Request for nominations for the Abe Bailey Travel Bursary 2018
ArchivesCareersUniversity of Pretoria April 5, 2018
The Registrar of the University of Pretoria is awaiting nominations from suitable senior students as well as members of staff of lecturer status (25 years or younger) for the above-mentioned travel bursary. The focus of the Abe Bailey Trust is leadership development and the Trustees wish the bursaries to... Read more
The Faculty of Economic Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria is extremely proud of its students and staff and congratulates them on their results in the January 2018 Initial Test of Competence (ITC) of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). UP students achieved a pass rate of 94.2% for the... Read more
UP’s Professor Lorenzo Fioramonti elected to Italian Parliament
AchieversUniversity of Pretoria March 24, 2018
Prof Lorenzo Fioramonti, Director of the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation (GovInn) and professor in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP), was elected to the Italian Parliament under the banner of the Five Star Movement party in the country’s recent elections. His... Read more
Can you spot fake news?
Latest newsUniversity of Pretoria March 9, 2018
The Centre for Human Rights in the Faculty of Law, together with Amnesty International, hosted a training session in which students were exposed to the world of digital verification. The purpose of the training was to introduce online verification to a multi-disciplinary group of students. These students will become... Read more
UP to represent South Africa in Jessup International Moot Court Competition
Latest newsUniversity of Pretoria March 9, 2018
The University of Pretoria (UP) has, for the 14th time, won the South African round of the Philip C Jessup International Moot Court Competition, held in Cape Town recently. After facing the universities of the Western Cape and Johannesburg, the UP team won the 59th edition of the competition... Read more
Prof Theo van Wyk invited to perform at Westminster Abbey
AchieversUniversity of Pretoria March 8, 2018
Prof Theo van Wyk, Head of UP Arts at the University of Pretoria, has been invited to perform a solo organ recital at the prestigious Westminster Abbey in London in April 2018. He is one of a select few South African organists who have been invited to perform in... Read more
Supporting local entrepreneurship in the creative arts industry
Latest newsUniversity of Pretoria February 22, 2018
In a country like South Africa where there are limited creative industry resources and where the creative industry is still in an early growth phase, it has become critical to equip different creative entrepreneurs with much needed tools to develop and sustain their industries, as well as their entrepreneurial... Read more
Food system transformation is essential to attain the Sustainable Development Goals
Latest newsUniversity of Pretoria February 21, 2018
In partnership with other leading organisations, the Quadram Institute recently organised a workshop to help researchers from across Africa exploit food composition data, improve local nutrition policies and public health advice. The workshop was hosted by the newly confirmed African Research University Alliance (ARUA) Centre of Excellence in Food... Read more
Assupol Tuks Cricket is the best club team in South Africa. After the weekend’s Varsity final in Potchefstroom, which saw Assupol Tuks beat Northwest Pukke by five wickets, there can be no arguing the fact. Northwest Pukke batted first and scored 154/4 setting Tuks the challenge to score 155.... Read more
Double honour for PhD student
AchieversUniversity of Pretoria February 14, 2018
A University of Pretoria PhD (Political Science) student Dikeledi Mokoena was recently recognised by the Most Influential Young South Africans initiative, and the Africa Youth Awards for her work on pan-Africanism and integration among young people on the continent. She was ranked 33rd out of 100 people in the... Read more
