University of Pretoria
| University of Pretoria Universiteit van Pretoria |
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| founding | 1908 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Pretoria |
| country | South Africa |
| Vice Chancellor and Principal | Cheryl de la Rey |
| Students | 50,000 |
| Employee | 3,600 |
| Website | www.up.ac.za |
The University of Pretoria ( Afrikaans : Universiteit van Pretoria ; English : University of Pretoria ), UP or Tuks for short , is a state university in the South African city of Pretoria . Most of the Masters and PhD degrees in South Africa are achieved here. Every year it has the highest scientific achievement.
history
The University of Pretoria was founded in 1908 as an offshoot of the Johannesburg Transvaal University College (TUC) with four professorships , three lecturers and thirty-two students. She was housed in a Victorian house, the Kye Rosa , in the center of town. In 1910 the university became independent of the TUC and took over its name, at the same time it received its first campus in eastern Pretoria. Between 1917 and 1919 the faculties were established and expanded. In 1930 it was given university status on the initiative of Jan Smuts . In 1939, with the help of a large donation, the university library was built, and in 1943 the medical faculty was founded. Until 1982, the campus expanded through new buildings and extensions, and the number of students doubled during this time. With the end of apartheid , the UP opened up to all population groups. Since 1994, the University of Pretoria has maintained a balanced relationship between different ethnic and linguistic student groups, and the proportion of female students is just over 50%. In 2016 it was decided to make English the language of instruction after Afrikaans had previously also been the language of instruction.
International contacts
The UP is a partner university of various German universities, including Munich , Halle and Würzburg . The University of Konstanz cooperates with the UP in the Cluster of Excellence Cultural Foundations of Integration . It is also a partner university in the EU Sol project, a collaboration between 15 international universities to improve the quality of potatoes and tomatoes.
Course offerings and fees
At the University of Pretoria there are over 130 undergraduate courses that lead to a bachelor's or diploma . A distinction is made between master’s , honors’s and doctorates in the advanced study programs . More than 1,300 different degrees are offered in the advanced courses.
The University of Pretoria charges tuition fees and fees. The UP offers grants and loans for financially disadvantaged and particularly gifted students .
organization
Management and committees
The University of Pretoria is headed by a Vice-Chancellor and Principal, supported by a Board of Directors composed of three Vice-Principals, an Examiner and three Executive Directors . The chancellor has representative duties; the office is currently held by Wiseman Nkuhlu . The management is responsible to the university council , from which the financial planning is based and which determines and monitors the guidelines of the university. The committee is advised by a forum . The Senate works under the guidelines given by the Council and takes care of student affairs, the faculties, the admission process and research questions. Student self-administration takes place in the student parliament and the student council .
Campus and Faculties
The university is spread over seven locations in and around Pretoria. Hatfield Campus is the main campus and houses six faculties, the Groenkloof Campus is the Faculty of Education, the Prinshof Campus is Medicine, the Onderstepoort Campus is Veterinary Medicine, the Sandton Campus is the GIBS, and the de Villiers Campus is home to sports science facilities and Sports facilities. The Mamelodi Campus and the Hammanskraal Campus house test laboratories and farms.
The UP has nine faculties and a business school:
- Faculty of Business Administration
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Science and Horticulture
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Theology
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)
Alumni
There is a broad alumni program at the University of Pretoria, which after the forerunner institution, the Transvaal University College , TuksAlumni calls. Graduates who are members are called tukkies . The program runs an alumni house, offers regional events, mentoring and career services as well as various corporate design articles.
Well-known alumni
Nelson Mandela was an honorary doctorate (1997) from the university.
Web links
- Website of the University of Pretoria . at www.up.ac.za (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ History of the University of Pretoria , accessed December 27, 2015.
- ↑ Handful of universities most prolific , article on moneyweb.co.za January 18, 2011, accessed October 4, 2011.
- ↑ UP in a nutshell ( Memento from February 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.1 MB), report of the university from 2008, accessed on October 4, 2011.
- ↑ Stellenbosch and Pretoria universities adopt new language policies. news24.com from June 23, 2016, accessed on November 3, 2017
- ^ Partner site of the cluster , accessed on October 4, 2011.
- ↑ EU-Sol partner page ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English; PDF), accessed on December 27, 2015.
- ↑ Programs (English), accessed on December 31, 2015.
- ↑ UP in a nutshell (English; PDF), accessed on January 1, 2016.
- ↑ Executive ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 1, 2016.
- ↑ Chancellor , accessed December 30, 2015.
- ↑ The University Council ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 1, 2016.
- ↑ UP Senate ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 1, 2016.
- ^ Campuses , accessed October 6, 2011
- ↑ Faculties , accessed January 1, 2016.
- ↑ Well-known alumni (English), accessed on December 30, 2015.
