UP-hosted THE Pan-African Universities Summit: ‘The weight of expectation is growing on academics to become changemakers’

Posted on April 18, 2024

Do today’s academics and leaders have the skills to be changemakers? This and other questions were up for discussion when university leaders from 32 countries met at the Times Higher Education Pan-African Universities Summit, hosted by UP.

Sixteen UP subjects ranked in global top 450 in 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject

Posted on April 17, 2024

The University of Pretoria has once again performed strongly in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject, with 16 of its subject offerings ranked in the top 450 offerings by universities worldwide, and 18 ranked in the top three among South African universities.

Business thought leader Dr Reuel Khoza receives UP Chancellor’s Medal during GIBS autumn MBA graduation ceremony

Posted on April 17, 2024

Dr Reuel Jethro Khoza, leadership pioneer and accomplished businessperson, academic and author, was awarded the Chancellor’s Medal by UP during the autumn MBA graduation ceremony held by UP’s business school, GIBS.

'Speaking of Satan in Zambia' shortlisted for the Desmond Tutu-Gerrit Brand-prize

Posted on April 17, 2024

Research Associate Johanneke Kroesbergen-Kamps's book has been shortlisted for the Desmond Tutu-Gerrit Brand-prize

UP Chancellor’s Medal awarded to Nonkululeko Gobodo, SA’s first black woman chartered accountant

Posted on April 16, 2024

Nonkululeko Gobodo, the first black woman in South Africa to qualify as a chartered accountant, receives the Chancellor’s Medal at UP from GIBS during its autumn MBA graduation ceremony. 

University of Pretoria Unveils Ground-breaking Immersive Technology Laboratory

Posted on April 16, 2024

EBIT launches its new Immersive Technology Lab at the Department of Information Science. This cutting-edge facility marks a significant milestone in the university's journey towards integrating advanced immersive technologies into its curriculum and research initiatives.

University of Pretoria and FHI 360 join forces to drive public health research

Posted on April 16, 2024

On April 11, 2024, the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Health Sciences and Family Health International (FHI 360) solidified their commitment to advancing public health research through a formal agreement. This collaboration, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marks...

UP hosts American Council on Education cohort

Posted on April 15, 2024

LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP: UP’s EMS Faculty is pleased to have had the opportunity to host delegates from the American Council on Education Fellows Programme. “The objective of our visit was to meet leaders at UP, and learn about issues of transformation, inclusion, diversity and...