#UPYouthMonth: ‘Youth represents possibility – we have so much to offer and impart to the world’ – Kory Shukrani Potgieter, EnactusUP Chairperson

Posted on July 09, 2021

“The youth of 1976 realised their power, potential and purpose; we need to continue to be strong and courageous.” – Kory Shukrani Potgieter, entrepreneur and EnactusUP Chairperson on Youth Month.

Meet the Machimanas, who both graduated with PhDs from UP

Posted on June 21, 2021

Dr Eugene Machimana graduated in 2017 with a PhD: Learning Support, Guidance and Counselling from the Department of Educational Psychology at University of Pretoria (UP). The title of his thesis was Retrospective experiences of a rural school partnership: informing global citizenship as a higher...

LeadUP: UP alumni and scholars discuss how youth, business and government can turn tide on youth employment

Posted on June 15, 2021

“We need to instil the mindset that youth can create jobs & employ people.” – Nokuthula Nyamweda of the UN Development Programme who was part of the LeadUP discussion.

‘Everyone who is in a position to help should do so if they can,’ says UP engineering graduate on a mission to make a positive change through community projects

Posted on June 15, 2021

UP engineering graduate Gerdus van der Laarse headed up UP’s Engineers Without Borders in 2020 and was involved with Moja Gabedi project. He shares what he learnt and his insights on Youth Month.

#UPYouthMonth: Young people should not only have a seat at the table, they should also be part of the conversation – UP master’s student and former SRC president David Kabwa

Posted on June 15, 2021

Former UP SRC president and current master’s student David Kabwa talks about the African Youth for Transitional Justice programme he is part of and why young people deserve a seat at the table.

UP alumna makes her mark down under

Posted on June 08, 2021

University of Pretoria (UP) alumna Dr Chamonix Terblanche is a woman of many talents: she is an expert on skills shortages in the Australian employment market, has served in the Australian parliament and has created a platform to help South Africans make the move to Australia.

UP student, 18, sets his eyes on a career in academia after graduating cum laude with an honours in physics

Posted on June 03, 2021

18-year-old whizz-kid Hjalmar Rall, who registered as a UP student when he was 14, recently graduated cum laude with a BSc Honours Degree in Physics.

Knowledge is key for public representatives, says ANC MP after graduating with a Bachelor of Public Administration from UP

Posted on June 03, 2021

“I would definitely recommend UP because of the high-quality standard of learning and the professionalism.” – Claudia Ndaba, ANC MP.