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  • Achievements

    Posted on April 30, 2009

    Congratulations! Exceptional academic achiever Inaugural address Academy prizes awarded to UP personnel

  • Faculty Committee structures

    Posted on April 30, 2009

    Please note the following changes

  • Vrije University (VU) Amsterdam-NRF

    Posted on April 30, 2009

    In support of the drive to increase the number of South African doctoral graduates, VU Amsterdam and the National Research Foundation have introduced the Vrije University Amsterdam

  • National Innovation Competition 2009

    Posted on April 30, 2009

    You are probably already aware of the

  • International Cultural Intelligence Conference

    Posted on April 30, 2009

    Kate Nyoni; 011 781 6222; www.globalprospectus.co.za In today's increasingly global and diverse work settings, the ability to function effectively in multi-cultural situations is important for employees, managers, and organisations.

  • A Learning Theory for 21st-Century Students

    Posted on April 30, 2009

    An article on learning theory for the 21st century indicating the impact that technology has had on the way people learn. Connectivism and networked knowledge are hot topics on education blogs and sites at the moment.

  • PEPFAR Fellowship Programme

    Posted on April 30, 2009

    The PEPFAR fellowship Programme is a US funded project that has numerous openings for postgraduate students in nursing, Psychology, IT, HMIS and other specialties.

  • Mandela Rhodes Scholarships 2009

    Posted on April 30, 2009

    [email protected] Attached please find the documentation in respect of the

  • Honorary Doctorate awarded to one of the foremost Old Testamentici in the world

    Posted on April 23, 2009

    An honorary doctorate will be awarded to Prof JA (Jimmie) Loader, one of the foremost Old Testamentici in the world and an expert of the languages of the old Middle-East, on 24 April 2009.

  • Prof Andries Wessels delivered his inaugural address

    Posted on March 25, 2009

    Prof. Andries Wessels, Head of the Department of English at the University of Pretoria, delivered his inaugural address on 24 March 2009. The title was

  • International exposure for UP Information Design students

    Posted on March 19, 2009

    Not many students can boast that their work has been featured on international television, but last month 14 third year Information Design students from the University of Pretoria saw their designs showcased on MTV Base on DSTV, as well as on MTV internat

  • In demand - UP's Institute for Women's and Gender Studies workshop

    Posted on March 10, 2009

    The workshops for the project by the Institute for Women's and Gender Studies, Strengthening the Response of Faith-based Organisations to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic (conducted in 2008), were so successful that the Institute was approached by an international

  • Postgraduate student of the Department of Music wins overseas music competition

    Posted on March 03, 2009

    Ben Schoeman, an MMus (Performing Arts) student of Prof Joseph Stanford, won the first prize in the piano section of the prestigious Royal Overseas League Annual Music Competition in London on 24 February 2009.

  • Two Humanities academics received accolades

    Posted on December 19, 2008

    The Faculty of Humanities boasts two lecturers who received Laureate awards at the Education Innovation Awards gala dinner on 10 November 2008. Dr Estelle Zeeman, lecturer in the Department of Drama, and Mrs Corrie Schumann, lecturer in the Department of

  • University of Pretoria cuts through the top at esteemed Thinkahead Awards 2008

    Posted on December 10, 2008

    The University of Pretoria was recently accoladed as the Top Institution for 2008 at the highly esteemed seventh annual Sappi Thinkahead Awards, hosted at Carfax in Newtown, Johannesburg. Not only did the institution

  • PROF. BRENDA LOUW DELIVERED HER INAUGURAL ADDRESS

    Posted on November 07, 2008

    Prof. Brenda Louw, Head of the Department of Communication Pathology at the University of Pretoria, delivered her inaugural address on 27 October 2008. The title was Communication Pathology: Yesterday and today for tomorrow.

  • BA Information Design students shine at the prestigious international D&AD Student Awards

    Posted on July 30, 2008

    This year, three final year BA Information Design students at the University of Pretoria were short-listed for the annual D&AD Student Awards. The D&AD Awards, commonly known as the Yellow Pencils are one of the most internationally respected and prestigi

  • SABS Design Achievers Award

    Posted on June 25, 2008

    Congratulations to Sidhika Sooklal, a fourth-year BA Information Design student at the University of Pretoria, for winning the 2008 SABS Design Achievers Award. The theme of the Design Achievers Award is Hands-on, Minds-on, Hearts-on, and nominations for

  • Mapungubwe Stories 19 to 24 May 2008

    Posted on May 22, 2008

    On 19 May 2008, the Department of Drama launched one of its most culturally significant productions of the year, a work that will stand out as part of the centenary celebrations of the University of Pretoria.

  • The Department of Visual Arts showcases alumni as part of UP's centenary celebrations

    Posted on May 16, 2008

    As part of the centenary celebrations of the University of Pretoria (UP) the Department of Visual Arts is staging two exhibitions that showcase the work of alumni and staff who have made their mark on the local and international design and fine arts lands

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