Posted on March 28, 2024
UP and the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) are joining forces to achieve student success. The partnership aims to improve financial aid to tackle obstacles that students face in academia.
Posted on March 26, 2024
The close relationship of the Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria with its alumni was highlighted again recently when final-year students were invited to witness the end of an era for the shortwall mining method in South Africa at Exxaro’s Matla coal-mining...
Posted on March 05, 2024
Prof Francois Malan has been appointed as the new Head of the University of Pretoria’s Department of Mining Engineering. He is an internationally renowned specialist in the field of rock engineering, who has delivered many noteworthy contributions to the professional community.
Posted on December 14, 2023
The Mining Alumni Society of the University of Pretoria (MASUP) held its 46th Presidential Gala Dinner aboard the luxury train of Rovos Rail, departing from Pretoria, on 4 November 2023. The event was attended by about 120 guests, including staff members and alumni of the University’s...
Posted on December 04, 2023
The Department of Mining Engineering participated in the 19th Student Colloquium of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM), which took place on 7 November 2023.
Posted on November 23, 2023
Two senior academics in the Department of Mining Engineering have received international recognition for their contribution to the mining industry and the professional community.
Posted on September 27, 2023
Prof Ronny Webber-Youngman, Head of the Department of Mining Engineering in the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, received the Günter Fettweis Award of the international Society of Mining Professors (SOMP) at its annual...
Posted on July 25, 2023
“We always try to raise awareness among female learners, because getting more females into STEM is an important drive for us,” the Faculty said.
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