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News Author: Corporate Communication & Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie & Bemarking [Alec Basson] Published: 20/05/2021 “Afrikaans is as alive as never before, it grows, it surges and it growls, it struggles, but it grows all the time, literally every day." This is according to the former Director of the Stellenbosch University (SU) Language Centre, Prof Leon de Stadler. He was speaking at a lunch discussion last week (14 May 2021) with Prof Rufus Gouws of SU's Department of Afrikaans and Dutch at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The topic of the discussion was the revised edit...

© 1STunning Art, Adobe Stock 30th anniversary of Münster University Language Centre: five guest authors describe their experiences Since 1991, the hallmark of the Language Centre (Sprachenzentrum, SPZ) at the University of Münster has been high-quality foreign language training designed for specific target groups. Today, students can choose between 14 foreign languages – Arabic, Russian or Spanish, to name just three; for University staff there are individual offers. The SPZ is a central administrative unit at the University of Münster and as such has been supporting the University’s ...

’n Deel van die kampus van die Universiteit Stellenbosch. Foto: Getty Images It is unacceptable for Stellenbosch University, or any other university in South Africa, to be abused as a political football and punchbag, writes Professor Wim de Villiers. Language – more particularly Afrikaans – at Stellenbosch University (SU) has again been hotly discussed in the media over the past while. Is there an actual problem, or are we dealing with opportunism for political gain? I believe it's the latter, and I will be supporting this statement by relying on the facts about SU ...

Language – more particularly Afrikaans – at Stellenbosch University (SU) has again been hotly discussed in the media over the past while. Is there an actual problem, or are we dealing with opportunism for political gain? I believe it’s the latter, and I will be supporting this statement by relying on the facts about SU and language. From the outset, I admit that things do go wrong sometimes. If students are being instructed not to use Afrikaans in a social context, it is wrong. It is equally wrong if students are being pressurised not to use Afrikaans in a course where Afrikaans is clea...

Danial Norjidi Global Shapers is an international community network of hubs developed and led by young people who are deemed exceptional in their potential, their achievements and their drive to contribute to their communities. The initiative by the World Economic Forum (WEF) aims to empower young people in their city to produce positive social impact to the community. Global Shapers Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB) Hub is a community of passionate individuals committed to shaping a better future for Brunei Darussalam’s youth. It currently has 23 active members from diverse backgrounds and fields ...