The Sustainability Institute is a non-profit trust, founded in 1999. An international living and learning centre focussing on studies and experience in ecology, community and spirit, we work in partnership with the School of Public Management and Planning, University of Stellenbosch in the following areas of  education (Masters and PhD degrees in Sustainable Development Planning and Sustainable Agriculture), Early Childhood Development, Community Development Practice and Management, project facilitation to establish Sustainable Neighbourhood Developments in various localities,policy research in the sustainable development sector. The Institute is located in the Lynedoch EcoVillage, a place where we have provided development facilitation to create a space for sustainable living and learning.

Masters Students Meet Mayor and Rector

Masters students working with the Sustainability Institute and the Stellenbosch University's Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies met with the Stellenbosch Mayor and University of Stellenbosch Rector this Friday to introduce their research which will be focussing on renewable energy futures for Stellenbosch. The Sustainable Stellenbosch Research Group (based at the Sustainability Institute and partly funded with bursaries from the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies) is made up of a number of MPhil students whose research is promoting sustainability in Stellenbosch, from animal traction and local food economies to solar water heaters and solar roof tiles.

Masters Students Meeting the Mayor and Rector

From left to right: Jaco du Toit, Ben Mokheseng, Prof Russell Botman, Mayor Patrick Swartz and Thumakele Gosa.