Die Universität
The University of Pretoria
UP The Ship Administrative Building
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Foto: Dominik Rafanoharana
Impressions
Citing a French student from Paris after exploring the Hillcrest Sports campus: "This university is a city inside a city!"
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University of Pretoria boasts impressive 7 fully equipped campuses built between 1910 and 2010's with waterfalls, fountains, botanical garden, sport facilities and leisure areas - there is even a whole christian church furnished with 2 organs at the centre of the Hatfield campus near the Law Faculty.
Facilities
The campuses are open 24 hours 7 days a week, and are only accessible with a student card activated for designated areas in accordance with the student's arrangements with respective administrative bodies.
University of Pretoria boasts impressive 7 fully equipped campuses built between 1910 and 2010's
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The University maintains viable links with a vast number of other institutions, including overseas universities such as Cornell in the USA etc. Talk with your professors, lecturers and fellow students!
A thank-you letter from a high court judge? Approved.
One of our professors launched a digitalisation pilot-project which granted students access to the archives of the Johannesburg High Court and was an experience with the nature of a gift that keeps on giving - I very much enjoyed my fellow co-workers, the staff from the offices and the archive, as well as the journey to - and from Johannesburg with a silent compliment to the walks through the citiy streets.
The Seat of the High Court Gauteng Division in Pretoria
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Although high walls or solid fences with electric wire or spikes run around the University's seven campuses, whilee gates and buildings are guarded and entry is only possible with a valid student card which is scanned by an electronic lock to verify whether the card holder is eligible to enter the area or its premises - the campuses are a sanctuary.
Study spaces
The Hatfield Campus (or "main campus") offers several libraries one of which is usually open 24 h.
Law library, Hatfield Campus
A look to the right from the stairway in the law library (descending)
When Offline is the new cool
Ever since the beginning of the pandemic in 2019, we have dreamed of coming back outside our homes to enjoy a different working environment.
There are numerous Buffets and Caffes where one can work during the day as we have done on numerous occasions as a group of international students who spend much time together despite the odds.
However, when it comes to studying, there is one place where I feel the best.
It is the library.
Chicken - Pap at the Hatfield Campus
Eat at the campus!
The University produces whole squadres of professional sportsmen of world-format - this year, although South Africa suffered i.a. lockdowns, lootings, 34% unemployment rate, and a world-wide travel embargo, the Mamelodi Sundowns became the continental champions of the CAF Women's Champions LeagueExterner Link heading to FIFA Women's Club World Cup next year.
Therefore, nutrition is paramount.
At the main Campus, there are at least five places to eat out (including a terraces and in-house serving areas) and the menus vary widely. The prices are impressively low in support the students. Besides, various other places offer a quick snack or a coffee made of coffee-beans. There are many places one can get free drinkable water to stay hydrated during the summer heat. We also enjoy the Tuks Residences' Catering.Externer Link
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Yes, at the University of Pretoria, you can pay with a debit card with exception of the TuksPrint facility, literally everywhere. You can buy your breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, load your student card, pay for your tuition, accomodation, library debts or sport courses with your card. You can even pay street vendors or people at the Saturday Market (the Hazel Food Market) with your card. Convenient, right?