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The University is a values-based, research-intensive university that equips its students to succeed in a rapidly changing world by providing students with inquiry-led training and learning opportunities. The University of Pretoria’s long-term Strategic Plan captures the essence of a shared vision, aiming to sustain UP’s quality and relevance as a university that is firmly rooted in Africa, and to harness its existing and future potential for diversity. UP strives to ensure that it is recognised in the global marketplace of knowledge production.
UP has nine faculties and a business school: - Economic and Management Sciences - Education - Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology - Health Sciences - Humanities - Law - Natural and Agricultural Sciences - Theology - Veterinary Science (the only faculty of its kind in South Africa) - the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS).
The University of Pretoria came into existence in 1908 as the Pretoria branch of the Transvaal University College. The College became a fully-fledged university in 1930 and the colloquial name Tuks, or Tukkies, was derived from the acronym TUC for Transvaal University College. UP’s current facilities portfolio consists of more than 790 buildings and structures spread over 33 sites located on six campuses that cover 1100 hectares of land. In the 106 years of its existence the University has produced more than 230 000 alumni. The University prides itself on producing well-rounded, creative graduates, responsible, productive citizens and future leaders. Great emphasis is placed on student life and support as well as the advancement of sport, art, culture and music.
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The era of stocking pantries and keeping our fridges and freezers full is over.
COVID-19 and responses to the pandemic have increased our attention on how individuals and systems cope with stress-inducing shocks.
The legendary As-Shams jazz label has released the first of several compilation albums recovered from its archive.
Insecurity, especially in the DRC’s South Kivu, is considered a serious threat by Burundi’s army.
Mashatile could be the new broom that sweeps clean. Ramaphosa’s apparent confidence in him suggests that he has some latitude to do so.
Thirty years ago the World Bank recognised that its position was untenable. It put in place mechanisms to make the bank more accountable to ordinary people.
The pandemic spurred the diagnostics industry to consider aspects like scale, affordability, speed and portability of tests.
The industry has the potential to create jobs, alleviate poverty and help reduce the extreme inequality in South Africa
Composers are keeping bow music alive through electronic music and other experiments.
Discrimination against anyone based on their sexual orientation or gender identity is not an African value.
Her passing shocked the nation and drew praise for her unique vocal powers and musical mentorship.
Nothing will save Eskom in its present configuration.
Urban farms can work in developing countries if farmers and architects are aware of conditions that favour food production in built spaces.
Tropical cyclones are becoming more frequent in the Indian Ocean. Here’s why and what that means.
If a new non-alignment is to be achieved in Africa, the foreign military bases of the US, France, and China - and the Russian military presence - must be dismantled.
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South Africa needs to integrate urban green spaces as part of valuable infrastructure and provide framework for their sustainability.
He failed to understand that the struggle for justice and freedom in southern Africa was changing the world - and diplomacy itself.
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Senior Lecturer, University of Pretoria
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Professor of International Law, University of Pretoria
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Academic - statistician, University of Pretoria
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PhD candidate, University of Pretoria
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Research Affiliate, University of Pretoria
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Project Manager, University of Pretoria Diabetes Research Centre, University of Pretoria
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Project Head, Tshwane Insulin Project, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Economics, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor, Political Sciences, and Deputy Dean Teaching and Learning (Humanities), University of Pretoria
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Full Professor, University of Pretoria
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UP ISMC: Project Manager and Coordinator, University of Pretoria
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Dean: Faculty of Health Sciences and Director: UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control, University of Pretoria
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Manager and NRF-rated researcher: Chromatography Mass Spectrometry - University of Pretoria and UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP-ISMC), University of Pretoria
