Stellenbosch University

As part of its 30-year celebration of internationalisation at Stellenbosch University (SU), SU International introduced a new student exchange programme with the University of St Gallen, Switzerland. The two-part offering started in April…

Wine marketers (and wine companies) could increase their sales if they develop targeted strategies to reach different groups of wine consumers. Market segmentation can help them gain a better understanding of the characteristics,…

In what he describes as “humbling recognition" of his research into mental health, Dr Lebogang Phahladira, specialist psychiatrist and senior lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry​ at Stellenbosch University (SU), has received the…

The mental health and wellbeing of health care workers were put under the spotlight during a recent event at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS).The half-day workshop, jointly hosted by SU's…

“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."So said Nathan Geffen, editor of GroundUp, about the reporting approach his news agency followed when they started investigating the prison escape of the infamous Thabo Bester.Geffen…

In March 2023, to coincide with the celebration of 30 years of internationalisation at Stellenbosch University (SU), the institution officially launched its very first sustainable development annual report.The report, Sustainable…

The African Doctoral Academy (ADA) gladly returned to face-to-face mode for its summer school in January 2023 and is hard at work preparing for a bumper hybrid edition of the winter school in July.The seasonal doctoral schools of the ADA,…

The Unit for International Credentialing at Stellenbosch University (SU-UIC) is the external quality assurer of the first Africa-oriented international school-leaving certificate, the International Secondary Certificate (ISC). The…

To add to its pioneering work to combat climate change and enhance resilience, Stellenbosch University (SU) is now also home to the CliMigHealth-Stellenbosch Africa Hub, the African arm of an international network hosted at Ghent…

The eye of the recent Covid-19 storm lasted a mere two years. Yet, many people reached pandemic fatigue long before this, in different ways: finding loopholes in social restrictions, refusing to wear masks, or simply becoming detached…