Policy presence
Stellenbosch University has 3 source-backed public claims for policy presence; deterministic analysis status: unclear.
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University is listed as QS 2026 rank 302. Stellenbosch University has 4 source-backed AI policy claim records from 4 official source attributions. The public record preserves original-language evidence snippets, source URLs, snapshot hashes, confidence, and review state.
Short answer
v1 public contract
Stellenbosch University is listed as QS 2026 rank 302. Stellenbosch University has 4 source-backed AI policy claim records from 4 official source attributions. The public record preserves original-language evidence snippets, source URLs, snapshot hashes, confidence, and review state.
Citation-ready summary
As of this public record, University AI Policy Tracker lists Stellenbosch University as an agent-reviewed AI policy record last checked on May 16, 2026 and last changed on May 16, 2026. The record contains 4 source-backed claims, including 4 reviewed claims, from 4 official source attributions. Original-language evidence snippets and source URLs remain canonical, with public JSON available at https://eduaipolicy.org/api/public/v1/universities/stellenbosch-university.json. The entity-level confidence is 94%. This tracker is not legal advice, not academic integrity advice, and not an official university statement unless the linked source is the university's own official page.
Policy signals in this record
- Evidence includes Research claims.
- Evidence includes Teaching claims.
- Evidence includes Academic integrity claims.
- No specific AI service name is highlighted by the current public claim text.
- Teaching, assessment, coursework, or syllabus-related language appears in the public claim text.
Review: Agent reviewed
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Policy profile
Deterministic source-backed dimensions derived from this record's public claims.
Review: Machine candidate
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AI disclosure
Stellenbosch University has 1 source-backed public claim for ai disclosure; deterministic analysis status: required.
Coursework
Stellenbosch University has 3 source-backed public claims for coursework; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Exams
Stellenbosch University has 4 source-backed public claims for exams; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Privacy and data entry
No source-backed public claim about privacy or data-entry restrictions is present in this profile.
The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence about personal, confidential, sensitive, regulated, or student data entry into AI tools.
Academic integrity
Stellenbosch University has 2 source-backed public claims for academic integrity; deterministic analysis status: restricted.
Approved tools
Stellenbosch University has 1 source-backed public claim for approved tools; deterministic analysis status: allowed.
Named AI services
No source-backed public claim naming a specific AI service is present in this profile.
The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence naming a specific AI service.
Teaching guidance
Stellenbosch University has 1 source-backed public claim for teaching guidance; deterministic analysis status: recommended.
Research guidance
Stellenbosch University has 2 source-backed public claims for research guidance; deterministic analysis status: recommended.
Security and procurement
No source-backed public claim about AI security review or procurement is present in this profile.
The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence about security review, procurement, vendor approval, risk assessment, authentication, SSO, or enterprise licensing.
Coverage score measures breadth of public, source-backed coverage only. It is not a policy quality, strictness, legal adequacy, safety, or compliance score.
Evidence-backed claims
4 reviewed evidence-backed public claim
Research
Stellenbosch University requires postgraduate students to declare any use of AI tools and provides internal and examination declaration processes for postgraduate research work.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: postgraduate_ai_use_declaration_required
Original evidence
Evidence 1All postgraduate students at Stellenbosch University are required to declare any use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools.
Original evidence
Evidence 2The 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.
Teaching
Stellenbosch University's Senate-approved AI position statement provides governing principles for ethical AI use in research and teaching-learning-assessment.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: senate_approved_ai_position_statement
Original evidence
Evidence 1This 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.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: ai_substantial_assessment_use_requires_permission
Original evidence
Evidence 1As 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.
Original evidence
Evidence 2It 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.
Review: Agent reviewed
Normalized value: ai_tool_learning_aid_not_own_work
Original evidence
Evidence 1AI 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.
Candidate claims
0 machine or needs-review claim
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Official sources
4 source attribution
Academic Integrity & AI - Education - Library guides / Biblioteekgidse at Stellenbosch University
libguides.sun.ac.za
Artificial Intelligence Use at Stellenbosch University
su.ac.za
Draft interim SU guidelines on allowable AI use and academic integrity in assessment
arts.sun.ac.za
Ethical use of Artificial Intelligence in Research and Teaching-Learning-Assessment: Stellenbosch University's Position Statement
files.su.ac.za
Change log
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Corrections and missing evidence
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