University of Pretoria

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Group.png University of Pretoria  
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MottoAd Destinatum Persequor
(Latin)
Formation1908
HeadquartersPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
TypeUniversity.png Public university
Other namesTuks, Tukkies
Former Afrikaans-speaking university, by 2016 changed to English as education language

The University of Pretoria is a multi-campus public research university in Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa.

The university originated in 1908 as the Pretoria Campus of the Johannesburg-based Transvaal University College and grew from the original 32 students in a single late Victorian house to about 39,000 in 2010. The university has became independent in 1930 when the Private Act at the University of Pretoria (Act no. 13 of 1930) declared the university an independent university, with Tielman Roos as first chancellor (until 1932).

By 1982, the campus was enlarged by new and expansions, the number of students doubled during this time. With the end of apartheid, the UP opened up to all sections of the population. In 2016, it was decided to prescribe English as a language of instruction, as Afrikaans formerly was common as a language of instruction[1].

Since 1997, the University has produced more research outputs each year than any other institution of higher education in South Africa, as measured by the Department of Education's accreditation standard. In 2008, the university awarded 15.8% of all master's and doctoral degrees in South Africa, the highest percentage in South Africa.


 

Alumni on Wikispooks

PersonBornDiedNationalitySummaryDescription
Pik Botha27 April 193212 October 2018South AfricaDiplomat
Politician
Lawyer
Deep state operative
South African deep state operative
Dirk W. R. Hertzog1 December 19141991Manager in the tobacco and industrial conglomerate Rembrandt Group
Theunis Willem de Jongh1913South AfricaEconomist
Central banker
Internationally well connected South African banker in Apartheid era
Ronald Lamola21 November 1983Politician
Lawyer
Naledi Pandor7 December 1953Politician
Academic
Teacher
Ex Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
Anton Rupert4 October 191618 January 2006South AfricaBillionaire
Businessperson
South African billionaire businessman with a multitude of deep political connections
Dire Tladi20 August 1975Academic
Judge
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