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  • President Zuma delivers public lecture at the University of Pretoria

    Posted on October 14, 2011

    The President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Dr Jacob Zuma, addressed the staff, students and members of the Diplomatic Corps and other invited guests on aspects of South Africa's Foreign Policy. The address formed part of the Africa Dia

  • Sheryl Hendriks appointed Director of new Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being

    Posted on October 13, 2011

    Prof Sheryl Hendriks from the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences has been appointed as the Director of the newly established Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-bein

  • SACI Gold medal awarded to Prof Casper Schutte

    Posted on October 11, 2011

    Prof Casper Schutte of the Chemistry department of UP was awarded the Gold Medal of the South African Chemical Institute for 2011.

  • SACI James Moir Medal awarded to Rene Pretorius

    Posted on October 11, 2011

    A James Moir Medal was awarded by the South African Chemical Institute to Rene Pretorius from the Chemistry Department of the University of Pretoria.

  • Maternal Health in South Africa: Delivering Women's Human Rights

    Posted on October 10, 2011

    You are cordially invited to a panel discussion on maternal health in South Africa. The discussion is organised by the Gender Unit at the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law.

  • Embassy of Japan shares its national heritage with the University of Pretoria

    Posted on October 10, 2011

    As part of celebrating the Legacy project of the 2010 Japan-South Africa Centenary Celebrations, the Embassy of Japan donated 10 cherry blossom trees to the University of Pretoria's Hatfield Campus.

  • UP's professors recognised for their research

    Posted on October 10, 2011

    Two University of Pretoria scientists, Prof Amanda Minnaar and Prof Dave Berger, won the first and second prize respectively at the ESASTAP (European-South African Science and Technology Advancement Programme) awards.

  • Colin Daniels wins GIBS Business Plan Competition

    Posted on October 07, 2011

    Colin shares 10 things he learned from participating in the Business Plan Competition recently held at GIBS :

  • StatsSA: Presentation and Supercross Workshop

    Posted on October 06, 2011

    The Institute for Women's and Gender Studies would like to cordially invite you to a presentation and workshop by Statistics South Africa.

  • GIBS receives Diamond awards

    Posted on October 04, 2011

    This week GIBS received two Diamond awards from the PMR.africa publication, based on the results of their annual national survey on Accredited Business Schools offering the MBA/MBL degrees in South Africa.

  • Lowering the value of MBAs will be detrimental to SA business and education says Nick Binedell

    Posted on October 03, 2011

    The MBA is well-established globally as a premier degree designed for business, which is accepted as not fitting neatly within the educational hierarchy.

  • Remember not to forget...

    Posted on September 30, 2011

    On Wednesday the 21st of September a group of Occupational Therapy students from the University of Pretoria, together with their lecturer, embarked on a journey to create awareness about Alzheimer's Disease.

  • Penumbra at Aardklop National Arts Festival

    Posted on September 28, 2011

    The Drama department will present the physical theatre production Penumbra on 6 and 7 October 2011 at the Aardklop National Arts Festival. Students from different year groups partake in the production. The production won a Standard Bank Ovation Award at

  • First recipient of the SAIGA Research Award in Government Auditing announced

    Posted on September 28, 2011

    The Southern African Institute of Government Auditors (SAIGA) announced that Professor Dieter Gloeck, staff member of the Department of Auditing, is the first winner of SAIGA's prestigious Research Award. Professor Gloeck is an extraordinary Professor at

  • UP wins IEEE Outstanding Paper Award

    Posted on September 28, 2011

    Prof. Sunil Maharaj of the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering and Mr. Kahesh Dhuness, postgraduate student, won the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Outstanding Paper Award for their paper entitled "A cog

  • Growing food in an old coal bunker:University of Pretoria graduate's green vision scoops sustainability award

    Posted on September 28, 2011

    Sustainability in architecture reaches far beyond the application of materials. This was proven in the work of Calayde Davey, whose master's dissertation in architecture at the University of Pretoria was awarded the first prize in the Africa and Middle Ea

  • Magnet MBA survey rates GIBS tops

    Posted on September 27, 2011

    Independent research by Magnet Communications shows that MBA students rate GIBS the highest in 7 out of 10 categories in a survey of business school satisfaction levels

  • Gogola - Growth through Knowledge

    Posted on September 26, 2011

    The executive head of the Aardklop National Arts Festival asked the department to create this exciting project in collaboration with AngloGold Ashanti's environmental management division. The project centres on environmental awareness and protection.

  • Last in the Sexuality Seminar Series for 2011

    Posted on September 26, 2011

    The seminars are co-hosted by the Institute for Women's and Gender Studies, the Centre for the Study of AIDS and the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology (all at UP), with the South African Sexual Health Association.

  • Opening of the Orange Cruyff Court at the Mamelodi Campus

    Posted on September 26, 2011

    On 22 September 2011, the Orange Cruyff Court at the University of Pretoria's Mamelodi Campus was launched by the Ambassador for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, His Excellency Mr Andr

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