Posted on May 04, 2017
The Faculty of Education held its first graduation at 25 April 2017 this year. 220 Baccalaureus degrees were confered; 95 Honours degrees; 2 Master of Education degrees and 3 Doctoral degrees.
Posted on May 04, 2017
The Dean of the Faculty of Education, Prof Chika Sehoole, presented the first of a Dean’s Seminar Series at the Faculty of Education of Groenkloof Campus.
Posted on April 07, 2017
More than 13 000 students will receive their degrees at the University of Pretoria's 2017 Autumn Graduation Ceremonies.
Posted on April 06, 2017
The research space of the Living Lab for Innovative Teaching at the University of Pretoria (the LLITUP Collaboratorium) was recently launched at the University's Groenkloof Campus.
Posted on April 06, 2017
Dr Stephen Freedman, the Provost of Fordham University in and Ms Ellen Fahey-Smith, the Assistant Vice President and Chief of Staff in the Office of the Provost at Fordham University, has recently visited Prof Chika Sehoole, Dean of the Faculty of Education. Fordham University is a private,...
Posted on April 06, 2017
Prof Gary Dowsett, the Deputy Director and Chair of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at the La Trobe University in Australia, presented a lecture at the Faculty of Education, mainly to postgraduate students.
Posted on April 03, 2017
World Autism Awareness Day is celebrated annually on 2 April and aims to raise awareness about people with autism throughout the world. Ms Ilse de Bruin, a PhD student at UP, shares some interesting facts about the condition.
Posted on March 14, 2017
Dr Ruth Mampane from the Department of Educational Psychology was elected as the Chairperson of the Education Association of South Afri (EASA). The election took place at the annual conference hosted by North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus) in January. Dr Mampane succeed the outgoing...
Posted on March 14, 2017
The Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) hosted the National Steering Committee for the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study of 2016 (PIRLS) in February.
Posted on March 14, 2017
The Faculty of Education held a BEd Honours Reflection Seminar on 7 March. At the seminar Prof Stephen Coetzee and Ms Astrid Schmulian from the Department of Accounting in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences made presentations.
Posted on March 08, 2017
Collaboration between 21 education researchers from South African, Mozambican and Dutch universities has culminated in the published book entitled Monitoring the Quality of Education in Schools.
Posted on March 07, 2017
Drs Miemsie Steyn and Melanie Moen from the Faculty of Education at UP recently undertook an Early Childhood Education study to identify predominant themes prevailing in the early school-going phase.
Posted on February 21, 2017
Today we celebrate International Mother Language Day. The theme for 2017 is mother tongue and multilingual education with a focus on celebrating and respecting cultural diversity and multilingualism.
Posted on February 13, 2017
Prof Kobus Maree, from the Department of Educational Psychology in the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria, has some advice for students on choosing a fulfilling career.
Posted on February 03, 2017
The Department of Educational Psychology at UP has obtained funding to the value of R9 952 000 from the Department of Higher Education and Training to establish a Centre for Visual Impairment Studies, and to develop and implement a teaching qualification specifically aimed at education for...
Posted on January 30, 2017
The Centre for the Study of Resilience, in the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria, officially opened their new space on Tuesday, 24 January 2017, with a high-tea celebration.
Posted on January 23, 2017
Successful graduates from first degrees can access advanced postgraduate degrees, becoming knowledge creators through research and so raise the University’s international profile.
Posted on January 19, 2017
A R3 million DHET grant will be used to develop quality programmes aimed at equipping Early Childhood Development practitioners and educators with the information and knowledge needed to ensure developmentally appropriate early experiences for South African children.
Posted on December 13, 2016
The Centre for Japanese Studies, in collaboration with the Department of Early Childhood Education, hosted Professors Kensuke Chikamori and Hiroki Yuji from the Naruto University of Education for a two-day workshop and seminar on 22 and 23 November 2016.
Posted on November 25, 2016
The Faculty of Education is proud to announce that Dr Estelle Gaigher from the Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education and Dr Miemsie Steyn from the Department of Early Childhood Education have been promoted to the position of Associate Professor as from 1 January 2017.
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