Posted on March 17, 2025
PRETORIA – The 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject, released on 12 March 2025, has ranked 16 subjects offered by the University of Pretoria (UP) among the top 450 in the world. UP’s total number of ranked subjects also increased from 19 in 2024 to 22 in 2025.
Posted on March 16, 2025
Prof Francis Petersen was inaugurated as UP’s Vice-Chancellor and Principal on the 14th of March
Posted on March 14, 2025
Meet Vhutshilo Muambadzi, a final-year LLB student at UP and the 2025 Student Representative Council (SRC) President. She embodies the spirit of leadership, advocacy, and unwavering dedication to student success.
Posted on March 13, 2025
This year's Law Career Fair was meticulously planned to provide students with the opportunity to learn about the areas of specialisation offered by employers, as well as for employers to engage students in available opportunities such as vacation work, candidate attorney programs, and other...
Posted on March 07, 2025
The Department of Mercantile Law at the University of Pretoria (UP) and the National Consumer Commission (NCC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today, marking an important step towards boosting consumer law teaching and advocacy in South Africa. The event, held at the Moot Court,...
Posted on February 28, 2025
Today, Professor Ann Skelton of the University of Pretoria, Faculty of Law serves her final day as the Chairperson of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. She has served as Chair for the previous two years, a challenging period to be in this position because children have been at the core...
Posted on February 28, 2025
The Faculty of Law's Moot Society at the University of Pretoria (UP) has once again showcased its excellence by winning the national rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, which took place from 13 to 14 February 2025.
Posted on February 26, 2025
Many students aspire to study abroad as the experience allows them to discover different cultures, gain new academic perspectives, and grow personally and professionally. Unam Tandwa, a University of Pretoria student, realised his ambition when he enrolled in an exchange program at Leiden...
Posted on February 21, 2025
Recognised as a Lexology Thought Leader: Global Elite 2025, UP’s Dr Gustav Brink continues to make waves in international trade law.
Posted on February 12, 2025
CAPE TOWN – Solving the challenge of helping ‘missing middle’ students afford higher education is a collective societal responsibility, University of Pretoria (UP) Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Francis Petersen told a gathering of Cape Town-based alumni and donors.
Posted on February 10, 2025
The top matric achievers who joined the University of Pretoria's Faculty of Law as the 2025 first-year cohort began their higher education journey on February 3, 2025. These top-performing matriculants have selected UP Law to advance their legal study.
Posted on February 07, 2025
The start of the academic year is often an exciting time, full of new beginnings, novel objectives, and bright prospects for intellectual and personal growth. The University of Pretoria (UP)'s incoming first-year law students received an exciting introduction to the Faculty of Law during...
Posted on January 20, 2025
The University of Pretoria's Faculty of Law inducted Academic Associates and Assistant Lecturers at the Moot Court on January 28, 2025. The Dean's Office, in collaboration with Education Innovation, planned the event, which served as an important platform for introducing new academic staff to...
Posted on December 11, 2024
The 2024 African Mining Legislation Atlas (AMLA) Workshop was proudly hosted by the University of Pretoria's Faculty of Law. This significant event brought together academics, policymakers, legal professionals, and industry stakeholders to engage in robust discussions about the advancements and...
Posted on December 11, 2024
On Friday, November 29, 2024, the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria conducted a historic networking event dubbed "Bridging Theory and Practice: A Meet and Greet between the PSA, UP Law, and the Judiciary." This event symbolises the beginning of a strategic relationship between the...
Posted on November 27, 2024
The faculty hosted its fourth annual Academic Teaching and Learning Retreat on November 15, 2024, at Kievits Kroon Gauteng Wine Estate, with the theme "Strategic Growth and Staff Development: Reflections in Teaching and Learning." The retreat brought together academic, professional, and support...
Posted on November 26, 2024
The Centre for Environmental Justice in Africa (CEJA) was launched on November 19th and 20th, 2024, at the University of Pretoria's Hatfield Campus. The event brought together an eclectic lineup of academics, practitioners, and advocates who discussed crucial environmental and human rights issues...
Posted on November 25, 2024
The Faculty of Law convened in anticipation of the end of a four-year journey to develop a new LLB curriculum. Professor Elsabe Schoeman, Dean of the Faculty of Law, kicked off the workshop by commenting on the significant foundation that had already been completed. "This is the culmination of...
Posted on November 22, 2024
The articles in this edition showcase work from all nine of our faculties, and underscore our University’s slogan ‘Make today matter’. RE.SEARCH has been named South Africa's top corporate publication as the winner of the 2024 SA Publication's Forum Awards. It is a runner up and...
Posted on November 12, 2024
The scholarship of Professor Charles Fombad provides important guidance to address contemporary challenges to constitutionalism in Africa and around the world.
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