Higher Education · Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University is firmly committed to the pursuit of knowledge, research and innovation, in service of society. We provide a world-class centre for learning and development, which is globally relevant, yet rooted in the upliftment and transformation of our local communities. SU is home to more than 32 500 students, including more than 3 700 international students from 104 countries. SU has 4 658 permanent and fixed-term contract staff members, including including 1 393 academics. 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗷𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲-𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗵 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆. A seasoned leader in higher education with extensive executive experience in South Africa, Prof Ramjugernath has been part of the SU community since 2021, serving as Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Learning and Teaching. “This is a really good university that is already globally recognised for its research excellence. Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), was unanimously elected to the office of Chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU) today (24 January 2025). This follows the end of Justice Edwin Cameron's term in December 2024. The Chancellor is the titular head of the University.