Posted on November 30, 2020
The transition from student to employee can be daunting, and frequently there’s a lack of work-readiness and guidance, which can place young graduates at a disadvantage as they enter the world of work.
Posted on November 27, 2020
The Faculty of Humanities' Lauren Senna Fouché was jointly awarded the 2020 SATI student prize, a prestigious recognition for the most deserving full master’s dissertation dealing with translation, interpreting, text editing and related areas, including terminography and lexicography.
Posted on October 21, 2020
University of Pretoria (UP) students have successfully restored an unkept public park in Hatfield previously owned by the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. This is yet another project that has brought their skills out of the classroom and into the community to effect positive change as...
Posted on July 29, 2020
The United Nations Human Rights Committee last week adopted comprehensive standards on the way in which States should deal with peaceful assemblies. These guidelines are authoritative for the 173 States in the world that have ratified the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Posted on July 08, 2020
The United Nations in Geneva has released global standards on the use of force by the police worldwide. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet welcomed the new United Nations Human Rights Guidance on the Use of Less-Lethal Weapons in Law Enforcement and urged all states to follow...
Posted on May 03, 2020
The human rights body of the African Union, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, has appointed Professor Christof Heyns and some of his colleagues in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria to assist with a continent-wide comparative study on the laws related to the...
Posted on February 17, 2020
UP needs 12 members of the Convocation to serve on the Convocation Advisory Board. Nominations can be submitted until 6 March 2020. The subsequent electronic voting process will commence on 7 April 2020 and will end on 24 April 2020.
Posted on February 11, 2020
Do you have what it takes to represent the University of Pretoria (UP) with your business or business idea at a national entrepreneurship competition? You could win R100 000 towards your business idea, a Samsung tablet, or qualify for business support and mentorship that will develop your business.
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