Moja Gabedi: From waste to a thriving community engagement hub

Posted on April 01, 2025

Moja Gabedi has been transformed into a thriving community engagement hub.

Literacy enhancement project in collaboration with Sun Books and HearBuilder®

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...

The Transformative Power of Theatre in Community Engagement

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...

Plant Science Honours students develop educational trials

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...

EBIT Students Lead Transformative Community Projects

Posted on May 01, 2024

Second-year Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT) students at the University of Pretoria (UP) dedicated themselves to community engagement projects that have left a lasting impact on the provinces of Gauteng and the North West. These initiatives, totalling around 350

Tourism management honours students visit Etosha National Park and King Nehale Conservancy in Namibia

Posted on March 01, 2024

On 3 September 2023, 14 tourism management honours students and two academic staff members from the Department of Marketing Management set out on a week-long field trip to Etosha National Park and King Nehale Conservancy in Namibia. The excursion, under the supervision of Dr Felix Bello and Prof...

Fostering Community Engagement: UP's Meal Prep Workshop

Posted on December 14, 2023

Situated in the heart of South Africa's educational hub, UP is setting a shining example of how community engagement can create meaningful connections and enhance the educational experience. Recently, the university organised a unique event that brought together seven teachers from different...