Food garden at UP Mamelodi Campus feeds – and trains – local community

Posted on April 19, 2023

A food garden at UP’s Mamelodi Campus run by staff and student volunteers is not only helping to feed the community but also providing training to Mamelodi residents on how to grow their own vegetables.

UP Pre-University Academy and Hong Kong Polytechnic University teach drone coding to Mamelodi learners

Posted on February 08, 2023

UP's PUA has been collaborating with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) to teach learners from Mamelodi how to code drones. While 40 HKPU students presented virtual classes, a team of UP students volunteered to help the learners apply their new knowledge practically.

Storytelling project helps Mamelodi high school learners share sensitive stories

Posted on November 22, 2022

A group of UP students is working with community groups in Mamelodi to pilot a storytelling project aimed at helping secondary school learners share sensitive stories with their teachers using a mix of storytelling mediums and “storytelling boxes”.

Mamelodi Campus provides preschool teachers with training on sensory gardens

Posted on November 17, 2022

A pilot project to empower preschool teachers to grow small-scale sensory gardens at their creches was recently launched at UP’s Mamelodi Campus. Sensory gardens include features, surfaces, objects, and plants that stimulate our senses through touch, sight, scent, taste, and hearing.

UP’s Mamelodi Animal Health Clinic: In service of care and competence

Posted on September 01, 2022

Residents of Mamelodi have since 2011 been able to have their pets checked, vaccinated & sterilised at the Mamelodi Animal Health Clinic. This low-cost clinic is on UP’s Mamelodi Campus and is managed by UP's Faculty of Veterinary Science.

Lego on the menu for children in a Mandela Day collaboration between the University of Pretoria, UNICEF and PwC at the Mamelodi Business Hub

Posted on July 28, 2022

Children from local ECD centres in Pretoria were treated to a LEGO games treat and practical food and nutrition tips as part of a "fun skills development" outreach event to celebrate the birthday of icon Nelson Mandela.

UP Pre-University Academy aims to help learners bridge gap between basic and higher education

Posted on May 10, 2022

The Mamelodi Campus Pre-University Academy has been so successful that it’s been extended and rebranded as the UP Pre-University Academy. Learners from more schools across Tshwane will now be able to access the programme, which helps high school learners improve their performance and be...

UP Pre-University Academy kicks off 2022 with learner orientation programmes

Posted on March 09, 2022

The University of Pretoria Pre-University Academy (UP-PUA) recently held two Excellence Pivot Orientation sessions at UP’s Mamelodi and Groenkloof campuses to begin preparing school-goers for the transition to tertiary education.