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Stellenbosch, South Africa

Stellenbosch University

RankingQS World University Rankings 2026: 302UpdatedMay 16, 2026

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Research

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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Normalized value: postgraduate_ai_use_declaration_required

Last checked
May 16, 2026
Last changed
May 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
All postgraduate students at Stellenbosch University are required to declare any use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools.
Source language
English (en)
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May 16, 2026
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Page heading, Declaration of AI Use in Postgraduate Research

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Evidence 2
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.
Source language
English (en)
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62703270…
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May 16, 2026
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Internal Declaration on AI Use section

Teaching

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

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%

Normalized value: senate_approved_ai_position_statement

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May 16, 2026
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May 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
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.
Source language
English (en)
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May 16, 2026
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PDF metadata table, Purpose

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 reviewedConfidence91%

Normalized value: ai_substantial_assessment_use_requires_permission

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May 16, 2026
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May 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
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.
Source language
English (en)
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May 16, 2026
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PDF principles section, Transparency, Teaching-Learning-Assessment

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Evidence 2
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.
Source language
English (en)
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May 16, 2026
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PDF principles for practice, Authenticity, Student column

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 reviewedConfidence86%

Normalized value: ai_tool_learning_aid_not_own_work

Last checked
May 16, 2026
Last changed
May 16, 2026

Original evidence

Evidence 1
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.
Source language
English (en)
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Retrieved
May 16, 2026
Evidence locator
Academic Integrity & AI Guidelines from SU section

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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

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