News & Events (Archive)

TuksRugby shines in SA Universities Sevens team
Morris Gilbert
Posted on 07 Oct 2009

TuksRugby is well represented in the SA Universities Sevens team for the tour to Singapore from 2 to 10 November.

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The University of Pretoria hosted 300 leading international economists
Sonja van der Waldt
Posted on 05 Oct 2009

The University of Pretoria (UP) hosted 300 leading international economists who explored a raft of public policy and development issues at the 65th congress of the International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF) that took place at the Cape Town Convention Centre from 13-16 August.

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Sociology Departmental Seminar Series
Charles Puttergill
Posted on 05 Oct 2009

The Department of Sociology invites you to a seminar by Dr Yoon Park (UJ) titled "The mobilization of anti-Chinese sentiment in the southern Africa region".

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SAIMM Seminar - The chrome question in the platinum industry, 14 October 2009
Posted on 03 Oct 2009

Mr. Carel Roode from Metenco CC will be presenting on 14 October 2009.

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Krêkvars 2009
Posted on 02 Oct 2009

As in previous years, the 2009 Krêkvars Students Arts Festival, hosted by the Drama Department, will be remembered as a resounding success. The official opening was attended by representatives of the Czech Republic embassy and the Brazilian embassy, as well as representatives from other local drama departments. In addition, familiar industry figures such as Eloise Cupido, Melt Sieberhagen (“District 9”), Hannes Brummer (“Kompleks”) and Shareen Swart (“7de Laan”) were also in attendance. Sieberhagen and Brummer brought their side-splitting stand-up comedy show, “The Flying Dutchman”, to the festival.

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Sanity on the line: an exhibiton of cut-up poems
Leti Kleyn
Posted on 02 Oct 2009

An exhibition of cut-up poems by the UP Creative Writing students.
5 to 14 October, Old Arts building

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Faculty of Veterinary Science’s Academic Hospital obtains new digital X-ray machine
SM
Posted on 02 Oct 2009

Every year, hundreds of horses and a large number of production animals are X-rayed at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (OVAH).

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Students' visit to Dubai
Tersia Toerien
Posted on 01 Oct 2009

A group of nine final year Quantity Surveying students from the Department of Construction Economics visited Dubai during the July recess

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The Centre for Responsible Leadership 1st International Conference Announcement
Prof Derick de Jongh
Posted on 01 Oct 2009

URGENT: Second Call for Papers.

1st International Conference Announcement.

The Centre for Responsible Leadership in partnership with the GTZ will host the first International Conference in Responsible Leadership at the University of Pretoria, Main Campus, South Africa.

Tuesday 18 to Thursday 20 May 2010.

Theme “Developing the next generation responsible leaders”

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Science Couple at University of Pretoria Wins Major Awards
Posted on 01 Oct 2009

Professor Brenda Wingfield of the University of Pretoria has been honoured by the African Union (AU) for scientific achievements that contributed to socio-economic development in Africa, while her equally astute husband Prof Mike Wingfield, a biotech expert at the university, received a top award from the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD).

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