University of Pretoria

Dem organise de university into nine faculties den business school. Dem establish insyd 1920, de University of Pretoria Faculty of Veterinary Science be de second oldest veterinary school insyd Africa den de veterinary school per insyd South Africa."About Veterinary Science > University of Pretoria". Web.up.ac.za. 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Insyd 1949, de university launch de first MBA programme outsyd North America,"Wits Business School: Additional Information". MBA.co.za. Archived from the original on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2012. den de university ein Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) na dem consistently rank am de top business school insyd Africa for executive education, as well as dem place am insyd de top 50 for de world insyd."InfoGuide 2020" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020. Insyd 2012, de Financial Times rank de GIBS Executive MBA 1st insyd Africa den 60th insyd de world.

Since 1997, de university produce more research outputs every year dan any oda institution of higher learning insyd South Africa, as dem measure by de Department of Education ein accreditation benchmark."UP in a Nutshell 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012."InfoGuide 2020" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020. Insyd 2008, de university award 15.8% of all masters den doctorate degrees insyd South Africa, de highest percentage insyd de country. De DHET report, dem release insyd March 2019, dey show dat UP achieve de highest percentage (10,93%) of de total research output units of all South African universities for 2017. Fifty-three UP researchers dey insyd de top 1% according to de Web of Science Index of 2019."UP in a Nutshell 2019". Issuu. p. 12. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

Dem commonly dey refer to de university as UP, Tuks, anaa Tukkies"UP in a Nutshell". issuu. 26 September 2019. p. 2. den insyd post-nominals de university be typically abbreviated as Pret anaa UP, although dem sanso dey use Pretoria insyd official publications.

 Administration den organisation 

 Governance 
As set out insyd de Higher Education Act No 101 of 1997, de university be governed by de council plus de vice-chancellor den principal, Tawana Kupe, de executive head responsible for de day-to-day administration, den de chancellor, Justice Sisi Khampempe, be de non-resident titular head of de university."Management & Governance". Web.up.ac.za. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2012."University of Pretoria appoints new Vice-Chancellor and Principal". University of Pretoria. 26 November 2018. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019. De registrar be responsible for de academic administration of de university, as well as legal matters, wey ebe secretary to de University Council den Senate.

Dem divide de university ein academic activities into nine faculties den one business school. Whilst de faculties dey comprise 140 departments den 85 institutes, bureaus den centres."About UP". Web.up.ac.za. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
Faculty foundingFacultyYear dem foundFaculty of Economic and Management Sciences1920Faculty of Education1902Engineering, Built Environment den Information Technology1908Faculty of Health Sciences1943Faculty of Humanities1908Faculty of Law1908Faculty of Natural den Agricultural Sciences1917Faculty of Theology1919Faculty of Veterinary Science1920Gordon Institute of Business Science2000

 Academics 

 Archives 
Insyd 1978 de first task group responsible for de investigation make dem dey create archive system for de University of Pretoria na ebe chaired by Prof. A.N. Pelzer (Vice-rector). Due to de death of Prof. Pelzer insyd 1981 dem stall de project, buh by 1994 de need for central archive system na dem sanso recognise am by de acting Registrar, Prof. C.R. de Beer. Na dem finally establish de archives by 13 September 1994 by de Management of de university den dem consider dis date as de founding date of de archives of de University of Pretoria."Founding". Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

 Research 
De university ein achievements den performance insyd research locally den internationally, dey include ein collaboration den cooperation plus de private sector, industry, science councils, foundations den NGOs, de large number of graduates wey e produce (particularly doctoral den oda postgraduate students) as well as scientists den engineers den ein focus for innovation top, dey contribute directly towards make e dey enhance de South Africa ein competitiveness."Eyeing the Oxbridge league". mg.co.za. 18 February 2008. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012. 2010 report by Centre for Higher Education Transformation identify de university as top research-intensive university insyd South Africa.McGregor, Karen (23 May 2010). "SOUTH AFRICA: New university clusters emerge". University World News. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2010. De university be member of de CDIO Initiative, international engineering education collaboration."CDIO". Engsc.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2012."CDIO". Cdio.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

De strategic alliance dem form insyd 1999 between de University of Pretoria den de Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), na dem abandon am for reasons dem no publish."Highlights and Achievements" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012. Dis alliance, wich na ebe known as de Southern Education and Research Alliance"SERA – Southern Education and Research Alliance". Archived from the original on 21 December 2005. Retrieved 5 January 2006. (SERA), dem collaborate locally den internationally plus universities, NGOs, companies den multinational bodies for various research areas insyd."SERA Relationships and Links" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

Notable research dey include:

 Centre for Human Rights
 Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)
 African Centre for Genome Technologies
 Department of Zoology & Entomology

 Reputation den ranking 
University rankingsGlobal – OverallARWU World"ARWU World University Rankings 2023". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 24 February 2024.401–500 (2023)QS World"University of Pretoria". Top Universities. 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.=323 (2024)THE World"Pretoria University". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Retrieved 3 March 2024.501–600 (2024)
UP Times Higher Education Ranking 2016 to 2024YearWorld Rank2024501–6002023801–10002022601–8002021601–8002020601–8002019601–8002018601–8002017601-8002016501-600"World University Rankings 2024 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2023 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2022 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2021 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2020 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2019 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2018 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2017 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2016 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2015 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2014 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2013 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2012 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2011 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
De QS World University Rankings dey rank de university as follows:"UP". QS World University Rankings. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
YearWorld rankArt & HumanitiesArchaeologyBiological SciencesEngineering & ITLife SciencesAgriculture & ForestryTheologySocial Sciences2020551–570383151–200301–35036434851–10051–1003202019561–570365151–200301–350401–450360101–15051–1003342018501–550345151–200351–400—391101–15051–1003982017451–500351–400151–200301–350351–400—101–15051–100351–4002016401–500——301–400291—101–150——2015501+——301–400——101–150——2014469405——36836751–100—290
Financial Times World Ranking20072008200920102011201220132104201520162017201820192020Executive MBA - - - -676070808774876782Executive Education Customised49514138 -42–53534541514560Executive Education Open"University of Pretoria GIBS". Rankings.ft.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2012.393849504947–45484652453832
Insyd January 2011 Webometrics rank de university as de 2nd insyd South Africa den Africa."Top Africa". Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.

Insyd January 2015 Webometrics rank de university as de 3rd insyd South Africa den 4th Africa."Africa". webometrics.info. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

Insyd July 2015 Webometrics rank de university as de 4th insyd South Africa den Africa.

GIBS sanso rank insyd de top 100 – UK Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking 2019."GIBS again ranks in the top 100 – UK Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking 2019". gibs.co.za. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

 Student life 
+Number of Student Registrations per Ethnic GroupEthnic Group2020%2021%2022%African26,83152%29,54254.79%31,28157.4%Coloured1,5583%1,6803.11%1,7583.2%Indian3,2056.2%3,5166.52%3,4526.3%White19,33637.9%19,14135.5%17,92932.9%Undisclosed250.1%330.1%460.1%Total50,955100%53,912100%54,446100%

 Mascot 
Oom Gert (dey translate affectionately to Uncle Gert, from Dutch den Afrikaans) na ebe de official university mascot since 1929 wey ebe de object of perennial kidnappings dem attempt."Oom Gert's new home" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.

 Student media 
De Perdeby (lit. De Wasp), de official university newspaper, na dem found am insyd 1939"University of Pretoria Historical Overview". Web.up.ac.za. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012. wey e get readership of approximately 30,000."Perdeby". Veldfiremedia.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012. Tuks FM (107.2 FM), de campus radio station, na dem establish am for 9 February 1981 wey dem host by university students den broadcast to de Northern Gauteng area."History". Tuksfm.co.za. 11 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2 January 2012.

 Civic service 
Dem dey perform civic service den outreach programmes insyd de fields for wich na de university prove competencies. Dese fields dey include professional associations, business den management wey dem dey perform am insyd communities wey be underdevelop anaa dem dey develop."More about the Department of Community Engagement". Web.up.ac.za. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

 Alumni den people 
De university, for more dan century of academic service insyd, deliver more dan 250,000 alumni."UP celebrates 250 000 alumni". Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.

 Notable faculty 

 Theo Akkermann (1907–1982), German sculptor
 Conrad J. Wethmar, systematic theologian
 Johan Heyns, systematic theologian
 Shudufhadzo Musida, Miss South Africa 2020
 Lalela Mswane, Miss South Africa 2021 den Miss Supranational 2022

 References 

 Read further 

 Duffey, Alexander et al. The Art & Heritage Collections of the University of Pretoria (2008)
 van der Watt, F. Rectores Magnifici (2003). 196pp. ISBN 978-1-86919-043-9
 Roodt, P.H., ed. Amfiteater: skrywerstemme van oud-Tukkies (2008) Protea Boekhuis
 Botha, M.C. Foundation stone laid at the University of Pretoria (1942) UPSpace at the University of Pretoria: Hoeksteenlegging by Universiteit van Pretoria

 External links 
Wikimedia Commons get media wey dey relate to University of Pretoria.

 Official website
 University of Pretoria in a Nutshell 2012/13
 – Digital Research Repository of the University of Pretoria
 Life at UP
 UP Wiki
 Tukkies Life

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