University of Pretoria

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…

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…

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…

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…

“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…

“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…

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…

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…

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,…

Nine new trapdoor spider species have been discovered in the Great Karoo by researchers at the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Department of Zoology and Entomology, and the Agricultural Research Council (ARC). This brings the count of members…