SDG4 is to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. UP actively contributes to tackling the SDG4 as part of its core activities. As a public higher education institution, it has the mission to serve society, through the progress and dissemination of knowledge and understanding between cultures, societies, and people, namely by way of teaching and research of excellence.
UP provides free access to a range of educational resources. In the two examples provided, access to resources focuses on pre-university students, helping them to bridge the gap between a weak basic educational system, and the rigour of university education. The Pre-University Academy focuses on talented individuals from resource-poor settings, and includes weekend classes on campus, along with support to parents / guardians. The JuniorTukkie is open to all, and is an online platform for subject support and student advisory services. UP regularly hosts open access public events on contemporary and relevant issues, and those related to sustainable development. They are delivered through our transdisciplinary platforms such as Future Africa, or through faculties. Events may be face-to-face, virtual or hybrid. UP offers wide range of vocational training events and programmes to the general public. Examples of short courses available from our Business School and Department of Enterprises can be delivered through online, in-person and blended modes. They focus on assisting large and small organisations as well as individuals, building skills in leadership, general and functional management. A wide range of examples are highlighted in our quarterly community engagement newsletter, Lentsu La Sechaba. Amongst the suite of Pre-University Academy activities, outreach within schools in disadvantaged communities, efforts focus on supporting high school learners, as well as strengthening the capability of teachers. The institutional Admission Policy approved in 2020 ensures access to all who meet faculty admission requirements, regardless of ethnicity, religion, disability or gender. This policy is embedded in the University’s commitment to eradicate unfair discrimination on all grounds, and is supported by dedicated policies around certain vulnerable groups such as students with disabilities.
The culture of excellent teaching is firmly entrenched at UP across all fields of study. Our committed academics have multiple approaches to teaching to ensure that students with a variety of learning strengths succeed. Our teaching and learning approach is based on inquiry-based learning, hybrid learning, and community-based learning. This means that students can ask questions and do research in their field to learn and discover answers on their own; be taught in a classroom or other formal contact environment but also find additional activities, notes, resources, and videos to supplement their classes online or practically apply their knowledge to help communities around university campuses.
The Junior Tukkie programme of the Department of Enrolment and Student Administration at the University of Pretoria has been established to assist learners from Grade 9 to 12 to make responsible career choices:
One of Unversity of Pretoria's (UP) key foundational goals, mission, and vision is to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. Click here to read more.
Community Project Module: Joint Community-Based Project (JCP) is the community engagement module compulsory for all graduates in The Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment, and Information Technology at UP. JCP is a credit-bearing educational experience where students are not only actively engaging in interpersonal skill development but also participating in service-learning activities in collaboration with community partners.
Pre-University Academy (PUA): The Pre-University Academy has a multi-level, data-led, and collaborative approach, being well aware that the education crisis cannot be solved by one institution. In order to better assist parents in guiding their children to secure futures, the Mamelodi Campus has embarked on a career interest awareness for 1000 grade 9 learners through online testing. Also, in partnership with the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME), we have extended this mentoring opportunity to 3 high schools in Mamelodi.
Ready For Work: The Ready for Work Programme is designed for young adults, students, and recent graduates entering the workplace to help them integrate into the world of work more easily. This uniquely packaged offering helps them move from the world of education to the world of work with essential workplace and other soft skills that will not only improve their career goals, but also open doors to prospective employers. The programme has four online packages that cover Career Planning, Power Skills, Job Preparation, and Your Career.
GIBS Entrepreneurship Courses: The Entrepreneurship Development Academy is the heart of entrepreneurial development and thinking at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). The Academy specializes in understanding entrepreneurship, enabling business owners to understand the environment within which they work and thrive within it.
GIBS Executive Courses: GIBS offers a range of executive courses designed to focus on assisting organizations in developing individual leadership capabilities at a general management level down to specific functional areas. These executive courses are as follows: Harvard Business School Senior Executive Program, Global Executive Development Programme, and General Management Programme.
Sci-Enza: Sci-Enza provides a range of exciting activities for learners of all grades, students, and the general public. Our mission is to make science accessible to learners of all ages in a fun and entertaining way. The name Sci-Enza is a combination of the word "science" and the isiZulu word "sebenza", meaning "work" or "to do". With over 200 interactive exhibits and the marvelous camera obscure, we provide a fun, hands-on experience to engage with while you discover the wonders of science.
Professional Online Development: The University of Pretoria has positioned itself at the forefront of skills enhancement, opportunities, and continuing professional development (CPD), formalizing its professional development offerings in 2000 through campus entities such as Enterprises University of Pretoria (Pty) Ltd and the Gordon Institute Business Science (GIBS). Professional Online Development (POC) provides skills development training through intensive, collaborative, and focused learning opportunities in an online environment that not only optimizes global participation but also the advantage of the lifelong learning opportunities presented by UP’s experts beyond the classroom.
Teacher Education and the UN's SDGs: Teach4Reach, a collaborative project between the University of Pretoria (UP) and the Universities of Innsbruck and Vienna in Austria, recently hosted a virtual event in which researchers, policymakers, and practitioners discussed innovative ways in which teacher education programmes can be leveraged to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as proposed in the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Enterprises: Our Training Solutions and Research Solutions translate into increased productivity and enhanced customer service excellence within any industry. Drawing on the knowledge of academic and industry experts from the University of Pretoria, our track record includes high-quality, customized, and practical solutions that set us apart from a traditional skills development and research organization.
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