University of Pretoria Faculty of Education

University of Pretoria
Faculty of Education

Former names	Transvaal University College (1908–1930)[1]
Type	Public Education
Established	1908
Dean	Prof Chika Sehoole
Location	Pretoria , Gauteng , South Africa
Campus	Groenkloof
Colours	Blue, Gold and Red
Nickname	Tuks or Tukkies[2]
Affiliations	University of Pretoria
Mascot	Oom Gert[3]
Website	Faculty of Education

The University of Pretoria Faculty of Education was incorporated and merged with the University of Pretoria in 1908. The Faculty has five departments, four centres and units and collaborates with more than seven international bodies.^[4] The Faculty offers the undergraduate BEd degrees, postgraduate degrees as well as several continuing education courses.

History

The University of Pretoria was founded in 1908. The Faculty of Education at UP was founded on 17 June 1937. The Normal College of Pretoria, in turn, was founded in 1902. The Faculty of Education at Pretoria incorporated the Teacher Training College in Pretoria (formerly the Normal College of Pretoria) in 2000 and subsequently moved to the Groenkloof campus.

Campus

The Faculty is situated on the Groenkloof Campus, in Groenkloof Pretoria. The campus houses four student residences namely Kiaat, Inca, Zinnia and Lillium. Groenkloof Campus has various sports fields and facilities on campus.

Academics

The Faculty offers a number of undergraduate degrees such as the BEd (Foundation Phase Teaching), BEd (Intermediate Phase Teaching) and BEd (Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Phase Teaching). All the mentioned undergraduate degrees are minimum four-year degrees.^[5]

The Faculty also offers BEd Honours, Masters of Education, Doctorate of Education and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).

The Faculty has been ranked as one of the Top 200 Faculties of Education in the world by the QS Rankings.^[6]

The University of Pretoria Old Arts building

Centres, units and institutes

Centres, Units & Institutes in the Faculty include the Centre for the Study of Resilience, the Unit for Distance Education, the Centre for Evaluation & Assessment Interuniversity and the Centre for Education Law and Education Policy.

African Deans of Education Forum

The University of Pretoria Faculty of Education, South Africa, took the initiative in 2013 to establish a platform for African deans of education. An informal structure under the leadership of Prof Irma Eloff (University of Pretoria Dean at the time) was established, with the University of Pretoria hosting the Secretariat of the Forum.^[7]

The African Deans of Education Forum was launched in July 2013 at the DETA 2013 Conference in Nairobi, Kenya.

Former Deans

The Dean of Education serves as the head of the Faculty of Education. Prof Irma Eloff was the first female Dean of the faculty.

Name	Took office	Left office
Prof Chika Sehoole	2016	Present
Prof Irma Eloff	2008	2016
Prof Jonatan Jansen	2000	2007
Prof Michael Bondesio	1989	1999
Prof F van der Stoep	1971	1989
Prof BF Nel	1945	1970
Prof ID Bosman	1938	1945
Prof JC Bosman	1937	1937

Notes

1. web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=2History of the University of Pretoria http:.
2. "History of the University of Pretoria". Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
3. "Oom Gert". University of Pretoria. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
4. "Internasionale betrekkinge". Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
5. "Akademiese Programme". Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
6. "University of Pretoria excels in 2015 QS World University Rankings by Subject". Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
7. "African Deans of Education Forum Facilitator CV's".