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Faculty of Veterinary Science

Welcome to the Faculty of Veterinary Science

The Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria is situated on the Onderstepoort campus of the University some 20 km north west of the Hatfield main campus and some 15 km due north of the city centre of Pretoria (Tshwane). It aims to be an internationally accredited seat of veterinary excellence, strives to be globally competitive, regionally pre-eminent and locally relevant whilst providing an effective veterinary interface to Africa. The Faculty has a proud tradition in veterinary and para-veterinary education, research and service-rendering which dates back to the early 1920s. Read more...

 

News

Senior Government Mediation Training Workshop planned for July - 15/05/2012
The Centre for Mediation in Africa will convene its second Senior Government Mediation Training Workshop at the University of Pretoria from 10 to 13 July 2012. The workshop is aimed at government officials at the level of ambassador and first political secretary. The bulk of the participants will be from African countries.
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Staff exchange scholarship awarded - 15/05/2012
Prof Deon Meiring of the Department of Human Resource Management has been selected by the Europe & South Africa Partnership for Human Development (EUROSA) Consortium Selection Committee for a staff exchange scholarship in the framework of the EUROSA programme.
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University of Pretoria celebrates International Nurses Day - 15/05/2012
On 11 May 2012, the Department of Nursing Science of the University of Pretoria celebrated the annual International Nurses Day, as well as the inauguration of selected members into the prestigious Africa Honor Society for Nurses.
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Xayata officially part of the TuksRES family - 15/05/2012
Saturday, 12 May 2012 marked the official launch of Xayata as a residence. “House Xayata” is now a thing of the past.
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GIBS scoops top honours as Africa’s best business school - 14/05/2012
The University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) has again been ranked the top South African and African business school in the annual UK Financial Times Executive Education rankings.
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Professor Cheryl de la Rey honoured by Rhodes University for her contribution to social change in the country - 14/05/2012
Debating the nature and role of psychology in South Africa’s higher education institutions and society in general, Prof Cheryl de la Rey, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, called for a new approach to the discipline which would be better suited to addressing the problems experienced by millions of South Africans.
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Six Tuks players make the cut for Spar SA Netball Team going to Jamaica - 14/05/2012
The Spar South African team that will compete in a three-test series in Jamaica next month includes six Tuks players.
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