Stellenbosch, South Africa

Stellenbosch University

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Stellenbosch University requires postgraduate students to declare any use of AI tools and provides internal and examination declaration processes for postgraduate research work.

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Genormaliseerde waarde: postgraduate_ai_use_declaration_required

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All postgraduate students at Stellenbosch University are required to declare any use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools.

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The internal declaration guides discussions between students and their supervisors by establishing an agreement on the responsible use of AI tools during the preparation of research assignments, theses or dissertations.

Onderwijs

Stellenbosch University's Senate-approved AI position statement provides governing principles for ethical AI use in research and teaching-learning-assessment.

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Genormaliseerde waarde: senate_approved_ai_position_statement

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This Position Statement provides governing principles for the ethical use of AI in research and teaching-learning-assessment, assigns accountability and links up with specific governance documents to enable the required governance.

Academic Integrity

For assessment, Stellenbosch guidance says AI-generated content may not form a substantial part of an assessment unless permitted, and interim guidelines advise that students should know whether AI use is allowed for each assessment task.

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Genormaliseerde waarde: ai_substantial_assessment_use_requires_permission

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As a default rule during assessment: AI-generated content may not form a substantial part of any assessment or any portion of an assessment unless it is clearly indicated as permitted.

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It is your responsibility to ensure that you know the requirements (i.e., whether AI use is allowed) for each assessment task. The default assumption should be that it is not allowed.

Academic Integrity

Stellenbosch Library guidance frames AI as a learning aid that should be used ethically, not copied word-for-word or claimed as a student's own work.

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Genormaliseerde waarde: ai_tool_learning_aid_not_own_work

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AI should be viewed as a tool that can aid learning and should be used in an ethical way. Do not copy word-for-word or claim any AI-generated content as your own work. This is plagiarism.

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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "Stellenbosch University AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked May 16, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/stellenbosch-university

Original university source language remains canonical. This tracker is not an official university statement.

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