Posted on November 27, 2020
27 November 1980: Piano recital. On this “Day in the life of the University of Pretoria” UP hosted a piano recital in the Musaion.
Posted on November 26, 2020
26 November 1949: End of year dance. On this “Day in the life of the University of Pretoria” students ended the year with a formal dance event.
Posted on November 20, 2020
20 November 1970: UP hosted international water convention. On this “Day in the life of the University of Pretoria” the university hosted the “Water for the future convention”.
Posted on November 19, 2020
19 November 2020: University of Pretoria Archives (UPA) hosted it’s 24th Advisory committee meeting. On this “Day in the life of the University of Pretoria” the UPA held its annual committee meeting.
Posted on November 13, 2020
13 November 1943: Old student bond. This “Day in the life of the University of Pretoria” ended with an evening dinner to form an Old student and Convocation bond for UP. Prof de Loor (pictured here), a lecturer in the then Faculty of Commerce and Public Administration, lead the...
Posted on November 12, 2020
12 November 1977: Jolly Oscar evening. On this “Day in the life of the University of Pretoria” South Africa’s best actors, actresses, directors and cameramen, watched the local films that were shown at the recent Cannes festival. The evening was a glamorous fundraising event...
Posted on November 11, 2020
11 November 2010: Strengthening medical training in Africa. On this “Day in the life of the University of Pretoria” the School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH) published a study in the prestigious medical journal Lancet.
Posted on November 09, 2020
09 November 1953: UP building committee receive progress report for the new student hall. On this “Day in the life of the University of Pretoria”, the building committee received the projected cost and outlay of the Rautenbach hall from the appointed architects.
Posted on November 07, 2020
07 November 2008: Helping the community. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria” students from the Faculty Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology helped paint a library at a local school.
Posted on November 06, 2020
06 November 2019: Research seminars on Mamelodi campus. On this "Day in the life of the the University of Pretoria” Prof Marissa Rollnick presented a research seminar entitled “Who are the intended students for extended curriculum programmes?” on the Mamelodi campus.
Posted on November 05, 2020
05 November 2001: Innovation generation. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria", Prof Calie Pistorius was inaugurated as UP’s 11th rector.
Posted on November 02, 2020
02 November 1956: New layout for UP’s inner court. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria", architects presented a new layout for the inner court area between the Maths, Kollege, Merensky and Old Arts Buildings.
Posted on November 01, 2020
01 November 1924: 1924 tennis record announced. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria", the Rand Daily Mail published the tennis results for the year.
Posted on October 30, 2020
30 October 2017: Japanese film showcase. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria", personnel of the Centre for Japanese studies attended the film “Persona Non Grata”.
Posted on October 26, 2020
26 October 1979: New amenities at Tembisa. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the updated facilities at the hospital was unveiled.
Posted on October 23, 2020
23 October 1977: UP Choir performance at end of year concert. This "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" ended with the final choir performance of 1977.
Posted on October 22, 2020
22 October 1908: Advertising for some of the first professorships at the Transvaal University College (T.U.C). On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" an advertisement appeared in the Rand Daily Mail detailing the available positions in History and Mathematics and Physics
Posted on October 20, 2020
20 October 1972: Jacaranda Marathon. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the student newspaper, Die Perdeby, reported on UP’s running club’s success at the distance race.
Posted on October 16, 2020
16 October 1981: Audiences attended a spectacular performance by the UP choir. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the Pretoria University choir performed in the Musaion.
Posted on October 15, 2020
15 October 1977: Seminar for married or engaged students. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" couples could attend a seminar hosted in the Roos hall.
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