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  • Postgrad research takes centre stage at UP ‘Tourism, Travel and Trends’ colloquium

    Posted on November 22, 2018

    “One in 10 jobs in South Africa is directly or indirectly linked to tourism,” said Gillian Saunders, Special Advisor to Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom, at the recent postgraduate heritage and cultural tourism colloquium “Tourism, Travel and Trends”, adding that tourism...

  • UP Historical Studies research fellow awarded three grants from US foundations

    Posted on November 20, 2018

    Dr Eddie Michel, a research fellow in the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies at the University of Pretoria, was recently awarded three prestigious research grants from presidential foundations in the United States. Dr Michel will use the grants – from the Gerald R Ford, Harry S...

  • Heritage tour for Heritage Month!

    Posted on October 19, 2018

    In celebration of Heritage Month the UP Campus Tours team conducted a tour for guests from the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SARHA) and the National Heritage Council.

  • Students in Department of Historical and Heritage Studies meet international academic

    Posted on September 25, 2018

    Undergraduate classes in the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies include guest lectures by highly acclaimed academics and by industry leaders.

  • Heritage Month: Building support for the Heritage Economy

    Posted on September 21, 2018

    The University of Pretoria’s Department of Historical and Heritage Studies in the Faculty of Humanities recently held a seminar together with the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) and the National Heritage Council (NHC).

  • Professor Mlambo delivers keynote address at the University of Bologna

    Posted on September 14, 2018

    The Fifth Biennial Conference of the Association for African Studies in Italy (ASAI) the theme of which was "Plural Africa. Politics, Knowledge and Social dynamics in Time and Space", invited Professor Alois Mlambo, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies to...

  • National tourism exposure for our researchers

    Posted on August 31, 2018

    The seventh Biennial International Tourism Studies Association (ITSA) and second International Tourism Educators South Africa (TESA) Conference was held in the City of Tshwane, South Africa from 6 – 10 August 2018.

  • 2018 Departmental Awards Function

    Posted on July 17, 2018

    On 12 April 2018 the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies was proud to celebrate the achievements of its outstanding, top-achieving students.

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