University of Pretoria (UP)
University of Pretoria (UP) is a public institution in Pretoria, South Africa, accredited by Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), Republic of South Africa — the national government department responsible for university recognition and the post-school education sector. Higher-education quality assurance is delegated to the Council on Higher Education (CHE), established 1998 under the Higher Education Act (Act 101 of 1997), and its operational arm the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC). Programmes are registered with the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF).. Primary language: English. AlmiStudy lists 8 canonical subject areas, all verified against Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), Republic of South Africa — the national government department responsible for university recognition and the post-school education sector. Higher-education quality assurance is delegated to the Council on Higher Education (CHE), established 1998 under the Higher Education Act (Act 101 of 1997), and its operational arm the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC). Programmes are registered with the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF)..
- Country
- South Africa (ZA)
- City
- Pretoria
- Control
- public
- Language
- English
- Accreditation
- Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), Republic of South Africa — the national government department responsible for university recognition and the post-school education sector. Higher-education quality assurance is delegated to the Council on Higher Education (CHE), established 1998 under the Higher Education Act (Act 101 of 1997), and its operational arm the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC). Programmes are registered with the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.
- Source
- University of Pretoria (UP) — promoted from flagged UNI_0109 + collector batch + DHET cross-verification (Day 12) · tier: tier_1_government_registry
- Website
- https://www.up.ac.za
Subjects offered
Show all 10 listed subjects (raw)
Engineering & Technology · Medicine & Health Sciences · Veterinary Medicine · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Business & Management · Law · Arts & Humanities · Theology & Religious Studies · Education · Natural Sciences
Founded 1908 (as Pretoria branch of the Transvaal University College); became autonomous as Transvaal University College Pretoria 1910; reorganised as University of Pretoria 1930. Major public research university located in Pretoria (the administrative capital of South Africa). Founded 1908 as the Pretoria branch of the Transvaal University College; became autonomous as Transvaal University College Pretoria 1910; reorganised as University of Pretoria 1930. Nine faculties: Economic and Management Sciences, Education, Engineering Built Environment and IT, Health Sciences, Humanities, Law, Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Theology and Religion, and Veterinary Science (the only veterinary faculty in South Africa). Major research university with strong agricultural sciences, veterinary medicine, engineering, and business programmes. Historically Afrikaans-medium; now offers programmes in both English and Afrikaans, with English being the predominant medium of instruction. One of the largest residential universities in South Africa.
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