News & Events (Archive)

Library in Venda get facelift
Martina Jordaan
Posted on 01 Sep 2009

JCP-students gave Thoho-ya-Ndou Technical High School's library a facelift

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Tshegofatsong LSEN School Grade O
Martina Jordaan
Posted on 01 Sep 2009

JCP-students revamp Tshegofatsong LSEN Schools Grade O class

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Boekenhout wins two awards at the Serenade Nationals
Nuno Costa Mousinho
Posted on 01 Sep 2009

The 2009 Serenade Nationals took place on Saturday 29 August. It was hosted at the University of Johannesburg.

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Final - but no medal for Keeling & Di Clemente
Manfred Seidler
Posted on 01 Sep 2009

After finishing 3rd in their semi final at the World Rowing Championships, the hpc SSMU's sponsored athletes, Ramon Di Clemente & Shaun Keeling automatically qualified fot the finals. But they were unable to reproduce that form in the finals finishing 6th.

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World Human Rights Moot Court Competition
Posted on 01 Sep 2009

The University of Pretoria with the support of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) will present the first World Human Rights Moot Court Competition on 9 December 2009.

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Chemistry lecturer receives prestigious award
Marile Landman
Posted on 31 Aug 2009

The Chemical Education Medal of the South African Chemical Institute (SACI) for 2008 was awarded to Dr Marietjie Potgieter of the UP Department of Chemistry for her research in the field of Chemical Education.

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UP Alumni a Hugo Kauder Finalist
Posted on 28 Aug 2009

Cobus du Toit, an alumni of the University of Pretoria, is one of the finalists in the 5th International Hugo Kauder Competition for flute, oboe and clarinet, which will take place in New Haven in Colorado in the USA on 11 September 2009. Ten woodwind players including flutists, clarinetists and oboists under the age of 35 of various nationalities have been selected to perform in front of a distinguished live jury.

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TuksCanoe's Bridgitte Hartley shining on World stage in Canada
Marcus Melck
Posted on 28 Aug 2009

Bridgitte's medal at the World Championship wrapperd up a dream season for her - another milestone on her way to an Olympic medal in 2012.

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Women’s Day at Tukkies
Posted on 28 Aug 2009

Women and Entrepreneurship were the theme of a highly enjoyable Women’s Day celebration that was held in the Atrium of the Postgraduate Centre at the University of Pretoria’s Hatfield Campus on Saturday 15 August 2009.

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New book by Prof Amanda du Preez
Posted on 28 Aug 2009

A new publication, Taking a Hard Look: Gender and Visual Culture, edited by Prof Amanda du Preez

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