Innovus Newsletter 50th Edition

Stellenbosch Network celebrating three years of building bridges Three years ago, Stellenbosch University's Innovus had a vision to establish a cross-sector and interdisciplinary membership organization to support local innovation and entrepreneurship in the Stellenbosch region. In November 2019, Stellenbosch Network (SN) was launched with support and funding from Stellenbosch University, Department of Science and Innovation’s Regional Innovation Support Programme, Remgro, Stellenbosch Municipality, Wesgro, Ranyaka, Winetech & Capitec. Three years later, SN has 230 member companies: from small to medium businesses and bigger corporates. Probably the bigger believer in this initiative is Hanli Brink, who took the reins of this network, navigated it through...

Gradlinc: addressing South Africa's graduate unemployment crisis with a simple solution An innovative graduate career development platform — Gradlinc — was launched at the beginning of Stellenbosch University's 2022 graduation week on 5 December 2022. Gradlinc is a must-needed solution to connect employers, graduates, and universities on a national cloud-based platform. The platform's unique matching algorithm ensures that employers' job requirements match very precisely with the graduates' skillset. Stellenbosch University's innovation division, Innovus, funded this initiative. "This bespoke graduate career development platform will enable credible, eligible, and verified graduates to connect to existing job opportunities by bringing employers and graduates together," says Lizane Füzy,...