R60m a year: That's how much UP's community projects inject into the local economy
University of Pretoria. Picture: Wikimediacommons A community engagement initiative at the University of Pretoria (UP) injects more than R60 million into the economy a year. This is part of the university’s large-scale learning project embedded into the curriculum. Details of the initiative were revealed by UP’s community engagement manager Gernia van Niekerk at a three-day virtual summit. Organised by the university and the University Social Responsibility Network, the biennial summit allows academics, researchers and practitioners a forum to assess the progress made ...
Source: news24.com