Fanie Walters, first-year lecturer and Head of Residence – Erica, University of Pretoria

The Backpacker’s Guide to University is an invaluable resource for first-year students and the university staff who support them. It is readable and fun, but most importantly, it is filled with practical and relevant activities that cover the very real experiences that so many first-year students face at university. With this book, as a first-year you will set yourself on the fast track to self-awareness and personal growth and will receive those key insights and pointers that many students wish they had received when starting out.

Embracing the metaphor of the backpacker’s journey, the authors invite students to view university as a life adventure and encourage students to begin their next chapter with courage, curiosity and hope.

A must-read for anyone embarking on the university adventure.

Bethan | 29/08/2025 13:47
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