News & Events (Archive)

Staff of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences awarded
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Posted on 07 Nov 2012

The annual Education Innovation Awards gala evening of the University of Pretoria took place on 18 October 2012.

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Prize for geology graduate
Martie Meyer
Posted on 20 Feb 2013

Justice Keletso Kgarume, of the Department of Geology in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP), was recently awarded a cash prize of R1 000 for being the best geology honours student to attend Venmyn Deloitte and UP’s annual Compliance and Reporting Rules in the Minerals Industry course.

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TuksRugby: Historic win in Bloemfontein psychological boost for North/South battle
Morris Gilbert
Posted on 19 Feb 2013

UP-Tuks's historic victory over Shimlas in Bloemfontein on Monday night may well be the psychological boost that the reigning Varsity Cup champions could be in need of for the North/South battle against Maties in Pretoria on February 25.

It was the first time in three attempts that UP-Tuks managed to beat Shimlas in their backyard, and this only a week after UP-Tuks's first ever win against UCT in Pretoria.

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Let’s create a better learning community this year – Prof Cheryl de la Rey
Sanku Tsunke
Posted on 19 Feb 2013

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Pretoria, Prof Cheryl de la Rey, officially opened the 2013 academic year and also led University staff in celebrating the institution’s 105th anniversary. She delivered a ‘State of the University Address’ mirroring the previous day’s State of the Nation Address by President Jacob Zuma.

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Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow joins the Department of Human Resource Management
Department of Human Resource Management
Posted on 18 Feb 2013

Dr Velichko Valchev joined the Department of Human Resource Management in January 2013 after being awarded the Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship. During his postdoctoral research at the University of Pretoria, he will be conducting a study examining traits and behaviour prediction in different South African cultural groups.

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Top Young Economist in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Department of Economics
Posted on 14 Feb 2013

Rangan Gupta, Professor in the Department of Economics, has been ranked number 16 on the Research Papers in Economics (RePEc)’s list of top 200 young economists.

These rankings consider only the youngest economists registered with RePEc. Young is defined by the year of the first publication in any form in the categories of 5 years or less, 10 years or less, 15 years or less and 20 years or less. Prof Gupta received the ranking in the category of 10 years or less.

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SARChI research chair in tax policy and governance
African Tax Institute (ATI)
Posted on 12 Feb 2013

The National Research Foundation (NRF) has approved the nomination of Professor Franzsen, Director of the African Tax Institute (ATI), for appointment to the Tier 1 Chair in Tax Policy and Governance at the University of Pretoria.

The South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) is managed by the NRF under the auspices of the national Department of Science and Technology (DST). It is a strategic intervention of the South African government designed to attract and retain excellence in research and innovation at South African universities. Its primary goal is to increase scientific research capacity through the development of human capacity and stimulate the generation of new knowledge.

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Commitment to sustainability
ALCRL
Posted on 12 Feb 2013

Prof Derick de Jongh, Director of the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership, was invited by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) to give a presentation at the Deans and Directors General Conference that was hosted by the Koç University School of Business in Turkey from 31 January to 1 February 2013.

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Advocate Pansy Tlakula welcomes new human rights students
AY Sayaad
Posted on 12 Feb 2013

Advocate Pansy Tlakula, the Chairperson of the South African Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), who is also the African Commission’s Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa, recently addressed aspiring human rights students from across the African continent.

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TuksLaw reigns supreme again
Petronell Kruger
Posted on 12 Feb 2013

During the second week of February 2013, TuksLaw seized the right to represent South Africa in the international rounds of the prestigious Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington DC.

The annual South African national qualifying rounds of the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition were held in Port Elizabeth on 7 and 8 February 2013.

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