Stellenbosch University International

Stellenbosch University International Rooted in Africa, global in reach
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Stellenbosch University International helps contribute to the institutional objectives of Stellenbosch University (SU), positioning the institution as a new African University. We supports faculties where internationalisation related activities are primarily seated, integrates and align campus international support structures to ensure consistent comprehensive internationalisation across SU.

19/06/2026

Chapters closing, memories staying forever... Looking back at where it all started at the beginning of the year when our first cohort of international semester students for 2026 arrived in February!

Now, as the semester is slowly coming to a close, our international students are wrapping up an unforgettable journey, now returning home as true .

๐’๐” ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐€ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ž ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฌStudents from Stellenbosch University (SU) and lea...
18/06/2026

๐’๐” ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐€ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ž ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ

Students from Stellenbosch University (SU) and learners from schools supported by the Confucius Institute at Stellenbosch University (CISU) delivered outstanding performances at the 2026 South African national finals of the prestigious Chinese Bridge Chinese language competitions.

Representing the CISU, participants competed against top contestants from universities, schools and Confucius Institutes across South Africa, earning a total of one first prize. One second prize, two third prizes and four merit awards. The results positioned CISU among the countryโ€™s top-performing Confucius Institutes in terms of both participation and achievement.

The โ€œChinese Bridgeโ€ competition is one of the worldโ€™s largest international Chinese language competitions. It allows learners and students to showcase their Chinese language skills, cultural knowledge and performance abilities. The first-place winners of the national competitions are flown to attend the global finals in China and will receive scholarships to study in China.

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๐™๐™š๐™–๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™›๐™ช๐™ก๐™ก ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š: https://tinyurl.com/6k9sb6m2

๐Ž๐›๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”Observed annually on 16 June, National Youth Day highlights the impact of South African...
15/06/2026

๐Ž๐›๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

Observed annually on 16 June, National Youth Day highlights the impact of South African youth in driving societal change. In the context of international higher education, connecting these local perspectives with global student networks and intercultural exchange plays a vital role in shaping the global world.

We wish our campus community a safe and restful public holiday as we observe this day tomorrow!

From 8 - 12 June 2026, Marlo van Wyk, Administrator for Marketing and Communication at Stellenbosch University Intern...
12/06/2026



From 8 - 12 June 2026, Marlo van Wyk, Administrator for Marketing and Communication at Stellenbosch University International, participated in the 2026 International Week hosted by Hochschule Koblenz at the RheinAhrCampus in Remagen, Germany. The week focused on staff and student internationalisation, bringing together both academic and administrative higher education professionals from Albania, Canada, India, Italy, Tรผrkiye and South Africa to share best practices and foster global networks.

A key highlight of the programme was International Day held on 10 June. During this event, Marlo participated in a dedicated study abroad fair, engaging directly with prospective students to provide information regarding study abroad opportunities at Stellenbosch University.

Under the theme "Internationalise Yourself", the programme further featured workshops centered on project management from a global perspective. These sessions integrated participating staff with student classroom environments, facilitating a direct exchange of insights on the necessity of internationalisation strategies and the application of global project coordination principles.

"Participating in this international week has significantly expanded my intercultural repertoire," Marlo noted. "Engaging with diverse perspectives reinforces the immense value of global exchange, demonstrating how vital intercultural competence is for driving meaningful collaboration in higher education."

๐‘๐ก๐จ๐๐ž๐ฌ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐šSU postgraduate students are invited to apply for the Rhodes Scholarship for Sou...
10/06/2026



๐‘๐ก๐จ๐๐ž๐ฌ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š

SU postgraduate students are invited to apply for the Rhodes Scholarship for Southern Africa. This scholarship offers postgraduate students the opportunity to pursue fully funded Masterโ€™s or Doctoral studies at the University of Oxford.

Administered by the Rhodes Trust, this scholarship programme covers all university tuition fees, an annual living stipend, return air travel, and health insurance. The scholarship covers any full-time postgraduate course offered by the University of Oxford.

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Application Deadline: 3 August 2026

Application information: https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/scholarships/applications/southern-africa/

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐€๐ƒ๐‚ ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐›๐จ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒAre you an international undergraduate student fro...
09/06/2026

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐€๐ƒ๐‚ ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐›๐จ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ

Are you an international undergraduate student from the SADC region currently studying at Stellenbosch University? This is your opportunity to apply for financial support towards your studies in 2026.

๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž: R50 000 per award

๐–๐ก๐จ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ?
International undergraduate students from SADC member countries who will be in:
โœ”๏ธ 2nd Year of study in 2026
โœ”๏ธ 3rd Year of study in 2026
โœ”๏ธ 4th Year of study in 2026 (of a four-year programme)

Eligible SADC countries include:
Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

๐Ÿ“… ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: Friday, 24 July 2026 at 16:00

๐Ÿ“ง Enquiries:
Email: [email protected]
Subject line: SADC Bursary + Surname + Student Number

Apply here:https://files.su.ac.za/public/su-international/documents/2026-06/2026-bursary-undergraduate-international-sadc-students.pdf

08/06/2026

๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง ๐š ๐†๐ซ๐š๐๐ž: ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐“๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก "๐‰๐š๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ฌ"

Beyond the classroom, studying abroad reshapes how students engage with different cultures and academic expectations in real time. For a group of 35 international students at Stellenbosch University (SU), that experience went a step further โ€” becoming an opportunity to leave a meaningful mark on the community around them.

Through Stellenbosch University International's (SU International) Global Education Programme (GEP), students from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States came together to lead "Jackets on Trees", a winter warmth initiative aimed at supporting vulnerable communities in and around Stellenbosch.

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Read the full story with the international student's reflections on the website here: https://shorturl.at/rjsbf

Ms. Erika Potgieter, Lecturer in Mathematics Education, from the Faculty of Education, recently returned from the Erasm...
05/06/2026



Ms. Erika Potgieter, Lecturer in Mathematics Education, from the Faculty of Education, recently returned from the Erasmus+ International Teaching Week in Koper, Slovenia, and shared her reflections on the value of the experience:

"Representing the Faculty of Education at the University of Primorska was a deeply transformative experience. This mobility highlights exactly why academic staff should embrace these global opportunities.โ€

Key highlights from Potgieterโ€™s trip included:

- Delivering a formal presentation on mathematics education to international delegates and students within the class of Sloveniaโ€™s Minister of Education, Prof. Dr. Darjo Felda.

- Establishing vital linkages with counterparts from Slovenia, India, Uzbekistan, and the Czech Republic for future research and student exchange partnerships.

- Visiting local schools and kindergartens to gain firsthand insights into multilingual education and assessment to enrich teaching practices back home.

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