1930: | The Transvaal Universiteitskollege (or Transvaal University College) officially became the University of Pretoria on 10 October 1930, with a total of 1 074 students. |
1956: | The Department of Electro-technical Engineering came into existence. |
1976: | An independent Department of Electronic Engineering was established, making the University of Pretoria the first university with such a department. |
1986: | The Department of Electronic Engineering expanded to become the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering. |
1991: | The University’s student numbers grew to 23 375, making it the largest residential university in South Africa, and one of the largest in Africa. |
1992: | The Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering merged with the Department of Electrical Engineering to form the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. |
1999-2000: | A new undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering is introduced, resulting in another name change to the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering in 2000. |
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