The University is a values-based, research-intensive university that equips its students to succeed in a rapidly changing world by providing students with inquiry-led training and learning opportunities. The University of Pretoria's long-term Strategic Plan, UP 2025, captures the essence of a shared vision, aiming to sustain UP's quality and relevance as a university that is firmly rooted in Africa and to harness its existing as well as future potential for diversity. UP strives to ensure that it is recognised in the global marketplace of knowledge production.