Stellenbosch University is a research-intensive institution focusing on teaching, research, and social responsibility. Stellenbosch University was chartered in 1918 and is located in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Stellenbosch University is regarded to be one of the top universities in the country and is constantly ranked among the top five universities in South Africa. Stellenbosch University is well-known for its research, focusing on agriculture, engineering, and the sciences.
Stellenbosch University owns a vibrant, people-centered, and inclusive environment, internationally recognized for its greatness in research, education, and clinical training in medicine and health sciences.Stellenbosch University contributes to discovering, sharing, and exchanging knowledge that will enhance health and development.
Address:  Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Phone:   +27 21 808 9111
Email:  info@sun.ac.za
Website:  http://www.sun.ac.za/
University Type:   Public university
• BSc Hons (Computer Science)
• BSc Hons Data Science
• MSc (Computer Science)
• Ph.D. (Computer Science)
Stellenbosch University is renowned for its world-class computer science programs contributing highly recommended technological solutions.
• Automata Theory; Grammars And Applications
• Program Testing And Verification
• Artificial Intelligence
• Broadband And Mobile Networks
• Computing And Societal Impact
Automata theory, grammar, and applications;
• Image processing
• Diagram Understanding
• music generation
• regular expression matchers
Program testing and verification;
• Program analysis
• Symbolic execution
• Probabilistic symbolic execution
• logic-based techniques
• model checking
Artificial intelligence;
• Probabilistic modeling and machine learning
• Search algorithms
• Evolutionary computing
• Swarm intelligence
• Computer vision
• Natural language processing
• Robotics
Computing and societal impact;
• An ecosystem comprising overlapping iterative cycles of community-based co-elicitation of requirements
• Co-design & planning
• Co-implementation & production
• Co-testing, analysis and monitoring & evaluation
• Centre for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
• Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research (CAIR)
• Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (CDSAI)
• Computer Security Research Group (CSRG)
• Formal Methods Research Group (FMRG)
• High Performance Computing Research Group (HPCRG)
• Human-Computer Interaction Centre (HCIC)
• Interaction Design Research Group (IDRG)
• Knowledge Engineering Research Group (KERG)
• Software Engineering Research Group (SERG)
• Theoretical Computer Science Research Group (TCSRG)
• Ubiquitous Computing Research Group (UCRG)
• Visual Computing Research Group (VCRG)
• Stellenbosch University Computer Science Ph.D. Scholarship
• Stellenbosch University Research Chair in Computer Science
• Stellenbosch University African Women in Computing (AWC) Ph.D. Scholarship
• Stellenbosch University Digital Arts Ph.D. Scholarship Program
• Stellenbosch University Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computer Science
• Stellenbosch University Data Science Ph.D. Scholarship
• Stellenbosch University Doctoral Programme in Applied Computing
• Stellenbosch University Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Ph.D. Scholarship
• Stellenbosch University Cybersecurity Ph.D. Scholarship
• Stellenbosch University Artificial Intelligence Ph.D. Scholarship
Funded projects in computer science at Stellenbosch University - South Africa
• Ubiquitous Systems for Environment Monitoring and Decision Support
• Autonomous Systems for Surveillance and Monitoring
• Virtual Reality for Human-Computer Interaction
• Machine Learning for Natural Language Processing
• Human-Robot Interaction for Assistive Robotics
• Security and Privacy in Cloud Computing
• To apply for a Ph.D. in Computer Science at Stellenbosch University, applicants must hold an appropriate Master-s degree in Computer Science or a relevant discipline with a minimum average of 65%
• Applicants must complete and submit an online application form
• Applicants must submit all required supporting documents, such as
• Curriculum vitae
• Certified copies of all relevant qualifications
• An official statement of results
• A research proposal
• Certified copies of identity documents
• Two reference letters