GRADUATE SUCCESS STORY: Hard work pays off says newly qualified mining engineer

Posted on December 14, 2020

Njabulo Matshiane graduated with a Bachelor in Engineering degree in Mining Engineering (BEng Mining) in 2020.

GRADUATE SUCCESS STORY: Overcoming obstacles to graduate as a mining engineer

Posted on December 14, 2020

Pholoso Sehlelane graduated with a Bachelor in Engineering degree in Mining Engineering (BEng Mining) in 2020.

Congratulations to mining engineering graduate Nozipho Dlamini, UP’s newest advisory board member!

Posted on August 19, 2020

The University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to welcome on board alumna Nozipho Dlamini, technical services manager at Anglo American’s Greenside colliery, who has accepted two high-profile advisory positions at the University.

Mining Engineering congratulates SOMP on its 30th anniversary

Posted on June 15, 2020

The Department of Mining Engineering has a long association with the international Society of Mining Professors (SOMP), and is a member of this global academic community. Head of Department, Prof Ronny Webber-Youngman, previously served as the Society’s African representative (2009 to 2019)...

No challenge is too great for this mining alumna

Posted on May 28, 2020

Graduates of the Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria (UP) have become leaders in industry, not just in the field of mining, but in various fields that are responsible for developing the economy as a whole. In this regard, Charmaine Mafa is no exception.

Department of Mining Engineering launches new postgraduate bursary initiative

Posted on April 03, 2020

The Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria, in partnership with African Rainbow Minerals (ARM), launched the African Rainbow Minerals Postgraduate Bursary Initiative on 3 March 2020.

Student delivers one of the winning presentations during Sasol Mining’s student vacation programme

Posted on March 30, 2020

Third-year Mining Engineering student Buhle Skosana was granted the opportunity to spend six weeks over December 2019 and January 2020 at Sasol Mining’s Syferfontein Secunda site. She was one of a number of students from different universities in South Africa and from different disciplines,...

Final-year Mining Engineering students benefit from industry visits

Posted on March 30, 2020

The Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria believes in the value of exposing its students to the mining industry in order to prepare them for the world of work. Due to its close links with various companies in the mining and minerals industry, its students are regularly...