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The special and important relationship between students and lecturers was celebrated on Tuesday at the Rector’s Dinner for Top-Performing Students, hosted by the First-year Academy (FYA) of Stellenbosch University (SU), during which the 30 top performing first-years of 2012 were honoured. Special recognition was also given to the lecturers who these students felt had made the greatest contribution to [...]

As an official bid partner, Stellenbosch will in 2014 be part of the Cape Town World Design Capital (WDC) celebrations, and staff and students of the University have been invited to submit proposals for inclusion in the year-long programme. Successful projects will receive official WDC 2014 recognition, endorsement and promotion. “This is your opportunity to [...]

A total of 823 Maties obtained their degrees at Stellenbosch University’s first March graduation ceremony on Monday (11 March) (video). Students in the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, Law, Theology, and Military received their degrees. Prof Julian Smith, Vice-Rector: Community Interaction and Personnel, said in his welcoming address that SU strives to be the [...]

New students at Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Faculty of Military Science were encouraged to become young leaders, like Joshua who led the Israelites into Canaan or David who faced Goliath. Chaplain TJ Mara of the Military Academy in Saldanha told students who attended the Faculty’s academic opening on Wednesday, 30 January, that it is natural to [...]

Not in the mood to stand in long queues in the sun to register at Stellenbosch University? Then you have the option to make use of the self-registration option on www.mymaties.com. First-years, undergraduate students in their second year and higher and postgraduate students who were registered as a student at SU last year are encouraged [...]

A total of 543 proud Maties in the Faculties of Education, Theology and Military Sciences received their degrees at the fourth ceremony of Stellenbosch University’s December graduation on Wednesday night (12 December). Seventeen doctorates were also awarded at the event. Among the graduates were two former students from SciMathUS, the University’s bridging program for students [...]

On Friday 23 November, students of Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Faculty of Military Science, housed at the Military Academy in Saldanha, embarked on a nine-day endurance race by land and sea to raise funds for charity. The money will go towards community development projects run by Maties Community Service and MASIZA, the Academy’s community service organisation. [...]

Development can only be promoted in a safe and peaceful environment, and that is why he supports SIGLA@Stellenbosch, former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano tells STEPHANIE NIEUWOUDT. The younger leaders of Africa are keen to look for ways and means to integrate the continent and create a better life for all Africans, former Mozambican President Joaquim [...]

The great number of discussions on green issues is definitely providing extra impetus to the Stellenbosch University Woordfees (Wordfest). The festival already boasts record ticket sales this year. Yesterday, (5 March 2012) the theme for the Discourse series was How does one live green? This was debated by the Elsabé Brits, specialist writer for Die [...]

You are the masters of your fate and the captains of your soul. This was the message of Prof Russel Botman, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch (SU) at the annual opening of the SANDF’s Military Academy at Saldanha held recently. (Click here for a video.) In addressing dignitaries of the SANDF, Stellenbosch University and students [...]

A bright theology student received the Chancellor’s Medal for 2011 on Wednesday morning (7 December 2011) at Stellenbosch University’s (SU) third ceremony of the December graduation. Proud Maties of the Faculty of Education, Theology and Military Sciences (video) received their degrees at this ceremony, held in the DF Malan Centre at Coetzenburg. A total of [...]

Ms Ruda Landman, widely regarded doyenne of investigative journalism in South Africa, will be among the recipients of honorary doctorates at the December Graduation Ceremony of Stellenbosch University (SU) this week. Some 4660 Maties will receive their degrees at seven separate ceremonies. The ceremonies will be streamed live over the internet at www.sun.ac.za/streaming. Together with [...]

Experts in security, politics, human rights and military science lay the foundation for the future operations of Stellenbosch University’s Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa (SIGLA@Stellenbosch) at its first public event, the Colloquium on Peace, Security and Governance, held today (30 November). SIGLA aspires to be a Pan-African leadership institute that contributes toward [...]

Since the Council meeting of Stellenbosch University (SU) last week (12 September), the appointment of a Dean for the Faculty of Military Science featured prominently in the media. Dr Paul Cluver, Chairperson of Council, states the facts with regard to the appointment here. The appointment of a Dean for the Faculty of Military Science was [...]

Stellenbosch University (SU) has appointed Ms Siphokazi Ndudane as the new director of its Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa (SIGLA). She succeeds Lt Gen Louis Matshwenyego Fisher, a former Chief of the Botswana Defence Force who had acted as interim director. SIGLA was launched in 2010, and has been set up to [...]