New Chair at SU aims to revive intellectual property law in SA
There is a common perception that South Africa has let matters slide in the field of intellectual property law, says Prof Owen Dean, the first incumbent of the new Anton Mostert Chair of Intellectual...
View ArticleFirst world ranking for Stellenbosch University
“We have taken note of this accolade with humility, but it emphasises anew that our vision for the future and the application of our proven expertise to enhance our active role-playing and relevance...
View ArticleAdvancement division engine room for survival of African universities,...
A fundraising campaign is aimed at securing sustainable academic excellence in higher education for the next generation. This is how Prof Russel Botman, Rector and Vice-Chancellor described the...
View ArticleSU now on Times Higher Education World University Rankings too
Stellenbosch University (SU) has broken into the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Of the 400 leading universities in the world, the University falls within positions 251-275. The news...
View ArticleCentury old connection cemented with naming of Carnegie Research Commons
The association between Stellenbosch University and the Carnegie Corporation of New York which spans more than a century was “cemented” on Friday when the Research Commons in the JS Gericke Library of...
View ArticleUSB Director explains how to develop entrepreneurs
Think of a lemon. Now how many uses you can think of for a lemon? This was the unusual question posed by Professor John Powell, Director of the University of Stellenbosch Business School at the recent...
View ArticleExperts lay foundation for SIGLA’s future
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...
View ArticleSuccesses of HOPE Project celebrated this week
The successes of Stellenbosch University’s HOPE Project are celebrated this week. The HOPE Project, launched in 2010, is a campus wide initiative through which SU uses its teaching, research and...
View ArticleStellenbosch University surpasses R1,75 billion funding target
“It is with gratitude that I can announce tonight that since April 2007, the University has received very nearly two billion rand in donations, allocations, research contracts and sponsorships. That...
View ArticleHip Hope Jam resonates across Rooiplein
The smooth jazz sounds of “Hip Hope Jam”, especially written for HOPE Inspires – Rap, Poetry & jazz, an open air event forming part of the Stellenbosch University’s celebrations of the successes of...
View ArticleMaties and Distell join forces for vegetable garden project
The involvement of Stellenbosch University (SU) in the farming community of Middelvlei Wine Estate reached new heights with the launch of a vegetable garden project for the community on the farm. This...
View ArticleTheology lecture series kicks off with debate on homosexuality
Biblical texts, which are often used in debates on homosexuality, do not deal with sexual orientation, but rather with sexual behaviour, said Professor Louis Jonker of the Department of Old and New...
View ArticleEngineering celebrates successes of its HOPE Project initiatives
“It is unbelievable how things have developed and our successes are phenomenal. I would like to congratulate everyone who has contributed to make the HOPE Project a success.” This was the message of...
View ArticleNew Food Science building inaugurated
“Through the HOPE Project we are able to demonstrate to funders that we believe in ourselves, we invest in our own success, and therefore they can come on board for a joint mission into the future.”...
View ArticleSU to unveil new energy-saving Facilities Management Building
A symbol of the 21st century workplace, sustainability and energy conservation: this describes Stellenbosch University’s (SU) new Facilities Management Building with its emphasis on minimalism and...
View ArticleNew amaMaties Hub to give day students the ‘taste of success’
“This is what we want to achieve with this facility – to present our day students – those commuting to the University every day – the benefits of life in residence; to give them a taste of success.”...
View ArticleWestern Cape must be the green economic hub of SA says Premier at solar...
“It is the stated goal of the Western Cape Government to make this province the green economic hub of South Africa and we intend that, by 2014, at least 10% of electricity used in the province will be...
View ArticleDo not blame the courts for lack of transformation, says Adv Wim Trengrove
The charge by the government that the courts obstruct transformation has been rejected by Adv Wim Trengove, SC, a leading constitutional law lawyer. Delivering the keynote address at the launch of a...
View ArticleSKA will help reverse African brain drain, Rector says in Australia
“The fact that the bulk of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will be built in Africa, will help us reverse the brain drain from the continent,” Stellenbosch University Rector and Vice-Chancellor Prof...
View ArticleStellenbosch Executive Mayor visits SUSPI Outreach Programme
In a week where everybody in South Africa celebrated the achievements of its greatest leader, Nelson Mandela, the SUSPI Outreach Programme had the honour to be visited by the Executive Mayor of...
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