Message from the Chairperson of Council Kuseni Dlamini
At the heart of the University of Pretoria (UP) is a spirit of collaboration and transdisciplinarity, coupled with a deep concern for the common good of all people. Together, we embrace the need for change and innovation required of us and face the challenges confronting us, resolving to own them and address them with the wealth of talents our institution possesses. We share a compelling sense of belief in our future, and that by mobilising and harnessing our vast collective talents, we are up to the task of responding to the crises, challenges and opportunities we face. COVID-19, the virus that has threatened our lives and livelihoods since 2020, has wrought untold destruction, but at the same time it has presented UP, and other forward-thinking universities around the world, with an opportunity to rethink and reimagine our future and role. Above all, it has become clear how necessary it is to
Kuseni Dlamini
reposition ourselves as knowledge-creating institutions,
framework and navigational markers for the University
committed to solving not only this health crisis, but all the
to achieve the vision and goals it set for itself by 2025.
endemic crises that face our country, continent and world.
The University’s strategy implementation framework comprises a nested model of five-year plans that identify
UP is deeply aware that COVID-19’s challenges are
key actions and desired outcomes. Annual planning takes
interwoven with multiple local and global socio-economic
place within the five-year planning horizon.
conditions that include unsustainable inequalities and unsustainable extraction of finite natural resources. UP
UP’s strategic goals for the period 2017–2021 are:
is a vigorous partner in the search for solutions to all of these pressing social, economic, environmental and
• To enhance access and successful student learning;
moral challenges.
• To
As a future-focused university, we are guided by UP
• To foster and sustain a transformed, inclusive, and
strengthen
the
University’s
research
and
international profile; 2025 – the approved strategy that provides the high-level
equitable university community;
Annual Review 2020
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