Welcome to the top rated Engineering Faculty in Africa
Our degree programmes are accredited by statutory and professional bodies at both national and international level.
Learn more about the four academic schools where all of our research, teaching and learning activities take place. EBIT brings competitive knowledge to industry, education and society through research excellence and global collaboration.
NextGen Open Day
The explorers of truth: Scientists, engineers, built environment and IT specialists. Join us on the 7th of March 2026.
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Community-Based Project (JCP)
The Joint Community-Based Project (JCP) is our compulsory Community Engagement Module for all EBIT students.
EBIT Week
The EBIT Week is a four-day holiday programme presented biannually for learners in Grade 10, 11 and 12. Do you want to be part of the EBIT Generation? The date for 2026 is 5 - 9 July. Enquiries: [email protected]
Academic Success Coaches
The EBIT Academic Success Coaches are here to help you become the best student you can be, and reach the finish line on time!
Latest News
October 21, 2025
Researchers from the University of Pretoria contribute to the ATLAS experiment at CERN
Researchers from the University of Pretoria contribute to the ATLAS experiment at CERN The University of Pretoria (UP)’s Physics and Mechanical Engineering...
October 14, 2025
Prof Helen Inglis elected as incoming Chair of REEN Governing Board
Prof Helen Inglis elected as incoming Chair of REEN Governing Board Prof Helen Inglis, an Associate Professor in the University of Pretoria’s Department of...
September 11, 2025
Beyond the symbols: Natural language processing as an adaptive problem
Beyond the symbols: Natural language processing as an adaptive problem Prof Vukosi Marivate, Chairholder of the Absa-UP Chair of Data Science at the University...
September 09, 2025
Computer science meets healthcare: UP PhD graduate’s research targets early cancer detection
PRETORIA – A new University of Pretoria (UP) PhD graduate says she hopes her research – which uses computer science to develop robust representation methods for...
September 08, 2025
Aha moments and microelectronics: An engineer’s path from UP to the world stage
When Anthony Gaskell first arrived at the University of Pretoria (UP), he thought his future lay in Mechanical Engineering. But one module – Electrical...
August 15, 2025
Striking the industry-academia balance with Prof Hanlie Smuts
There’s something amazing about someone who has successfully navigated not just one career, but two totally different professional realms. Professor Hanlie...
August 07, 2025
Green bytes
Our quest for knowledge has led to an alarming insight: it is harming the environment. According to the World Economic Forum, since the release of ChatGPT in...
August 06, 2025
University of Pretoria Receives $1 Million Google Donation to Boost African-Led AI Research
The University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that it has received a $1 million (R18m) donation from Google to support the African Institute for Data...
Videos
March 31, 2025
UP’s first Science and Engineering Open Day
November 15, 2024
University of Pretoria (UP) and African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) launch virtual Centre
November 23, 2023
2023 Quanser sustainability award
March 2, 2023