Posted on November 24, 2022
The University of Pretoria branch of the National Education Health Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) took a conscious decision when it was decided to elect Dr Xolani Khohliso, an academic staff member from the Groenkloof Constituency, Faculty of Education, as its Branch Deputy Secretary.
Posted on November 24, 2022
The Dean of the Faculty of Education acted as host for 26 early career academics who were invited to attend a writing retreat at Kievitz Kroon from 19–22 July 2022. The event was planned to demonstrate the Faculty’s commitment to the career development of staff by assisting academics...
Posted on November 24, 2022
From 19 to 20 July 2022, the University of Pretoria hosted a delegation from New York University (NYU) as part of the broader UP-NYU collaborative partnership led by the Vice-Chancellor Prof Kupe. The focus was on themes related to inclusive leadership, female leadership, transformational...
Posted on November 24, 2022
On Wednesday, 21 September, the Work-integrated Learning office hosted a stakeholder debriefing session on the Groenkloof Campus.
Posted on November 24, 2022
The Faculty of Education celebrated its 85th anniversary with several events that took place between Monday, 3 October and Friday, 7 October 2022. The week-long celebration, which started with Faculty Research Day showcasing different research projects that academics are engaged in or that were...
Posted on November 24, 2022
Prof Lizette de Jager presented a keynote address titled ‘Building bridges: adapting to the changing landscape of teacher development’ at a high-level event of the South African-Finnish Partnership in Early Childhood Development and Teacher Training, which was hosted by the Finnish...
Posted on November 24, 2022
Prof Marien Graham from the Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education was invited to present workshops at two international conferences during October 2022.
Posted on November 24, 2022
A lecture room was transformed into a figure-drawing workspace with easels angled towards a semi-nude model to enable the third-year art education students to capture a straight image with minimal head movement required.
Posted on November 24, 2022
In preparation for an exhibition at the UP Student Gallery, third-year art education students were expected to critically and creatively create a body of work in which they identified a challenge or issue dealt with in their daily lives.
Posted on November 24, 2022
On 1 November 2022, the Dean of the Faculty of Education, Prof Chika Sehoole, took time to congratulate education students who had won medals at the Commonwealth Games that were held in Birmingham in the United Kingdom from 28 July until 8 August 2022.
Posted on November 24, 2022
The Faculty of Education’s Teaching and Learning Awards event, which is held annually to celebrate and thank outstanding academics from the various departments for their dedication, took place in the foyer of the Groenkloof Auditorium on 1 November 2022.
Posted on November 24, 2022
A symposium that involved teachers, academics, and researchers to explore Coding and Robotics implementation at school level.
Posted on November 24, 2022
Jovan van Vuuren, a master’s student in Humanities Education and Higher Certificate in Sport Sciences teaching assistant recently shared his remarkable journey—which led to winning a bronze medal in the long jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games—with Sports Science students.
Posted on November 24, 2022
‘I feel honored to have been able to offer a helping hand. It is really gratifying to be part of a university that cares about the community.’ These were the words of Siyabonga Bukhali, a Higher Certificate in Sports Sciences student at the University of Pretoria who attended the...
Posted on November 24, 2022
On 20 October 2022, Department of Human Movement and Higher Certificate in Sports Sciences students in the Faculty of Education hosted an athletics day for their students on the Groenkloof athletics field. The event included long jump, athletics and relay races.
Posted on October 27, 2022
The University of Pretoria’s intentional focus on sustainable development in the past 10 years has been deepening and maturing.
Posted on August 25, 2022
Ms Nomvuyo Thobela, a PhD student in the Faculty of Education, was recently nominated to serve in the PhD Students and Early Career Researchers (ECR) Organising Committee of the World Association of Lesson Studies (WALS).
Posted on August 25, 2022
Ms. Elizabeth Maria van Wyk (Elmarie) was a lecturer for 30 years. First, in 1992 she joined the former College of Education, Normaal Kollege Pretoria, which merged with the University of Pretoria in 2002.
Posted on August 25, 2022
The Southern African Geography Teachers’ Association (SAGTA) in partnership and collaboration with the Independent Examinations Board (IEB), Kartoza (an open-source GIS Service provider) and the University of Pretoria – has launched the online Geospatial Data Science Certificate...
Posted on July 07, 2022
The Centre for the Study of Resilience in the Faculty of Education at UP recently collaborated with Books for Africa to donate educational books to two underserved educational institutions in Atteridgeville.
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