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26/10/2020 Dr Luvuyo Mthimkhulu Dondolo, Director and Head of UFH Centre for Transdisciplinary Studies recently participated in the 2020 Ubuntu Dialogue. The discussion is a project between Michigan State University in the US and Stellenbosch University. It is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The dialogue has been going on for a while and …

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30/09/2020 There is a particular connection between the metaphor of Ubuntu and the ecology of Aspalathus linearis, one of the endemic species popularly known in global markets as rooibos tea. According to Rhoda Malgas, a lecturer and PhD candidate in the department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology at Stellenbosch University (SU), these two concepts connect through …

Ubuntu and rooibos connected through their intrinsic value Read More »

25/02/2020 Stellenbosch University (SU) is continuing its work to help make Ubuntu internationally recognised through its partnership with Michigan State University (MSU). In 2019, SU made history with MSU, when the two universities signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in which they agreed to foster international cooperation in education, research and community engagement at both …

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31/10/2019 Ubuntu Dialogues has announced its first cohort of Ubuntu Dialogues fellows. The 14 fellows from Stellenbosch University (SU) will participate in the newly launched partnership between the Michigan State University (MSU) African Studies Center and the Stellenbosch University Museum. This three-year collaborative initiative is funded by the Andrew W Mellon Foundation. According to a …

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22/09/2019 YOUTH leadership should not be a reserve for challenging times but should be consistent and cultivated from a young age. This was the message from former Stellenbosch University (SU) student and youth leader Farai Mubaiwa, speaking at the youth leadership event held at Stellenbosch University Museum recently. The event, in partnership with the Chair …

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30/07/2019 Stellenbosch University (SU) student Nomzamo Ntombela is without a doubt a trailblazer. She is a first generation university graduate, was the first black woman to be elected as Chairperson of the SU Student Representative Council in 2017 and now she has become one of the very few SU students with an honours degree to be …

SU trailblazer on her way to her PhD Read More »

12/06/2019 “I’m hoping that the Ubuntu Dialogues programme will ignite a different conversation, where people can think outside of the box about the ideas of Ubuntu. I hope the students and young scholars will start to go outside themselves, go into their uncomfortable zone and create something new. I would like to see students start …

Dr Phadi appointed as Program Manager of the Ubuntu Dialogues Programme Read More »

04/03/2019 In what has been hailed as a historic agreement, Stellenbosch University (SU) and Michi­gan State University (MSU) have signed a memorandum of understanding, paving the way to building bridges between young people in South Africa and the US. The agreement, signed during an official ceremonial event at SU on Friday, stemmed from a request …

SU and US university pave way to ‘building bridges’ for stu­dents Read More »

01/03/2019 “This is a very historic occasion and I hope that twenty years down the line, when we look back we will really realise the significance of this agreement today.” This was the joyous words from Bongani Mgijima, Director of the Stellenbosch University Museum. Stellenbosch University (SU) made history yesterday (21 February) with Michigan State …

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24/08/2018 The Transformation Office of Stellenbosch University (SU) and the SU Museum recently hosted Tiffany Caesar, a doctoral candidate from Michigan State University in the United States, as part of the Ubuntu Dialogues series and Women’s Month. Tiffany shared her insights and experiences derived from the Black Lives Matter movement in the States and her …

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