Posted on October 06, 2025
The University of Pretoria (UP) recently hosted its annual International Students Day celebration
Posted on October 05, 2025
Are our teachers ready, willing and able to equip young minds with AI-driven skills?
Posted on September 18, 2025
Pretoria, 16 September, The University of Pretoria, Faculty of Education is proud to announce the forthcoming release of a critical new scholarly work, "Decolonizing Pedagogy in Post-Apartheid South Africa," scheduled for publication on 17 November 2025.
Posted on September 11, 2025
Dr Bodibadi Dorothy Modungwa has become a beacon of inspiration after receiving a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Setswana from the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria (UP). Her doctoral research focused on teaching Setswana as a home language in Grades 11 and 12, marking the...
Posted on September 05, 2025
Recent University of Pretoria (UP) graduate Nomfundo Brukwe is an educator who’s on a mission to support inclusive education – which seems entirely appropriate, given the meaning of her name.
Posted on September 04, 2025
After two years of juggling training, work, and studies, the first cohort of students to enrol in the University of Pretoria’s (UP) fully online Higher Certificate in Sports Sciences graduated at the 2025 Spring graduation ceremony.
Posted on September 01, 2025
The University of Pretoria (UP) will confer 169 doctoral degrees during its spring graduation ceremonies, taking place from Monday to Friday, 1–5 September 2025, at the Hillcrest campus. In total, more than 2 100 students will be capped and robed as they celebrate this significant milestone.
Posted on August 29, 2025
As we close Women’s Month, we celebrate Professor Omidire’s unwavering commitment to equity in education, her pioneering scholarship, and her role as a mentor and leader who empowers future generations.
Posted on August 25, 2025
The theme of this edition, ‘Global’, illustrates how the University of Pretoria (UP) serves as a globally engaged, continental hub that is driving impactful research through innovation, creativity and sustainability. The research in this issue demonstrates how the research we do today...
Posted on August 22, 2025
Thungela has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with University of Pretoria’s (UP) Educational Psychology Department.
Posted on August 13, 2025
Professor Johann Engelbrecht, of the Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, has been invited to serve on the International Advisory Board of the Journal of Research on Mathematics Education (JRME).
Posted on August 07, 2025
Dr. Folake Ruth Aluko, a distinguished researcher, earned her doctorate from the University of Pretoria in 2007, following MEd and BEd degrees from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Posted on August 07, 2025
Linda Theron (D.Ed., guidance & counselling; HPCSA-registered Educational Psychologist) is a professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and an associate of the Center for the Study of Resilience, Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria.
Posted on July 21, 2025
Nominations for the 2025 UP SRC Elections are now open.
Posted on July 18, 2025
Pretoria, South Africa – The Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria is proud to recognise the outstanding academic achievement of Professor Kobus Maree...
Posted on July 15, 2025
Chatbots have invaded ClickUP, and students are loving (and slightly fearing) it! In an exciting new research project at the Department of Early Childhood Education in the Faculty of Education, Dr Joyce West is leading an innovative team that is making waves with AI-powered chatbots designed to...
Posted on July 11, 2025
An inaugural address is a vocational milestone for newly appointed professors or those who have been promoted to full professor. Prof Ouma’s lecture, titled “Financing public higher education: balancing unsteady scales”, was based on insights gleaned over two decades of research...
Posted on July 04, 2025
UP is calling on alumni, partners and the public to support students facing hunger and financial hardship
Posted on June 26, 2025
UP has placed 362nd out of 1 501 ranked universities in the latest QS World University Rankings
Posted on June 23, 2025
UP has strengthened its international standing after securing seventh spot globally for SDG 17
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