Prof Vasti Roodt will take up the reins as the first woman dean of Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) from 1 January 2025. Her focus as the new dean will be on collaboration, funding for interdisciplinary research projects and advancing innovative and inclusive teaching methods. 15 Oct 2024 Read more Music, dance, ululations and heartfelt tributes marked Stellenbosch University’s stirring celebration of Prof Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, the 2024 winner of the prestigious Templeton Prize. 7 Oct 2024 Read more In a revolutionary showcase of African ingenuity, an electric motorcycle, designed and built in Africa and powered only by the sun, will tackle the long drive all the way from Nairobi to Stellenbosch in October. The initiative will in part be to observe Transport Month in South Africa. 23 Sep 2024 Read more The central events and conferencing office (CECO) of Stellenbosch University (SU) was honoured with the Business Events Community Award at the Southern African Association for the Conference Industry's (SAACI) 2024 annual congress as part of the Enkula Awards. 28 Aug 2024 Read more Student by day, and CEO, and startup founder on the side – Alexandra Lutz, who is currently in her first year of a data science degree at Stellenbosch University (SU), started the online learning platform Milani Education while she was still in high school. 30 Jul 2024 Read more The 2024 Templeton Prize has been awarded to professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, the SARChI chair for Violent Histories and Historical Trauma and the founding director of the centre for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest (AVReQ) for her exemplary contributions to scholarship and advancing knowledge in the field of forgiveness and processes of repair in the aftermath of trauma violence. 6 Jun 2024 Read more Although she was encouraged from a young age to become a medical doctor, Dr Gestél Kuyler, from the Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science at Stellenbosch University (SU), decided to follow a different path where her passion for improving lives converges with cutting-edge research and innovation. 21 May 2024 Read more Time Magazine has recognised Prof Tulio de Oliveira in its inaugural 2024 Time100 Health list, a new annual compilation that celebrates 100 individuals who have had the most impact on global health this year. 6 May 2024 Read more Last year Stellenbosch University diverted more than 1 000 tonnes collected on three of its five campuses away from landfill, a significant step towards its goal of achieving net zero by 2050. 29 Apr 2024 Read more The digital game-based learning platform Minecraft Education can help learners to improve their skills in coding and robotics which will stand them in good stead when they enter the workplace of the future. 8 Feb 2024 Read more |
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