Posted on May 28, 2019
On Monday 27 May 2019, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, in partnership with Living Stories & Memories hosted a seminar on Tibet: Culture nationalism, human rights, and self-immolation.
Posted on May 27, 2019
The University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Humanities is celebrating its centenary throughout 2019 – but the Faculty paid a special tribute to its history on 27 May, in commemoration of the day that it was first established in 1919.
Posted on May 14, 2019
Just on a decade and half ago the University of Florida (UF) chose UP as a partner in their study abroad program to South Africa.
Posted on May 09, 2019
On 6 May 2019, PD Dr (habil) Juergen Schraten gave a seminar on ‘The role of the past and the future in the present South African economy’ in the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies.
Posted on May 07, 2019
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) in conjunction with the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria (UP) recently launched a flagship publication entitled Poverty and Inequality: Diagnosis, Prognosis and Responses, described by...
Posted on May 03, 2019
Recently, the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies held its annual award ceremony to reward outstanding performances by the students in the department at both undergraduate and honours levels.
Posted on April 30, 2019
In November 2018, UNESCO’s Director General, Audrey Azoulay, announced that the International Jazz Day Global Host City for 2020 will be Cape Town, South Africa, marking the first time the now established celebration is hosted by an African city. As the 2020 Global Host City, Cape Town will...
Posted on April 29, 2019
Dr Eddie Michel, a Research Associate in the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies has been feted for his recent book entitled The White House and White Africa: Presidential policy toward Rhodesia during the UDI era of 1965-79.
Posted on April 26, 2019
A media launch was held recently for the 16th World Congress of Music Therapy, which will be hosted for the first time in Africa, at the University of Pretoria (UP) from 7 to 11 July 2020. The congress will be hosted in partnership with the World Federation of Music Therapy, the South African...
Posted on April 24, 2019
On 26-27 March, Associate Professor Thula Simpson joined with Nic Wolpe, the CEO of the Liliesleaf Trust, to co-host a two-day conference on ‘The Rivonia Generation and the turn to armed struggle in South Africa’.
Posted on April 23, 2019
“Katsuzo! Zettai makenai!” This is Japanese for “I will win! I’ll never give up!”, and it’s a phrase that certainly applies to Lisa Sanders, who’s just graduated with a master’s degree in Translation and Interpreting Studies, from the University of...
Posted on April 23, 2019
Professor Berendien Lubbe, a Research Associate of the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies presented a paper to the Travel and Tourism Research Association’s 2019 European Chapter Conference
Posted on April 23, 2019
The University of Pretoria Campus Tours (UPCT) recently celebrated its 16th birthday. Initiated by Prof Karen Harris, UPCT has grown to become an excellent business simulation exercise for the Heritage and Cultural Tourism honour’s programme students from the Department of Historical and...
Posted on April 18, 2019
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria (UP) marks its centenary this year, and recently celebrated this milestone with a Dean’s Concert at UP’s Musaion, a concert hall for musicians.
Posted on April 18, 2019
The University of Pretoria Museums (UP Museums) are joining more than 40,000 museums in 152 countries to celebrate on and around the 18 May 2019, International Museum Day (IMD). This day represents a unique moment for the museum community to engage with their public and highlight the role of...
Posted on April 16, 2019
The Department of Historical and Heritage Studies (DHHS) once again represented the University of Pretoria (UP) at the 7th Annual National Department of Tourism’s (NDT) Research Seminar, held at the Southern Sun Hotel in Pretoria on 15 March 2019.
Posted on April 12, 2019
The University of Pretoria (UP) congratulates Tinyiko Cathrine Gwambe on graduating with a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree with distinction, and welcomes her back to UP to pursue her postgraduate studies.
Posted on April 02, 2019
Delegates from the French Embassy in South Africa, including the ambassador of France to South Africa, Christophe Farnaud, gathered at the Humanities Faculty, University of Pretoria (UP) recently to discuss cooperation in the field of science, education and culture.
Posted on March 15, 2019
Tourism students from Rikkyo University in Tokyo, Japan were taken on a tour of the Hatfield Campus by two members of UP Campus Tours, Thando Mthimkulu and Danolien van den Berg
Posted on March 07, 2019
Professor Fransjohan Pretorius, an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies, published an article to The Conversation in February 2019 in response to comments made by British Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg on the South African or Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902).
Copyright © University of Pretoria 2025. All rights reserved.
Virtual Campus
Get Social With Us
Download the UP Mobile App