UP EBIT Faculty launches Adopt a School project

Posted on April 06, 2022

UP’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology has embarked on a new Adopt a School project as a way of giving back to the community.

‘The COVID-19 pandemic helped create a stronger hybrid approach to community engagement’, USRN webinar hears

Posted on April 04, 2022

A recent University Social Responsibility Network (USRN) webinar, hosted by Prof Norman Duncan, UP Vice-Principal: Academic, focused on how community engagement changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the hybrid approach that’s been created.

UP Pre-University Academy kicks off 2022 with learner orientation programmes

Posted on March 09, 2022

The University of Pretoria Pre-University Academy (UP-PUA) recently held two Excellence Pivot Orientation sessions at UP’s Mamelodi and Groenkloof campuses to begin preparing school-goers for the transition to tertiary education.

UP-led community project puts the welfare of donkeys and people in the driving seat

Posted on February 22, 2022

A unique community engagement project led by the University of Pretoria (UP) is providing immediate relief and support for donkeys in 10 villages in the Blouberg Municipality in Limpopo.

UP Pre-University Academy and Hong Kong institution equip learners with robotics and coding skills

Posted on January 21, 2022

The University of Pretoria Pre-University Academy recently collaborated with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to provide school learners from Mamelodi with a rich learning experience in robotics and coding.

Winners of UP’s USR Month photo competition announced!

Posted on December 06, 2021

Congratulations to the winners of the University Social Responsibility (USR) photographic competition! October marked USR Month at the University of Pretoria (UP) and was a time during which the University showcased its commitment to social responsibility through various activities and campaigns....

Mamelodi Campus Career HUB steers high school learners in the right direction

Posted on November 30, 2021

The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Mamelodi Campus is providing high school learners with career guidance sessions. Currently, learners learn about study methods, how to love mathematics, public speaking skills and leadership skills, as well as information on where to study and find bursaries.

UP engineering students teach school learners how to make robots

Posted on November 09, 2021

Making an inexpensive kit available to support STEM education will be a terrific contribution to all the kids in our country.” – UP’s Prof Tania Hanekom on the Robot School that UP’s Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering Department has initiated for school learners.