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  • Carla Taljaard has the coolest job

    Posted on March 31, 2015

    You could say Carla’s blood runs purple, a jacaranda shade of purple, just like the city she calls home. Carla was project co-ordinator behind the first ever Cool Capital Guerrilla Biennale in Pretoria that was held in Spring last year.

  • Ofentse Mahlaba makes first monthly donation to the #100InAMillion campaign

    Posted on March 31, 2015

    When UP alumnus Ofentse Mahlaba read the inspiring story of Tintswalo Maluleke on the #100InAMillion Facebook page, he was moved to action. He clicked on the link, downloaded the debit order form and took a decisive step towards contributing to a positive future for South Africa.

  • Welcome Day and Tree Planting Ceremony

    Posted on March 31, 2015

    The Orientation Week for 2015’s new first-year students began with Welcome Day on 17 January. Thousands of first-year students and their parents arrived at the Hatfield Campus to begin their journey with UP. Posters bearing the University’s call to ‘Make Today Matter’ were...

  • AlumNews and snippets

    Posted on March 31, 2015

    Tuks alumni are achievers in every sector. This edition showcases some of the recent appointments of alumni to high-level positions in industries ranging from fashion to food to information to education to innovation. Read more about the achievements of your fellow alumni in this section.

  • News from Alumni Relations

    Posted on March 31, 2015

    Read how young and old alumni have joined hands to help UP become the best it can be, by giving many more students the opportunity to receive a high quality education. The call for bursaries for academically deserving students from all walks of life has evoked tremendous support. Also read about...

  • News from alumni clubs and interest groups

    Posted on March 31, 2015

    Read more about alumni clubs’ and interest groups’ plans for 2015. The TuksClub 60+ made a donation to the Tuks Scholarship Fund at the end of 2014 and kicked off 2015 with their annual general meeting and the election of a new committee.

  • UP excels

    Posted on March 31, 2015

    UP students and alumni are highly regarded within the corporate environment for being well-rounded graduates. Read more on the winners of the Ernst & Young Young Tax Professional of the Year award, all of which were UP graduates. UP has been selected to host an African Diaspora Scholar by the...

  • Student and staff snippets

    Posted on March 31, 2015

    Two new deans have been appointed, and read more about how UP Tuks excelled on the cricket field to win the inaugural Varsity Cup cricket tournament.

  • Tukkie Credit Card holders now earn Absa Rewards

    Posted on March 13, 2015

    The more than 2 800 proud Tukkie Gold Credit Card holders welcome the news that they can now also earn Absa Rewards on their card purchases. In 2015 these Credit Card holders can also look forward to exciting competitions where they stand a chance to win Currie Cup tickets for rugby games at...

  • From the alumni letter box

    Posted on March 13, 2015

    The Alumni Relations Office recently received the following letters from alumni. One was from a group Tukkies in the Critical Care Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Regina General Hospital, Saskatchewan, Canada.

  • Notice of the continuation of the Annual General Meeting of the TuksAlumni Association

    Posted on October 22, 2010

    Alumni are herewith informed of the continuation of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the TuksAlumni Association which is to be held on 25 November 2010 at 17:00 in Auditorium 1-25 of the Theology Building, Hatfield Campus, University of Pretoria.

  • UP vets provide radiation treatment to fight Chaos the lion’s skin cancer

    Posted on November 30, 0001

    Chaos, a 16-year-old lion from the Lory Park Zoo in Midrand, Johannesburg, this week underwent a third round of radiation at the Mediclinic Muelmed in Pretoria after being diagnosed with skin cancer by veterinarians in the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science.

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