Posted on November 24, 2022
On 1 November 2022, the Dean of the Faculty of Education, Prof Chika Sehoole, took time to congratulate education students who had won medals at the Commonwealth Games that were held in Birmingham in the United Kingdom from 28 July until 8 August 2022.
Posted on November 24, 2022
The Faculty of Education’s Teaching and Learning Awards event, which is held annually to celebrate and thank outstanding academics from the various departments for their dedication, took place in the foyer of the Groenkloof Auditorium on 1 November 2022.
Posted on November 24, 2022
A symposium that involved teachers, academics, and researchers to explore Coding and Robotics implementation at school level.
Posted on November 24, 2022
Jovan van Vuuren, a master’s student in Humanities Education and Higher Certificate in Sport Sciences teaching assistant recently shared his remarkable journey—which led to winning a bronze medal in the long jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games—with Sports Science students.
Posted on November 24, 2022
‘I feel honored to have been able to offer a helping hand. It is really gratifying to be part of a university that cares about the community.’ These were the words of Siyabonga Bukhali, a Higher Certificate in Sports Sciences student at the University of Pretoria who attended the...
Posted on November 24, 2022
On 20 October 2022, Department of Human Movement and Higher Certificate in Sports Sciences students in the Faculty of Education hosted an athletics day for their students on the Groenkloof athletics field. The event included long jump, athletics and relay races.
Posted on October 27, 2022
The University of Pretoria’s intentional focus on sustainable development in the past 10 years has been deepening and maturing.
Posted on August 25, 2022
Ms Nomvuyo Thobela, a PhD student in the Faculty of Education, was recently nominated to serve in the PhD Students and Early Career Researchers (ECR) Organising Committee of the World Association of Lesson Studies (WALS).
Posted on August 25, 2022
Ms. Elizabeth Maria van Wyk (Elmarie) was a lecturer for 30 years. First, in 1992 she joined the former College of Education, Normaal Kollege Pretoria, which merged with the University of Pretoria in 2002.
Posted on August 25, 2022
The Southern African Geography Teachers’ Association (SAGTA) in partnership and collaboration with the Independent Examinations Board (IEB), Kartoza (an open-source GIS Service provider) and the University of Pretoria – has launched the online Geospatial Data Science Certificate...
Posted on July 07, 2022
The Centre for the Study of Resilience in the Faculty of Education at UP recently collaborated with Books for Africa to donate educational books to two underserved educational institutions in Atteridgeville.
Posted on May 18, 2022
People, spaces and places contribute to the mental health and resilience of youth, especially in resource-constrained environments, according to the latest findings of the Resilient Youth in Stressed Environments study.
Posted on May 12, 2022
Dr Sune Scholtz’s journey to a PhD was a unique one. She had a special helper, Morkie, her Maltese-Yorkie who helped her delve deeper into the field of Animal- Assisted Play Therapy.
Posted on May 11, 2022
Prof Mokubung Nkomo, retired independent education academic, has received an honorary doctorate from UP in recognition of his contributions to the field of education.
Posted on April 26, 2022
Innovation is the next step forward. The innovations highlighted in this edition show us that the knowledge we create today is a step forward to future.
Posted on April 12, 2022
A report recently released by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) shows a year-on-year improvement in overall 2020 research publications output units accrued by the University of Pretoria.
Posted on March 08, 2022
Today, 8 March, UP joins the global community in observing International Women’s Day and supports the global call to action to #BreakTheBias in all spheres of life.
Posted on January 24, 2022
Literacy in SA is a challenge that requires us to acknowledge that matters concerning the education system are complex and require solutions showing an awareness of that, says the UP Dept of Political Sciences’ Yanga Malotana.
Posted on January 19, 2022
Humanities Education, in the Faculty of Education at UP is proud to announce that the Journal of Geography Education in Africa (JoGEA), as hosted on the UP Open Access Journals Portal - is accredited by the DHET. Please visit the journal at: https://upjournals.up.ac.za/index.php/jogea - for more...
Posted on January 07, 2022
Never underestimate what a simple gesture can do. It is the little things that you do that make a big difference in other people’s lives.” This was the view of LJ Van Zyl, a Lecturer and Sports Practical Coordinator, at an outreach in Soweto where the University partnered with Lifting...
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