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Official launch of the National Biodiversity and Business Network
ALCRL
Posted on 21 May 2013

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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World Kangaroo Mother Care Day celebrated by final year students
Prof Alta Kritzinger
Posted on 21 May 2013

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.

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Open Day was a success!
Prof Cheryl de la Rey
Posted on 21 May 2013

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.

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Open Day 2013: School learners encouraged to choose University of Pretoria
Prof Cheryl de la Rey
Posted on 20 May 2013

‘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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TuksGolf Training Centre officially opened at the University of Pretoria
Sanku Tsunke
Posted on 17 May 2013

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 law professor to report to the United Nations on Lethal Robots
Nicolize Mulder
Posted on 16 May 2013

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.

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A continental Leadership Transformation Programme established
ALCRL
Posted on 15 May 2013

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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Local politicians, international experts and prominent thought-leaders to rethink governance processes
Nicolize Mulder
Posted on 15 May 2013

Clr Kgosientso Ramokgopa, Executive Mayor of Tshwane, international academics and activists such as Susan George as well as prominent local voices like Prince Mashele, Mzuqisi Qobo and Andries Bezuidenhout are to take part in a week-long think tank on governance at the University of Pretoria (UP).

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Empathic Communication and Dementia: Internationally Recognised Memory Bridge Programme comes to South Africa
Stephan Geyer
Posted on 14 May 2013

Memory Bridge, an innovative intergenerational programme that diminishes the social and emotional isolation of older persons with dementia, will be implemented in Pretoria from 13 to 28 May.

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Centre for Human Rights course targets African judges as Optional Protocol comes into force
Frans Viljoen
Posted on 14 May 2013

Judges from five African countries (Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda) joined participants from 20 other African countries for a course on socio-economic rights, presented by the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria from 6 to 10 May 2013.

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