Posted on November 01, 2022
In a bid to address SA’s staggering youth unemployment, UP has launched a Digital Capability Lab that will equip students with skills that will enable them to thrive and adapt to the constantly evolving world of work.
Posted on November 01, 2022
Dr Marc Wegerif, lecturer and Development Studies programme coordinator, said it was a great opportunity for his class to hear directly from people who are involved in these kinds of organisations and initiatives.
Posted on October 31, 2022
On Monday, 24 October 2022 Professor Melanie K. Smith from the Budapest Metropolitan University (Hungary) presented the paper, “Whose wellness is it anyway? Sustainability and regenerative tourism in a post COVID-19 world”
Posted on October 19, 2022
This week the Invisible Disabilities Association celebrates “Invisible Disabilities Week” (IDW). This annual event, which started in the US in 2015, hosts daily activities to improve awareness of invisible disabilities. Events are available online and all around the world and this...
Posted on October 19, 2022
To commemorate the fight for freedom of the press against apartheid censorship, South Africa celebrates Black Wednesday on 19 October. The day also memorialises one of the champions of freedom of the press, Percy Qoboza.
Posted on October 16, 2022
Congratulations to our Academic Achievers!
Posted on September 27, 2022
The definition of heritage has always been somewhat ambiguous and has come to describe everything from material, tangible objects such as buildings, monuments, and memorials, to the ethereal and intangible such as, songs, festivals, and languages, and more recently food.
Posted on September 23, 2022
Alzheimer’s disease affects approximately 50 million people worldwide
Posted on September 21, 2022
“This year’s International Day of Peace is a time to commemorate the progress we, as global citizens, have made towards a peaceful and prosperous existence,” writes UP student Robyn Schnell.
Posted on September 19, 2022
The Department of Historical and Heritage Studies (DHHS) in the Faculty of Humanities hosted a Design Sprint as part of the ongoing Erasmus plus SUCSESS Project from 2 – 12 September 2022 for its Heritage and Cultural Tourism (HCT) Honours students.
Posted on September 12, 2022
The Department of Historical and Heritage Studies (DHHS) was well represented at the annual international conference of the Association for Tourism and Leisure Research and Education (ATLAS) held in Ireland in September 2022.
Posted on September 02, 2022
The MD Club held its first in-person meeting on 31 August 2022 since lockdown in the Merensky library auditorium.
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 August 19, 2022
The Fostering Life-Long team at the University of Pretoria recently launched a project to encourage a love of reading and to improve literacy skills among learners at Gauteng schools. Unlocking the world of literacy is unlocking the world.
Posted on August 10, 2022
UP has launched the Centre for Language Learning to offer courses in English as a foreign language to non-native speakers. “We’re proud to be able to contribute to the success of international students.” – Prof Vasu Reddy, Humanities Dean.
Posted on August 10, 2022
On 8 August 2022, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered an address detailing the Biden Administration's strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa at the University’s Future Africa Campus. Acting Vice Chancellor Prof. Sunil Maharaj welcomed Minister of International Relations and Cooperation,...
Posted on August 09, 2022
As we celebrate national Women's Day, on 9 August, in a society menaced by violence against women (and children), economic hardships and political malaise and malfeasance, it is perhaps timely to remember the many, and different, sacrifices women have made in both the domestic and public sphere.
Posted on August 09, 2022
As we celebrate national Women's Day, on 9 August, in a society menaced by violence against women (and children), economic hardships and political malaise and malfeasance, it is perhaps timely to remember the many, and different, sacrifices women have made in both the domestic and public sphere....
Posted on August 05, 2022
The 'Attached to the Soil' exhibition has opened at Merensky 2 Library - come view it today!
Posted on July 13, 2022
Dr Jason Musyoka, a former Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Pretoria and now associate researcher at the Centre for Mediation in Africa (CMA) at UP has been appointed to lead the development of the 9th Human Development Report (HDR) for Kenya - the fourth largest economy in Sub-Saharan...
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