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The Postgraduate and International Office (PGIO) would like to invite registered Stellenbosch University students to apply for two international winter schools that will take place from 14 June – 19 July 2013 in Stellenbosch. Scholarships will be awarded to successful applicants when placed in their winter school programme. Application deadline for both winter schools: 3 [...]

Why wait until your fourth year in computer science to try your hand at creating an Android app for smartphones? Thanks to a memorandum of understanding with mobile phone giant Vodacom programming enthusiasts (first years to senior students) can attend three free specialist hands-on workshops here on campus this year. The workshops offer a unique [...]

The Postgraduate and International Office (PGIO) will be hosting a Scholarship Information Session on Monday 22 April 2013 from 17:00-19:00 in the Wilcocks Building 1012. All students wishing to find more info on bursaries currently available, should attend! Coordinators, organisers  or scholars from scholarships such as Mandela Rhodes, Rhodes, DAAD and the Abe Bailey Travel [...]

Alumni of Stellenbosch University (SU) heeded the call to support an initiative to create opportunities for others to study at a world-class institution and raised just over R100 000. This was the result of SU’s annual telethon, the Giving Forward-campaign, where alumni were asked to pledge their support in aid of the SU Bursary Fund. Ms [...]

You are hereby invited to attend the fourth public STIAS lecture of 2013. This presents an opportunity to academics, researchers and students at SU and in the Western Cape, as well as members of the public, to learn more about the work of STIAS fellows. On this occasion Prof Ian Hacking, Professeur honoraire, Chaire de philosophie [...]

The Rector, Prof Russel Botman, is currently in the USA to receive the Abraham Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Life and to meet with alumni in New York. He will be back in the office on 23 April. Prof Julian Smith is serving as acting Rector.

You are hereby invited to the third Stellenbosch Forum Lecture of the year. The Stellenbosch Forum lecture series was started in 1990 and provides regular opportunities to staff and students at SU, as well as interested people from the public, to learn more about the relevant, world-class research that is being done at SU. Researchers [...]

A Pilates course will be presented by the Department of Sport Science on the following dates: 27 April: 08:30-17:00 28 April: 09:00-13:00 30 April: 17:00-19:00 7 May: 17:00-19:00 11 May: 08:30-17:00 12 May: 08:30-13:00 25 July: 19:00-20:30 (Exam) The course will empower you to understand the basic Pilates principles that Joseph Pilates developed nearly a [...]

Respected agricultural economist Prof Eckart Kassier will be the guest of honour at the launch of a postgraduate scholarship bearing his name on 3 May. The scholarship will be awarded to top achievers in agricultural economics at Stellenbosch University (SU). The function is hosted as joint event between the Faculty of AgriSciences and the Alumni [...]

Kettlebell training has become any Strength and Conditioning Programme and continues to have a major influence in the ongoing development of a programme. A Kettlebell workshop will be presented by the Department of Sport Science on Saturday 20 April 2013, from 09:00-12:00. You are welcome to join the world renowned Strong First Senior instructor Shaun Cairn [...]

Economic globalisation and the current financial crisis are endangering not only the sustainability of the planet but also the moral welfare of humankind and the future of young people. This will be the message of Stellenbosch University Rector and Vice-Chancellor Prof Russel Botman when he receives the Princeton Theological Seminary’s 2013 Abraham Kuyper Prize for [...]

Professor Sampie Terreblanche, former professor of Economics at Stellenbosch University (SU), received an honorary doctorate (DCom, honoris causa) from the University of Pretoria on Wednesday 10 April. Terreblanche was a lecturer and professor in Economics at SU from 1965 until his retirement in 1995. He went on to become an emeritus professor and continued lecturing [...]

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 [...]

The Frederik van Zyl Slabbert Institute for Student Leadership Development at Stellenbosch University hosts an annual lecture to stimulate critical thinking and courageous conversations on topics that contribute to a better future for our country and our continent. The Institute encourages interaction between students, academics, the broader community, and prominent leaders in various fields. Alumni, [...]

The Student Representative Council (SRC) of Stellenbosch University (SU) has informed the management of SU and that of the Convocation that it supports the motion that was tabled in support of the proposed residence placement policy. An extraordinary meeting of the Convocation will take place in the Endler Hall in Victoria Street in Stellenbosch at [...]