Wim de Villiers
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Willem "Wim" Johan Simon de Villiers (born 1959) is a South African doctor and the 12th rector and vice-chancellor of Stellenbosch University.[1] He succeeded Russel Botman after the latter died suddenly of a heart attack in 2014.[2]
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professor Wim de Villiers | |
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Rector and Vice-Chancellor Stellenbosch University | |
Assumed office 29 April 2015[1] | |
Preceded by | Russel Botman |
Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town | |
In office 2013–2014 | |
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Alma mater | Stellenbosch University[1] Harvard University University of Oxford |
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De Villiers was previously the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town.[2][1]
He is a board member of the Academy of Science of South Africa.[3]