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Institutional news
Connecting the dots: Prof Liezl van Dyk’s vision as new DVC: Academic
Arts, languages and social sciences
Building community through multilingualism at SU Teaching-Learning-Assessment Day
Media release
Seven days of gambling could wipe out a year of national student funding
At the current rate at which South Africans gamble, it would take just seven days to spend the equivalent of the country’s entire national student funding...
Impact
Keagan Diab found a new purpose after losing her Olympic dream
The injured rugby player lay on the ground in obvious pain with a broken leg. Around him, a group of inexperienced first aiders were beginning to panic. For...
Impact
Alwaba Tom creates safe spaces for students to grow
For much of his childhood in the Eastern Cape, silence filled the small home where Alwaba Tom grew up. Encouragement was scarce. Money was tight. His...
Impact
For Haki Sebina the sky is the limit
For Haki Sebina, coming to Stellenbosch University (SU) was not simply about earning a degree. It was about discovering who she could become, authentically...
Media release
Cape Winelands Airport and SU forge strategic partnership for smart and sustainable development
Cape Winelands Airport and Stellenbosch University (SU) have entered into a cooperation agreement aimed at advancing innovation under the shared themes of...
Institutional news
Prof Hafizah Chenia listens in on microbes to improve global health
Prof Hafizah Yousuf Chenia of the Department of Microbiology in the Faculty of Science delivered her inaugural lecture on Tuesday 23 June 2026. The title of her...