[Bird's eye view of the main campus]

University of Pretoria

The main campus of the University is east of the city centre , close to the now famous Union Buildings where the new democracy of South Africa was born in 1994. This campus with more than 60 buildings, covers about 24 hectares, with jacarandas, cycads and other indigenous trees in abundance. In the photo at left, the Human Sciences Building, the tall white building behind the main entrance , can be seen to the left of the Education and Law Building , centre.
Two satellite campuses, in Witbank and Hammanskraal, were established in 1988 and 1993 respectively. Training is not limited to the main campus. The veterinarians are trained at the world renowned Onderstepoort Campus and the medical sciences are taught at the Prinshof Campus, adjoining the Pretoria Academic Hospital. Tuks after five (Pretoria University is also called Tukkies) , caters especially for the working student

 

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