World-Renowned Statistician Prof. C .R. Rao -100 years old

Posted on September 10, 2020

Professor Calayampudi Radhakrishna Rao (C.R.Rao) is presently living with his daughter (Prof Tejaswini Rao, Professor of Nutrition, City University of New York, Buffelo) and was an Eberly Professor Emeritus of Statistics, and Director of the Centre for Multivariate Analysis at Pennsylvania State...

Urban green spaces are essential for well-being

Posted on September 08, 2020

The importance of being able to access open spaces, especially green spaces in urban environments, has never been more evident than during the current state of social distancing and restriction of movement brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. This was especially significant during the first...

JCP students learn compassion and kindness through mask projects!

Posted on August 26, 2020

The Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology students continue to contribute face masks towards the fight against covid-19.

Congratulations to mining engineering graduate Nozipho Dlamini, UP’s newest advisory board member!

Posted on August 19, 2020

The University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to welcome on board alumna Nozipho Dlamini, technical services manager at Anglo American’s Greenside colliery, who has accepted two high-profile advisory positions at the University.

UP’s School of Engineering ranked No.1 in South Africa and Africa

Posted on August 18, 2020

The University of Pretoria’s (UP) School of Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and IT (EBIT) has been ranked first in South Africa and Africa according to the 2020 US News and World Report Rankings on the Best Global Universities for Engineering.

EBIT students pulling efforts irrespective of lockdown rules.

Posted on August 13, 2020

The Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology’s Community-Based Module (JCP) is a project-orientated basis where students are required to do fieldwork and report on their experiences and lessons learned from the fieldwork.

EBIT Students continue to make a difference during Covid-19

Posted on July 22, 2020

The Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment, and Information Technology’s Community-based Module (JCP) continues to positively contribute and make a difference in society during Covid-19. Five students who are enrolled for this compulsory undergraduate module gave a helping hand to Lesedi...

JCP student assist schools with masks during Covid-19

Posted on July 13, 2020

Dylan Howard, a second-year town and regional planning student delivered the masks he made to the Holy Family Guided college, a school in Glenwood, that distributes to necessary schools. They will be sharing the mask with Primary School learners and their mission neighbours at the Glenmore...