After three decades of democracy, the status of Afrikaans at formerly Afrikaans universities remains the subject of considerable debate.
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Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (SU) is among South Africa’s leading tertiary institutions based on research output, student pass rates and rated scientists, and is recognised internationally as an academic institution of excellence. This is confirmed by two world university rankings after SU was included in the Times Higher Education and QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) world rankings in 2012, for the second consecutive year. In 2011 the University was also listed on the Leiden rankings, and in 2012 SU was named the leading African University by the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities which ranks universities according to their web presence.
SU also boasts the second-highest number of scientists in South Africa who have been ranked by the National Research Foundation (NRF) – 306 in 2012. With 18 research chairs under the NRF South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChi), the University is regarded as a leader in the fields of biomedical tuberculosis research and management, wine biotechnology, animal sciences and mathematical biosciences. Another SARChi chair, in the field of invasion biology, is shared between SU and the University of Venda. This constitutes but one of SU’s many partnerships, both local and international. As preferred research partner, SU also participates in various international academic networks.
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Professor in physiological sciences, Stellenbosch University
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Dermatologist and lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Research Assistant, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor in Political Science, Stellenbosch University
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Post-doctoral Fellow: Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Marine biologist at Sea Change and Research Associate at Stellenbosch University's Department of Botany and Zoology., Stellenbosch University
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Specialist Consultant / Head: Breast and Endocrine Surgery Unit, Stellenbosch University
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Director of the Bureau for Economic Research, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University
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Senior lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Professor in Engineering, Stellenbosch University
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Research Associate, Stellenbosch University
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Extraordinary Senior Lecture in the Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University
