The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership launches yet another programme
Cloete Jansen van Vuuren
Posted on 05 Jul 2012
The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL) at the University of Pretoria (UP), in partnership with Exxaro, launched a new research programme on business and biodiversity leadership.
More Tuks athletes included in Team SA for London Olympics
Danie Cornelius
Posted on 04 Jul 2012
Olympic governing body Sascoc announced the addition of a further 13 athletes to the Team South Africa squad that will carry the nation’s hopes at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Public Seminar: Freedom of Expression: How far has Africa progressed?
Shirley de Villiers
Posted on 04 Jul 2012
The Department of Political Sciences and Institute for Strategic and Political Affairs, in association with Xstrata and The Sunday Independent is hosting a public seminar on freedom of expression, to be presented by Advocate Pansy Tlakula, on Thursday, 26 July 2012.
Call for radical transformation of Management Education launched at RIO+20
John North
Posted on 03 Jul 2012
The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership and the University of Pretoria took a leading role in the launch of the 50+20 Agenda and Film at the recent RIO+20 Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro.
Centre for AAC visits Sweden
Dr Dana Donohue
Posted on 02 Jul 2012
Staff and PhD students from the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) visited Jönköping University in Sweden for three weeks in June to participate in the Global Education and Developmental Studies (GEDS) course.
UP partnership with NENU strengthened
Faculty of Education/Fakulteit Opvoedkunde
Posted on 01 Jul 2012
An academic delegation from the University of Pretoria, led by the Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Prof Cheryl de la Rey, visited the North East Normal University (NENU) in Changchun, China, during the last week of June 2012.
Elizna wins silver in Benin
Danie Cornelius
Posted on 29 Jun 2012
On Day 2 of the CAA African Athletics Championships held in Benin, Elizna Naude won the second silver medal for TuksAthletics in the discus for women with a distance of 55,88 m.
Orazio wins first medal for Tuks
Danie Cornelius
Posted on 28 Jun 2012
Shot-putter Orazio Cremona’s second-round put of 19,19 m earned him a silver medal on Day 1 of the CAA African Championships that was held in Benin. It was an improvement on his performance in 2010, when he received a bronze medal. It was the first medal for Tuks at this event.
Education lecturer listed as one of top 200 Young South Africans
Faculty/Fakulteit
Posted on 28 Jun 2012
Dr Lindelani Mnguni, a lecturer in Science Education, was listed as one of the top 200 Young South Africans for 2012 that were announced at a function held in Johannesburg on 21June 2012.