SU joins global university consortium
Latest newsStellenbosch University November 12, 2019
Stellenbosch University’s purposeful intention to join networks of world-leading research-focused universities, has just received a significant boost. The Assembly of Venice International University – a consortium of 19 universities from 15 countries on four continents with a common campus on the Island of San Servolo in Venice – recently... Read more
In the 2020 Times Higher Education World Rankings by subject released on 6 November, Stellenbosch University (SU) did particularly well in Education, Business & Economics, and Social Sciences. The institution’s rankings in these subjects were as follows: Education (measuring performance in education, teacher training and academic studies in education subjects)... Read more
Quantum dots used to track flower pollen
ResearchStellenbosch University November 4, 2019
A pollination biologist from Stellenbosch University in South Africa is using quantum dots to track the fate of individual pollen grains. This is breaking new ground in a field of research that has been hampered by the lack of a universal method to track pollen for over a century.... Read more
Stellenbosch University’s research stature rises in global rankings
Stellenbosch UniversityWestern Cape September 13, 2019
Stellenbosch University is making inroads into global research. For the third consecutive year the international citations to its research across multi-disciplines have increased markedly according to the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 2020 that was released on 11 September in Zurich during the THE World... Read more
SU offers PG programmes in biomedical engineering
Stellenbosch UniversityWestern Cape September 3, 2019
“The Institute for Biomedical Engineering (IBE) at Stellenbosch University (SU) will offer its new postgraduate programmes from 2020,” says Prof Martin Nieuwoudt, Director of the IBE. “Biomedical engineering is a progressive and exciting field aimed at improving or solving health-related problems through multidisciplinary fields such as physics, mathematics, sciences... Read more
SU launches three publications
Stellenbosch UniversityWestern Cape August 13, 2019
The Corporate Communication Division (CCD) at Stellenbosch University (SU) launched three of its publications on Friday (2 August) at an event in the University Library. The event was aimed at informing the campus community about the publications, which are the Annual Integrated Report 2018, Matieland, as well as the... Read more
Nominations for new SU chancellor open soon
EventsStellenbosch UniversityWestern Cape August 11, 2019
Nominations for a new chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU) are to open on 14 August 2019. An electoral college, consisting of members of Council, members of the Executive Committee of Senate and the President and the Vice-President of the SU Convocation, will meet on 25 September 2019 to vote... Read more
SU researcher secures trilateral research chair
AchieversStellenbosch UniversityWestern Cape July 18, 2019
A prominent researcher at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at Stellenbosch University (SU), associate professor Josephine Kaviti Musango, was recognised for her research when she was awarded one of only two research chairs in South Africa by a trilateral research chair initiative. Musango, of the Faculty’s School... Read more
Large amounts of citrus and grape by-products that are normally treated as waste and generally disposed of in landfills could potentially be used in the production of natural food preservatives. This is one of the main findings of an interdisciplinary study at Stellenbosch University (SU). “Our research has shown... Read more
Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa will host the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS). Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa will host the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS). It is the first time... Read more
Four qualities helping women entrepreneurs
Careers Aug 25, 2026
