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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