University of Pretoria welcomes first-year students
Sanku Tsunke
Posted on 01 Feb 2012
More than 8 000 newly registered students and their families attended the University’s Welcoming Day on Saturday, 28 January 2012 and were welcomed by the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, Prof Cheryl de la Rey.
Groenkloof Campus welcomes more than 1 000 first year education students
Faculty of Education
Posted on 01 Feb 2012
The Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria welcomed more than 1 000 first year education students and their parents on Saturday, 28 January 2012.
Mandela's book translated into Japanese
GIBS News
Posted on 31 Jan 2012
Dr Masako Osada, Programme Director of the Centre for Japanese Studies at GIBS, translated Nelson Mandela’s Conversations with Myself into Japanese. The Japanese translation was published by Akashi Shoten in January 2012.
Another huge achievement for the Centre for Child Law
Elzet Hurter
Posted on 26 Jan 2012
The Faculty of Law of the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that Prof Ann Skelton, Director of the Centre for Child Law, is a 2012 Laureate Nominee for The World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child.
Department of Construction Economics receives Global Change Grant
Ilze Lombard
Posted on 26 Jan 2012
Prof Chris Cloete and Prof Chrisna du Plessis received a R3,26 million grant from the NRF under the Global Change Grand Challenge Science Plan to establish a research programme with a specific focus on building the resilience of cities through innovation in the planning, design and construction of the built environment.
TuksRugby: UP-Tuks 1 on course for Varsity Cup campaign
Morris Gilbert
Posted on 24 Jan 2012
UP-Tuks 1 is still on course in its preparation for the 2012 Varsity Cup Competition after beating Central University of Technology (CUT) 32-20 on Friday (20 January).
New home for Plant Sciences
Sanku Tsunke
Posted on 20 Jan 2012
The Vice-Chancellor and Principal at the University of Pretoria officially opened a new complex–the Plant Sciences Complex – which houses diverse departments and institutes in the plant science field. The opening of the complex coincided with a launch of the SAFCOL Forestry Chair by the organisation’s acting Chief Executive, Ms Maureen Manyama-Matome.
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