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A total of eight candidates have been nominated by members of the Stellenbosch University Convocation for the three vacancies on the Stellenbosch University Council. As a result an election will be held to determine who will represent the Convocation on Council for the period 2 April 2012 until 1 April 2016. The vacancies have arisen [...]

Six leading South Africans have been elected to the Council of Stellenbosch University (SU) – four by the Convocation, namely Prof Wannie Carstens, Dr George du Toit, Adv Jan Heunis and Dr Rhoda Kadalie, and two by the donors of the University, namely Mr George Steyn and Prof PW van der Walt. SU announced the [...]

“Post-graduate students who obtained their undergraduate qualifications at Stellenbosch University are members of the Convocation and I would like to remind them that they are also eligible to vote in the coming Council election,” Prof Russel Botman said after nominations closed on 23 February 2010. Stellenbosch University received 19 nominations for the Council Election that [...]

A total of 19 nominations were received for the Council Election of Stellenbosch University that starts on Monday 1 March 2010. Members of the Convocation and donors of the university must elect six new Council members. The Convocation may elect four candidates while the donors of the university should elect two candidates. After the closing [...]

The first ever Boschfest of Stellenbosch University (SU), which attracted alumni and friends from all over, ended on Thursday evening with a ‘Sundowners with the Rector’ event at Coetzenburg. The elegant event was held in a huge Bedouin tent with the exciting new group World@South providing background music. Prof Russel Botman, Rector and Vice-Chancellor, welcomed [...]

The Annual General Meeting of the Convocation of Stellenbosch University, usually held at the beginning of November, will be held in the DF Malan Memorial Centre on 10 December. The AGM has been moved to coincide with the first ever ‘BoschFest to be held in Stellenbosch on 9 and 10 December. On conclusion of the [...]

Music to soothe the soul, top-notch entertainment, welcoming fires, mouth-watering food and of course – the finest Stellenbosch wines. These are the ingredients of an event that will serve as the conclusion of the first ‘BoschFest. This event, in the form of a cocktail reception in a marquee tent opposite the DF Malan Memorial Centre, [...]

“I have been cherishing the idea of a festival for alumni for a long time. The idea appealed to both Council and to the President of the Convocation and the decision was therefore an easy one to make: many of our alumni are annual holiday makers in the Boland and surrounding areas in December, so [...]