high note with jazz icon Jonathan Butler being awarded an honorary doctorate for his contribution to arts and culture. Butler will perform during his ceremony on Monday (24...
Tietie and Nanna’s star-maker cooks up a journalism degree
At Stellenbosch University's (SU) graduation ceremony on Monday, two “families" were cheering loudly for a very special young man. As Ubaid Abrahams received his honours degree in journalism, his mom Najma and aunt Azba were beaming with...
A bright future awaits multi-talented Dhania Schultz
Not many students spend their time at Stellenbosch University (SU) in the same building where their parents first met. Dhania Schultz, who received her honours degree in writing and directing this week, has a very special link with SU's...
Philanthropist, award-winning novelist receive honorary doctorates from SU
Stellenbosch University (SU) honoured philanthropist and entrepreneur Wendy Ackerman and award-winning novelist and playwright Damon Galgut at its December graduation. Ackerman received the degree Doctor of Philosophy, honoris causa, and...
Master’s study brings us closer to safer, reversible male contraception
A new study at Stellenbosch University (SU) shows that a safer, more effective, and reversible contraceptive for men is within reach. Kyla Raoult, who obtained her master's degree in Polymer Science at SU's December graduation on Tuesday...
Miraculous interventions after horror crash lead to a PhD for SU academic
Upon graduation, academics sometimes describe the arduous process of having completed a PhD as a “miracle". But when Dr Chris Jurgens, a civil engineering lecturer at Stellenbosch University (SU), received his PhD this week, he...
Dr Mariëtte Botha celebrates her PhD with her life-saving brother
When Dr Mariëtte Botha received her first degree at SU, her father Tiny said, “One day you're going to wear one of those red doctoral gowns." His words were prophetic because this week, Mariëtte's dream of obtaining a PhD in Speech...
Educator champions teacher development for the digital age in Master’s study
When Paul Mayers, newly appointed principal of Parklands College Senior Preparatory in Cape Town, received his Master's degree in education policy studies from Stellenbosch University (SU) this week, it was testament to the transformative...
Telecoms business leader receives honorary doctorate in Engineering from Stellenbosch University
Technology entrepreneur and investor Strive Masiyiwa, a pioneer of the mobile telecommunications sector in Africa, received an honorary doctorate in Engineering from Stellenbosch University (SU) on 10 December 2024. The visionary leader has...
Sweet success: SU student’s side hustle clears study debt
Burdened with considerable student debt, Stellenbosch University (SU) final-year BCom Management Sciences student Phophi Mudau walked many kilometres to sell packets of sweets to raise the funds she needed so that she could graduate this...