Prof Alois Mlambo inaugural address

Posted on November 20, 2012

Prof Alois Mlambo, Head of the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies at the University of Pretoria, delivered his inaugural address recently.

Six University of Pretoria alumni receive Laureate Awards

Posted on November 20, 2012

Deputy Judge President of the North Gauteng High Court, Judge Willem van der Merwe, well-known Afrikaans writer Prof Antjie Krog, and MS Maureen Manyama-Motome, the Acting CEO of SAFCOL, were among six alumni of the University of Pretoria presented with L

University of Pretoria and Fordham University collaborate in international humanitarian assistance programme

Posted on November 20, 2012

The University of Pretoria continues to enhance and sustain its academic ties with Fordham University. In partnership with the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs at Fordham University, it is currently hosting the International Diploma in Huma

The University of Pretoria and Nanjing Audit University

Posted on November 16, 2012

Mr Cobus Janse van Rensburg, a lecturer in the Department of Auditing at the University of Pretoria (UP), visited the Nanjing Audit University (NAU) in Nanjing, China, during October 2012. The visit formed part of the memorandum of understanding between N

Three new NRF ratings

Posted on November 16, 2012

Congratulations to Prof Julian Müller (Practical Theology), Prof Piet Venter (Old Testament Studies), and Prof Cas Wepener (Practical Theology), who each were awarded a National Research Foundation (NRF) grading of C2.

CIPS receives professional certification from SAQA

Posted on November 16, 2012

The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) Africa recently received formal recognition by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) as the professional body for the procurement and supply profession in South Africa.

University of Pretoria to open Africa's first Virtual Reality Centre for the mining industry

Posted on November 15, 2012

The University of Pretoria (UP) will become the first university in Africa to offer a Virtual Reality (VR) Centre for the mining industry, allowing students and mine employees to safely train on safety and related issues in a simulated mining environment.

Documentary by LLM students on youth empowerment in South Africa

Posted on November 13, 2012

Some of the Centre for Human Rights' students participated in the Documentary Clinic as part of their studies towards the LLM (Human Rights & Democratisation in Africa) programme.