Posted on April 01, 2025
Moja Gabedi has been transformed into a thriving community engagement hub.
Posted on February 01, 2025
Service-learning and community engagement (CE) have long been niche topics at European universities. Calls for universities to enhance their role in solving societal challenges have become more urgent since the refugee crisis in 2015. Activities connecting academics, lecturers, and students with...
Posted on February 01, 2025
On 16 September 2024, the Faculty of Veterinary Science hosted a community engagement (CE) seminar to showcase the various CE projects and activities happening across the different departments within the Faculty. The event was opened by the Deputy Dean for Teaching and Learning, Prof Rhoda Leask,...
Posted on July 01, 2024
Integrating research, teaching, and community engagement is a cornerstone of Prof. Raita Steyn’s work in the Department of Humanities Education. A notable aspect of her community engagement project is exploring social awareness through the arts, particularly visual arts and live theatre...
Posted on July 01, 2024
The mission and purpose of Thandanani Drop Inn Centre is to support the vulnerable members of the community by facilitating their reintegration into the community and restoring their dignity. For the past 13 years, the organisation has been serving the community by providing essential services,...
Posted on July 01, 2024
Prof Mia le Roux, Prof Salomé Geertsema, and Dr Carmen Milton from the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology launched a literacy enhancement project in primary schools in Gauteng. Currently, the project has been rolled out at a primary school in the Pretoria Central Business...
Posted on May 01, 2024
The Department of Plant and Soil Sciences offers an Honours elective module called “Plant, People and Planet” (BOT 789). Prof. Nigel Barker leads this module, and its aim is to involve students in projects that increase awareness about plants and the environment. In 2023, these...
Posted on May 01, 2024
The University of Pretoria (UP) Department of Human Nutrition and Department of Nursing, the Unit for Community Engagement, and the International Baby Food Action Network Africa (IBFAN), have for the first time collaborated in offering the 20 hours three-day Breastfeeding Training Course from 19...
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