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University of São Paulo: MAC Exhibition Offers Glimpse into Eleonore Koch’s Inner World
USP's Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) presents the exhibition Eleonore Koch: Em Cena , curated by professor Fernanda Pitta. There are 190 works by the naturalized Brazilian artist, known for her paintings of landscapes,…
UP Provides Financial Support to Over Half of Autumn Graduates
The University of Pretoria (UP) will confer degrees on 12 511 undergraduate and postgraduate students during its autumn graduation season, which will take place between 15 April and 15 May 2024 on Hillcrest campus. Notably, more than…
UP Welcomes American Council on Education Cohort
The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) at the University of Pretoria (UP) recently hosted delegates from the American Council on Education (ACE) Fellows Programme. The purpose of the visit was for ACE delegates to learn more…
University of Pretoria Collaborates with FHI 360 to Advance Public Health Research
On April 11, 2024, the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Health Sciences and Family Health International (FHI 360) solidified their commitment to advancing public health research through a formal agreement. This collaboration, formalised…
University of Pretoria Launches Groundbreaking Immersive Technology Lab
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT) is proud to announce the launch of its new Immersive Technology Lab at the Department of Information Science. This cutting-edge facility marks a significant…
UP Awards Medal to Nonkululeko Gobodo, First Black Female CA
“Wherever you are and whichever job or profession you are in, do your part!”
These are the words of Nonkululeko Gobodo who, in 1987, became the first black woman in South Africa to qualify as a chartered accountant (CA).
Gobodo was…
Dr. Reuel Khoza, Business Thought Leader, Honored with UP Chancellor’s Medal at GIBS Autumn MBA…
“There should be an insistence on knowledgeability as a criterion for anybody in a leadership position... They cannot be motivated by self-enrichment or be morally degenerate.”
These are the words of Dr Reuel Jethro Khoza, leadership…
University of Pretoria Excels: 16 Subjects Ranked in Global Top 450 in 2024 QS World University…
The University of Pretoria has once again performed strongly in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject, with 16 of its subject offerings ranked in the top 450 offerings by universities worldwide, and 18 ranked in the top three…
UP Hosts THE Pan-African Universities Summit: Call for Academics to Become Changemakers
The need for a new type of graduate, shaped by a new type of university leader and academic was a recurring theme on the first day of the inaugural Times Higher Education (THE) Pan-African Universities Summit, hosted at the University…
University of Pretoria Confers Honorary Doctorate on WHO Africa Director
The University of Pretoria (UP) has awarded World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, with an honorary doctorate in recognition of her outstanding contribution in Africa and beyond as a leader,…