UP awarded 11 908 qualifications during its Autumn Graduation season from19 April to 16 May 2023. Of the qualifications to be awarded at the 28 graduation ceremonies, 201 are doctorates, 1 384 master’s degrees and 2 021 are honours degrees. Read some of the success stories of our students and honourees here.
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UP veterinary science lecturer Thembeka Mtetwa details her journey from attending public schools where there was “limited or no access to resources” to becoming a published academic and now the proud of holder of a PhD.... Read more
Ruvasha Govender recently received a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) degree with 12 distinctions and an ASAIPA National Medical...Read more
Receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of Pretoria is “a huge honour and very unexpected”, says Dr Laurie Dippenaar, a UP...Read more
The University of Pretoria (UP) has awarded Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus with... Read more
Dr Tshepiso Maila, who obtains her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from UP and becomes the first female doctor from...Read more
Having been fascinated from an early age by ecology and the natural world, Dr Donaldson set a course for success in her chosen field, which...Read more
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) graduate Saman Akhtar tossed her cap at UP’s autumn graduations after beating cancer all while ...Read more
A family of five veterinarians, all of whom have qualified at UP! The latest graduates are Marlie and Sybrand Harris, who recently...Read more
UP graduate Linda Bhila graduates with flying colour and forms part of Golden Key member despite being diagnosed with mycetoma disease...Read more
UP engineering graduate Chase Onorati says his family has a “contagious sense of dedication and determination”, which likely explains...Read more
Having received numerous awards while completing both his BSc and honours degree cum laude at UP, it was no surprise when Vusi Chiloane... Read more
“It was a great joy to see my children benefit from the same educational institution that has been such an important part of my life...Read more
Along with the honorary doctorate, UP is also celebrating Dr Peter Magubane’s work by showing his photography at the UP Student Gallery...Read more
UP conferred an honorary doctorate on Nelson Mandela Foundation archivist Dr Verne Sheldon Harris who highlights the work of archive as...Read more
UP has conferred an honorary doctorate to Africa Director of the Alliance for African Partnership Professor Richard Mkandawire for his...Read more
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