Institutions that have an ethos of excellence share the distinguishing characteristic that they offer various levels and forms of recognition for excellent performance. Stellenbosch University (SU) is currently doing this through the following processes:
Institutional award for excellence in teaching
In the report of the Task Team for the Promotion and Recognition of Teaching, which was adopted by Senate in June 2015, it is recommended that more be done to recognise teaching excellence at institutional level at SU. The suggested vehicle for such recognition of teaching excellence is "a number of dedicated internal institutional awards that specifically acknowledge teaching achievements, with the HELTASA awards as an important point of reference." In response to this recommendation a document was compiled suggesting a plan for the implementation of an institutional award focusing exclusively on excellence in teaching in 2017.
Please visit the following page for information: click here
Participation in the National HELTASA award of Teaching Excellence
These awards are an opportunity to value the reflective, contextually aware teaching that happens across our diverse sector. Candidates (individuals or teams), are nominated in one of two categories, are nominated by their institutions and have to prepare a comprehensive portfolio.
More information on this award can be found on the
awards page of the HELTASA website.
We are very proud of the following winners from Stellenbosch University. We encourage you to have conversations with them about best teaching practice.
*Please contact us if the information below is incomplete.
HELTASA Teaching excellence awards 2018
Prof Susan van Schalkwyk (award winner)
Department: Centre of Health Professions Education
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
HELTASA Teaching excellence awards 2017
Prof Nuraan Davids (commendee)
Department: Education Policy Studies
Faculty: Education
See an interview with Prof Davids
here for more about teaching excellence and compiling a teaching portfolio.
HELTASA Teaching excellence awards 2015
Marianne McKay (award winner)
Department: Viticulture and oenology
Faculty: Agrisciences
HELTASA Teaching excellence awards 2014
Prof Robert Pattman (commendee)
Department: Sociology and Social Anthropology
Faculty: Arts and Social Sciences
HELTASA Teaching excellence awards 2013
Prof Elmarie Costandius (award winner)
Department: Visual Arts
Faculty: Arts and Social Sciences
HELTASA Teaching excellence awards 2013
Prof Ed Jacobs (commendee)
Department: Chemistry and Polymer Science
Faculty: Science
HELTASA Teaching excellence awards 2012
Prof Geo Quinot (award winner)
Department: Public Law
Faculty: Law
HELTASA Teaching excellence awards 2011
Mr Len Steenkamp (award winner)
Department: Accounting
Faculty: Economic and Management Sciences
HELTASA Teaching excellence awards 2011
Prof David Holgate (commendee)
Department: Mathematical Sciences
Faculty: Science
HELTASA Teaching excellence awards 2010
Prof Ben van Heerden (winner)
Department: Centre for Health Professions Education
Faculty: Medicine and Health Sciences
HELTASA Teaching excellence awards 2009
Prof Ronel Carolissen (commendee)
Department: Educational Psychology
Faculty: Education
The very distinguished Chancellor's award
This award focusses on sustained excellence in research, in learning and teaching, or in community interaction (or more than one of these three areas). Candidates are nominated by deans and heads of responsibility centres (RCs). The submissions need to be supported by an appropriate motivation that sets out the nominee's achievements, as well as by a portfolio that gives a clear indication of the nominee's contributions and outputs.
First-Year Achievement Awards
The First-Year Achievement Awards aims to recognise lecturers who had a positive influence on the academic experience of first year students.
Visit the
First-Year Achievement Awards page to see which lecturers have won the award during previous years.
