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Stellenbosch University students connect with peers on the continent
During its 25 years of existence, Stellenbosch University (SU) International has provided study-abroad and exchange opportunities to thousands of SU students, affording them an international experience of note. Given the chance, many students have gone on mobility programmes at partner institutions only in Europe, North America, Asia or Australia.... Read more
SU again among world’s top universities on Times Higher Education rankings
Stellenbosch University (SU) has cemented its place among the world’s top universities based on the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. In the 2019 version, which has just been released SU is placed in the category 301-350. This is a significant improvement on last year when it... Read more
Africa’s mid-level health workers need better training
Africa’s mid-level health workers need improved training to help them reduce maternal and child mortality, infectious diseases, trauma and violence, HIV/AIDS and emerging chronic diseases in their communities. This is one of the major findings of a study carried out simultaneously by researchers in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and... Read more
Rural healthcare often neglected – SU expert
​We need to pay more attention to the context of rural communities, if we wish to make a difference to the healthcare of people in these areas. This was one of the viewpoints of Prof Ian Couper, Director of the Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health in the Faculty of Faculty... Read more
Suicide prevention: No national strategy to prevent suicides
With approximately one completed suicide every hour in South Africa, it is hard to believe that the country does not have a clear and comprehensive national suicide prevention strategy in place. “Although suicide is a serious public health problem, very few low and middle-income countries have national suicide prevention... Read more
WISA does clean sweep for female scientists
In a first for Stellenbosch University, three of the institution’s eminent female scientists made a clean sweep in the same category at the annual South African Women in Science Awards (WISA) ceremony in Polokwane on Thursday (23 August 2018). Dr Evodia Setati (Institute for Wine Biotechnology)​ was a winner in... Read more
FMHS to offer undergraduate Nursing programme in 2019
From 2019, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) of Stellenbosch University will offer a Bachelor of Nursing programme and applications are now open. The Department of Nursing and Midwifery is known for its postgraduate and specialist programmes, and welcomes this innovative undergraduate programme to its portfolio. The... Read more
Why tackling sexual violence is key to South Africa’s decolonisation project
Horrific incidences of rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment are so common in South Africa that it has been dubbed the “rape capital of the world“. Yet these issues have been curiously neglected in the country’s politics. In South African political discourse, transforming race relations is prioritised over the... Read more
Stellenbosch University invests in the community of Kylemore
The mission of Stellenbosch University (SU) to be part of the broader community and invest in the youth of the future was again honoured during the week of 25 July. Video: Stefan Els People with cell phones click here  More than 850 learners from Kylemore High School near Stellenbosch were... Read more
Maties part of victorious SA Student 7s team
The SA Student Sevens Men’s team won the FISU World University Rugby Sevens Championships in Swakopmund recently, beating the defending champions, Australia, twice in the process. Three Maties Rugby players – James Murphy, Duncan Saal and Impi Visser – were part of the winning squad. Three capped Blitzboks, the... Read more