March 03, 2019
Exciting new degree offered from 2020: BIT (Information Systems)
Since ICT skills are still scarce skills in South Africa, skilled information and communications technology (ICT) professionals are in high demand. This skills...
February 05, 2019
Dr Riana Steyn in the Department of Informatics is awarded the 2018 AIS Award for Innovation in Teaching
The 2018 AIS Award for Innovation in Teaching, rewarded by the AIS Education Committee, was awarded to Dr Riana Steyn in the Department of Informatics in the...
September 15, 2018
School of IT Research Day
On 22 June 2018, the School of Information Technology (SIT), hosted a very successful research day. The aim of the SIT research day was to bring together...
May 24, 2018
The Informatics Department receives 5.4 million worth of bursaries for 50 deserving students
The University of Pretoria, Informatics Department in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology received R 5,4 million for...
October 25, 2017
Mobile Application Development (MAD) Challenge 2017
The Department of Informatics in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the University of Pretoria recently hosted the...
April 03, 2017
Opening up the world of autism
Is a line just a line? Do people with autism see a simple black line drawn on a page the same way I do, or does it come to life like most things that attract...
August 13, 2016
Zachman Visits Department of Informatics
Enterprise Architecture (EA) is described as a means to cope with organizations' ever-increasing complexity by ensuring that organizations appropriately use and...
August 11, 2016
Innovation Camp successfully hosted by EBIT Faculty
The first Innovation Camp hosted by the EBIT Faculty and organized by the Department of Informatics was a huge success. There were 32 groups enrolled for the...
July 22, 2016
New Deputy Dean: Teaching and Learning in Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and IT
The University of Pretoria (UP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Alta van der Merwe as Deputy Dean: Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of...
May 17, 2016
BANKSETA grant changes the lives of UP students
The Banking Sector Education and Training Authority (BANKSETA) changed the lives of 75 students when it donated R9 million to the University of Pretoria (UP)...
February 02, 2016
UP students win Investec programming challenge
The Investec IT Grad Programme hosted a ‘codeathon’ for university students from across South Africa. This opportunity was open to any student who had completed...
November 10, 2015
Martina Jordaan receives Talloires Network Mini Grant
The program awards 10 individuals each of $10,000 USD at universities in Africa working in community-engaged teaching, research and scholarship. The primary...
November 06, 2015
EBIT Teaching & Learning Award Winners
Congratulations to Prof Carina de Villiers from the Department of Informatics and Prof Tania Hanekom from the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer...
August 26, 2015
BANKSETA awards R5 million grant to University of Pretoria
The University of Pretoria (UP) and BANKSETA signed a grant agreement on Tuesday, 25 August 2015, that will provide full-cost bursaries to 40 South African...
March 11, 2015
UP breeds young innovators
The University of Pretoria is proud to be the home of innovative young minds. A group of students from the Department of Informatics in the Faculty of...
March 03, 2015
Dr Martina Jordaan receives first UP Community Excellence Award
The Vice-Chancellor Prof de la Rey instituted an award for community engagement. For the first year we are proud to announced that Dr Jordaan that coordinate...