UP awarded additional SARChI Chairs
Corporate Communication and Marketing/Korporatiewe Kommunikasie en Bemarking
Posted on 20 Feb 2012
The National Research Foundation (NRF) under their South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) has awarded the University of Pretoria with four Research Chairs. This brings the number of SARChI Chairs at the University to 11.
Carlyn Fischer, hpc-sponsored triathlete, won in Cape Town
hpc
Posted on 20 Feb 2012
Tuks student, Carlyn Fischer, sponsored by the High Performance Centre’s (hpc) Sport Science and Medical Unit, got her season off to an excellent start when she won the women’s title at the 2012 Cape Town ITU Sprint Triathlon African Cup on Sunday, 19 February.
Young entrepreneurs make the most of network evening
Sonja van der Waldt
Posted on 27 Feb 2012
The University of Pretoria Business Incubator (UPBI) held its first of a series of network evenings on 15 February 2012 in the Graduate Centre on the Hatfield Campus of the University of Pretoria. The event was attended by 75 student entrepreneurs.
Fulbright specialist visits Faculty
Sonja van der Waldt
Posted on 24 Feb 2012
Dr Dolores Burton, a Senior Fulbright Specialist in Education, joined the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences on Friday, 3 February 2012, for a three-week period.
CIPS SA joins hands with the University of Pretoria
Sonja van der Waldt
Posted on 24 Feb 2012
The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply Southern Africa (CIPS SA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Pretoria to further professionalise the procurement and supply chain profession.
Brand new residence at Onderstepoort provides impetus to the University’s plans to expand its Faculty of Veterinary Science
Chris van Blerk
Posted on 24 Feb 2012
The brand-new, modern student accommodation that was officially opened by the University of Pretoria at the Onderstepoort Campus on 22 February 2012 will contribute to the University’s plans to significantly expand its Faculty of Veterinary Science. This was according to Prof Cheryl de la Rey, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria and also the keynote speaker at the event.
Tuks and hpc-sponsored rowers on a trophy heist at Buffalo Regatta
TuksRowing/TuksRoei
Posted on 22 Feb 2012
The Tuks and High Performance Centre (hpc)-sponsored rowers made waves at the 125th annual Buffalo Regatta in East London from 17 to 18 February, where Peter Lambert won both the magnificent trophies at stake – the Buffalo Grand Challenge (for Senior A Coxless Fours) and the Silver Sculls (for Senior A Single Sculls), which was last achieved in 1994.
Supply Chain and Logistics Programme launched
GIBS News
Posted on 22 Feb 2012
The Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and IMPERIAL Logistics, a global leader in logistics and supply chain management, recently launched a Supply Chain and Logistics Programme. The partnership provides advanced teaching and research in the fields of logistics, supply chain and transportation management.
Inauguration of the Xstrata Chair in Pyrometallurgical Modelling a great success
MW Erwee
Posted on 22 Feb 2012
The official inauguration of the Xstrata Chair in Pyrometallurgical Modelling on 21 February 2012 by Xstrata CEO, Mr Michael Davis, and Prof Cheryl de la Rey, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, was a great success.
HR Resource Centre launched at the Oliver Tambo Law Library, UP
Regional Office for Southern Africa of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights/Streekkantoor vir Suider-Afrika van die VN se Hoë Kommissaris vir Menseregte
Posted on 17 Feb 2012
On 10 February, the Regional Office for Southern Africa (ROSA) of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights launched a Human Rights Resource Centre at the Oliver Tambo Law Library at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
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