The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) extends hearty congratulations to Dr Lorette Arendse in its Department of Jurisprudence on her selection as a fellow of the University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS) Programme for the 2021/22 term. 

Running since 2009, UMAPS brings early career faculty from African universities to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to accelerate their research capabilities and empower them to make an impact when they return to their home institutions - building mutually beneficial ties between U-M and institutions across the continent. 

This fellowship programme annually selects approximately 15 researchers from universities in select African countries for semester-long research residencies at the University of Michigan. Dr Arendse will primarily be working on research arising from her doctoral thesis under mentorship of Prof Daniel Halberstam from the University of Michigan Law School. 

A proud Dean Elsabe Schoeman writes that 'This is a wonderful, well-deserved research opportunity and UP Law wishes Dr Arendse the very best and we are looking forward to her contribution to faculty on her return.'