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Welcome to the Department of Civil EngineeringThe Department of Civil Engineering has established a reputation in support of the development and maintenance of civil infrastructure within and outside South Africa. Graduates of the Department are sought after globally and many are working well beyond our borders.
The UP Civil Engineering Department has produced about 40% of all civil engineers in South Africa over the past 50 years. Many of these engineers have made major contributions to the development and wealth creation in South Africa over these years. We are proud of this history and are building on these achievements of the past with a new vision and strategic direction for the future. In 2011, the Department had over 900 undergraduates studying and the first-year intake was 440, with approximately 29% in the whole department categorized as previously disadvantaged individuals (PDI), attesting to the Department's hard-earned reputation for excellence.The Department is also very involved in “continuing education” and offers a host of postgraduate courses in various civil engineering fields. Currently, there are over 210 students enrolled in a variety of these courses, many of whom are nationals from neighbouring Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries.
Whilst in the past the language of tuition was Afrikaans, demands of industry coupled with the changing demographics resulted in the official endorsement of tuition in the English language for undergraduate (BEng) courses in 2001. The policy of tutoring in the English language at postgraduate (MEng, PhD) level was introduced earlier. A BEng degree course is structured to fully meet and even exceed the requirements of the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) which is the stepping stone for registration as a professional engineer. Consequently, a BEng (Civil) degree form the University of Pretoria is a recognized qualification for working as an engineer well beyond the borders of South Africa. To navigate your way through our website, you can choose from the options in the left menu or click on the icons below. The Quick links menu on the right will guide you back to the University of Pretoria website. We trust that you will enjoy visiting our site and that you will find the information useful. If you have any questions please feel free to contact any of our personnel using the information listed on the site.    Civil Engineer UP Graduate Class Photos Student fun |
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The National Biodiversity and Business Network of South Africa was officially launched at the Gordon Institute of Business Sciences (GIBS) in Sandton on 15 May 2013.
The University of Pretoria was represented by Dr Claudious Chikozho and Ms Anesu Makina, both from Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL), as well as Prof Don Cowan from FABI.
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I am pleased to inform you that I received many messages conveying positive feedback on the UP Open Day 2013. I was especially pleased about comments that the UP team of staff, students and volunteers was especially helpful and friendly.
My heartfelt appreciation to all who contributed to a positive experience for parents, prospective students, families, school principals and teachers. I encourage you to keep up the good work. Open Day is an important event for the University for attracting good students, and for broadly enhancing the reputation and status of the University.
Staff and students from the Department of Communication Pathology at the University of Pretoria are involved in one of the most important evidence-based interventions for preterm and low birth weight babies in the world.
The final year students are participating in Kalafong Hospital as audiologists and speech-language therapists in this very effective neonatal method to care for preterm and low birth weight babies.
‘Making a choice to enrol at a university, and deciding which university to attend are the most important decisions any young person can make in their lifetime. Therefore, make a good decision: choose the University of Pretoria.’
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The University of Pretoria prides itself on its publicly recognised achievements pertaining to its various sporting fraternities. These achievements can be attributed to the University’s sporting facilities, which are of the highest quality among South African universities. To add to its quality achievements, the University of Pretoria, through TuksSport and the High Performance Centre (hpc), has now officially opened a golf training centre.
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South African human rights law professor, Christof Heyns, will submit a widely anticipated report on Lethal Autonomous Robots (LARs) to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council on 29 May 2013.
Prof Heyns, from the University of Pretoria (UP), was appointed as UN Special Rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary executions in 2010. During last year, he conducted worldwide research on the question whether states should be allowed to use LARs - weapons that, once deployed, can use lethal force without further human intervention - during war, or peace.
The African Union’s New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL) recently co-hosted a roundtable aimed at establishing a continental leadership transformation programme.
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