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Author: Corporate Communication and Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie en Bemarking
Published: 14/12/2020
Along with the rest of the country, Stellenbosch University (SU) closely followed the President s address earlier tonight, paying particular attention to the implications for our remaining graduation ceremonies taking place in the Endler Hall in the
Konservatorium (Conserve) on our Stellenbosch Campus this week.
The organising committee had an emergency meeting immediately following the address to consider the new regulations announced, and established with confidence that we are compliant:
Based on RSVPs, none of the ceremonies planned will exceed the new limit of 100 persons per venue (including graduands, guests, supervisors and other staff in attendance), and there will be strict access control.
News
Author: Corporate Communication and Marketing Division
Published: 11/12/2020
Stellenbosch University (SU) will continue with its hybrid graduation ceremonies, which will include small face-to-face interactions and live streaming for the remainder of its graduands.
In a communiqué to staff and PhD graduands, Prof Stan du Plessis, Chair of the Institutional Committee for Business Continuity (ICBC) said that the ICBC had decided, after careful consideration and much discussion, that SU would proceed with its small face-to-face graduation ceremonies for doctoral graduands, honorary doctorates, Chancellor s awards recipients and the Chancellor s medallist. These ceremonies are scheduled from Monday, 14 December to Wednesday, 16 December 2020.
“We were faced with a very important, but difficult decision on Thursday afternoon (10 December 2020): whether to proceed with our hybrid graduation ceremonies scheduled for next week while South Africa finds itself in the second wave o