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University of Pretoria JuniorTukkie Ambassadors Programme
The UP JT Ambassadors Programme 2015 The aim of the UP JT Ambassadors Programme is to recruit as many top quality students for the University of Pretoria as possible. One method is to send our best students back to their communities to showcase to their peers that it is possible to achieve academically at university no matter where you come from.
A UP JT ambassador addresses the learners.
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A learner at the School of St Jude conducting an experiment.
hese students undergo training sessions and are told how to use the University’s marketing material effectively. They are also equipped with presentation skills. It is important to send out a consistent message to all schools.
visited. The positive response from these schools when former learners from their schools visit them has been a humbling experience, and they were received with jubilation. It also instils hope in prospective students when they see how their peers are committed to their career paths and are well on their way to graduating as doctors, engineers and chartered accountants.
UP JT ambassadors come from different faculties. The Student Representative Council office uses students to go out to schools and JCP students from the Five students from the School of Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment St Jude in Tanzania attended the and Information Technology also visit Grade 11 Empowerment Week and were different communities. The Mpepu Rural financially supported by Investec. Youth Encouragement (MRYE) Group Be inspired by the amazing story of this has already visited six provinces. Many special school by going to their website UP JT ambassadors have sacrificed their (www.schoolofstjude.org) and reading recess to visit schools all over South Africa. www.schoolofstjude.org about how they are fighting poverty Some offered classes in Mathematics and through education and providing Physical Science; others offered career employment to many people. advisory services and helped learners to apply online. In 2016, the UP JT ambassadors plan to reach even more To date over 70 schools in Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, schools and convince many more top academic achievers to KwaZulu-Natal, North West and the Eastern Cape have been make the University of Pretoria their institution of choice!
Be inspired Read the School of St Jude’s story at
The School of St Jude is a remarkable success story and the UP JT ambassadors are proud to be associated with them.