Electronic access to engineering resource, IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL), now available through Library  and Information Service website
 The Library and Information Service is pleased to announce that it has procured access to one of the engineering industry’s most powerful resources – IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL).
 The IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL) provides access to almost a third of [...]

Prof Johan du Preez of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering will deliver his Inaugural Lecture on Tuesday 9 February 2010.
The title is ‘n Kort geskiedenis (260 miljoen jaar) van die ontwikkeling van outomatiese spraakherkenning
Date: Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Time: 17:30
Venue: Auditorium, Electrical and Engineering Building
RSVP before 5 February 2010 at Sandra Tribelhorn, tel (021) [...]

“Your calling and passion in life is greater than any degree or pay cheque. You need to find your calling in life and then respond to it by finding a job that is in line with this. It needs to be something that you really like and can be paid to do!”
This was the message [...]

Stellenbosch University has been awarded an additional research chair via the South African Research Chair Initiative (SARCHI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the National Research Foundation (NRF).
An announcement that five research chairs – made available to South African universities as part of South Africa’s commitment to strengthen cutting-edge science and engineering [...]

The International Conference on Advanced Concrete Materials (ACM2009) will be held at the Wallenburg Centre from 17 to 19 November 2009. The ACM2009 is jointly organised by the Department of Civil Engineering, Stellenbosch University and the Concrete Society of Southern Africa (CSSA).
Authors from 13 countries representing 5 continents will be presenting a total of 40 [...]

SumbandilaSat, the second South African-built satellite, will be launched this afternoon (Tuesday 15 September) South African time, from the Baikonur launch facility using a Russian Soyuz rocket. Just like its predecessor, it is a product of the Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Faculty of Engineering.
In 1999, Sunsat became the first satellite from Africa and the Southern Hemisphere [...]

A team of Maties left wine country to compete in the annual intervarsity mini-brewing competition (hosted by the University of Pretoria) and returned as victors! With three cases of beer, Schwarzbier (lager), Robust Porter (ale) and Weiss Bier (speciality) the five-member team set off to improve on last year’s performance hoping to be more of [...]