Alumni Relations head Samantha Castle realises PhD dream

Posted on April 30, 2024

After “volumes of work, moments of self-doubt, meltdowns, and time away from friends and family”, Samantha Castle, head of Alumni Relations at UP, has realised her dream of obtaining a PhD.

UP Junior Marketer graduates with master’s degree focused on Nando’s ‘loadshedding-stages’ ad campaign

Posted on April 24, 2024

Duané Kitching (24), a Junior Marketer at UP & recent Master of Commerce in Marketing Management graduate, scored her latest academic success with a research study focused on Nando's tongue-in-cheek adverts related to loadshedding.

‘Learn to enjoy learning!’ – Social media influencer Munaka Muthambi on her UP Marketing Management (Honours) success

Posted on April 18, 2024

“The key to social media marketing is accepting new trends and being at ease with change. It's important to be adaptable, since what's fashionable now might not be so tomorrow," says Munaka Muthambi graduating with a BCom Marketing Management (Hon) degree from UP.

UP-hosted THE Pan-African Universities Summit: ‘The weight of expectation is growing on academics to become changemakers’

Posted on April 18, 2024

Do today’s academics and leaders have the skills to be changemakers? This and other questions were up for discussion when university leaders from 32 countries met at the Times Higher Education Pan-African Universities Summit, hosted by UP.

Sixteen UP subjects ranked in global top 450 in 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject

Posted on April 17, 2024

The University of Pretoria has once again performed strongly in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject, with 16 of its subject offerings ranked in the top 450 offerings by universities worldwide, and 18 ranked in the top three among South African universities.

UP provided financial support to 55% of the 12 511 students set to graduate this autumn

Posted on April 15, 2024

The University of Pretoria (UP) will confer degrees on 12 511 undergraduate and postgraduate students during its autumn graduation season, which will take place between 15 April and 15 May 2024 on Hillcrest campus.

Alumnus Profile: Theo De Jager

Posted on April 12, 2024

Theo De Jager, a proud EMS alumnus and Audit Executive in the Product Solutions Cluster at ABSA Group Limited tells us about his academic and career achievements and his hopes and aspirations for South Africa. Having already made his mark in various top financial sector positions, his business...

High five to UP students for dominating top five in SAICA's 2024 ITC

Posted on April 05, 2024

The University of Pretoria (UP) has once again achieved a 100% pass rate in the January 2024 South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) Initial Test of Competence (ITC). UP candidates dominated the top five, placing four UP candidates in the top five of the ITC results nationally.