Postgraduate Support

The University of Pretoria is South Africa’s largest producer of weighted research output according to the Department of Higher Education and Training. Our research ethos is to create knowledge through research that has an impact in providing African solutions for local and global problems in a sustainable way. In order to do so, postgraduate students #ChooseUP to apply for one of our internationally recognised programmes which will hone research skills.

In order to assist in being able to meet the expectations of a postgraduate degree, the University of Pretoria provides its students with a support service to make the transitions in various postgraduate programmes easier. The Postgraduate Support Office (PSO) facilitates and coordinates the processes and activities aimed at developing and supporting postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows who #ChooseUP.

This support enables postgraduate students to become a closer part of the University community and to contribute to the University’s strategic vision of being a leading research-intensive university in Africa. The PSO promotes postgraduate education and research productivity through the [email protected] Programme which facilitates research skills development, and workplace readiness.

The PSO further provides information on postgraduate study programmes, research opportunities, funding opportunities, and research support to prospective students.

Our office collaborates with the academic staff in the University's nine faculties and one business school, as well as with the support units in the University Library Services, to ensure positive research training experiences that lead to relevant and high-quality research outputs that address national, regional and global research challenges.

For information on postdoctoral fellows, please link here.

PG Programmes

We know that you have worked really hard and have always wanted to #ChooseUP because it is one of the best universities in Africa.

Research Focus Areas

At the heart of UP’s research strategy is the commitment to pursue “research that matters”, i.e. research that addresses complex societal challenges and, in particular, the challenges that are faced by developing regions in the world.

PG Application Process

Thank you for considering The University of Pretoria (UP) to pursue your postgraduate qualification. Click here for a step by step guide on how to apply for your postgraduate programme.

International Students

The University of Pretoria is set in the heart of South Africa’s capital city. We’re surrounded by the diplomatic corps of countries from across the world. In fact, Pretoria hosts the second-highest number of diplomatic missions in the world.

PG Research Support

Through the [email protected] programme, the Postgraduate Support Office (PSO) collaborates with the Department of Library Services by hosting and facilitating a wide range of workshops and activities to provide postgraduate students with information and tools that assist in their career planning and research training.

PG Funding Opportunities

The Postgraduate Support Office (PSO) helps current and prospective students access funding for postgraduate studies and research by announcing calls for funding through the University website, social media platforms via faculties and information sessions.

PG Accomodation

Are you looking for that special place you can call your home away from home? Then a residence at the University of Pretoria is just the place for you. Applications for postgraduate residences open in March every year for new prospective students and at the start of the second semester for current students.

Future Africa

Future Africa is a research institute and pan-African platform at the University of Pretoria that makes possible fundamentally new approaches to research and innovation that span disciplinary fields and geo-political boundaries.

FAQ's

Going to university for the first time means that you have lots of questions. You’re not alone! Here’s some of the questions that we’re asked most often.