UP scores highest pass rate in recent SAICA exams

Posted on September 12, 2017

Students from the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences achieved the highest cumulative pass rate in South Africa in the two most recent Initial Tests of Competence administered by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).

Department of Auditing spreads its research wings

Posted on September 07, 2017

During the last couple of months, numerous personnel members of the Department of Auditing attended and presented papers at various conferences across the globe. First on the list was the British Accounting and Finance Association’s 27th Audit and Assurance Conference, which was hosted in...

UP scores a hat trick in the June 2017 ITC of SAICA

Posted on August 23, 2017

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences' departments specialising in Financial Sciences (Accounting, Auditing, Financial Management and Taxation) are extremely proud of their students and staff and heartily congratulate them on their results in the June 2017 ITC of the South African...

Financial Sciences Annual Awards Function

Posted on July 05, 2017

The Financial Sciences Annual Awards Function was held on 17 May 2017 in the Conference Hall of the University of Pretoria.

Research and teaching excellence celebrated at EMS Awards

Posted on June 28, 2017

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences celebrated the excellent research and teaching and learning achievements of academic staff members at the prestigious annual EMS Awards Function, which was held on 21 June 2017.

Zambian delegation visits UP’s Centre for Internal Auditing Excellence

Posted on June 22, 2017

A delegation from the Institute of Internal Auditors Zambia (IIA-Zambia) visited the University of Pretoria’s Centre for Internal Auditing Excellence in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences’ Department of Auditing from 17 to 20 May 2017.

Rudrik du Bruyn appointed chairman of global internal audit academic committee

Posted on June 12, 2017

Mr Rudrik du Bruyn, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Auditing, has been appointed as the new chairman of the Global Institute of Internal Auditor's (IIA) Academic Relations Committee, effective from 1 May 2017.

UP graduate named face of the 'Next generation of internal audit'

Posted on June 07, 2017

The Global Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) has selected Mr PietFrik Liebenberg as its face of the 'Next generation of internal audit'. The feature puts the spotlight on recently qualified internal auditors who are part of the IIA’s Internal Auditing Education Partnership Programme.