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  • 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.

  • EMS Autumn 2017 Graduations

    Posted on June 06, 2017

    The Autumn 2017 Graduation Ceremonies of UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences were recently held at the Rembrandt Hall at the LC de Villiers Sports Campus.

  • EMS Dean's List Awards function honours academic excellence

    Posted on June 06, 2017

    Prof Elsabé Loots, Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria, hosted top academic achievers in the Faculty at the prestigious annual Dean's List Awards function on 16 May 2017.

  • UP's CA-students once again shine in the January 2017 ITC

    Posted on March 31, 2017

    The Chartered Accountancy (CA) students of the University of Pretoria have once again delivered an exceptional performance in the January 2017 Initial Test of Competence (ITC) of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), with a first-time writer pass rate of 89,3%.

  • UP students to represent South Africa in 2017 KPMG International Case Competition

    Posted on March 29, 2017

    Two third-year BCom Accounting Sciences students, Erin de Hart and Daniel Hafner, have been selected as part of a four-member team that will represent South Africa at the 2017 KPMG International Case Competition (KICC).

  • EMS tops the local 2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject

    Posted on March 09, 2017

    This year's edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject was published on 8 March 2017. The University of Pretoria has been ranked first in South Africa for Accounting and Finance, and placed in the 151–200 band (the top 4% of all participating institutions worldwide).

  • Luvuyo recognised as the IIA Global student of the month

    Posted on November 03, 2016

    Luvuyo Hlatshaneni, an Academic Trainee in the Department of Auditing at the University of Pretoria, has been selected as the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Global's student of the month for October.

  • UP flag flown high at the 10TH IAEP Leadership and Networking Conference

    Posted on October 26, 2016

    The Department of Auditing at the University of Pretoria was once again represented at the annual Internal Auditing Education Partnership (IAEP) Leadership and Networking conference in Orlando, Florida in the USA from 16 to 18 September 2016.

  • EMS spring graduation ceremony

    Posted on September 19, 2016

    The beginning of spring marked a time of celebration when the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences held its graduation ceremony in the Rembrandt Hall at the LC de Villiers Sports Campus on 2 September 2016.

  • Dr Kato Plant wins Educator of the Year award

    Posted on August 22, 2016

    The Institute of Internal Auditors South Africa (IIA SA) has named Dr Kato Plant, a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences' Department of Auditing, as the Educator of the Year during an award function held on 16 August 2016.

  • Department of Auditing shines globally

    Posted on August 19, 2016

    Mr Drikus Oberholster, an internal auditing honours student in the Department of Auditing at the University of Pretoria, performed exceptionally well in the annual Esther R Sawyer Research Award competition.

  • JSE CEO discusses recent trends in financial markets

    Posted on August 11, 2016

    Ms Nicky Newton-King, CEO of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), addressed students and staff of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences on 4 August 2016, as part of the EMS Talk series.

  • Exchange programme to China – a student’s perspective

    Posted on June 08, 2016

    A group of students from the Department of Auditing in UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences represented the University as exchange students at the Nanjing Audit University in China. Here is a glimpse into that experience by one of the participating students.

  • UP student is international body's face for March

    Posted on March 11, 2016

    Ms Whelna Crous, a University of Pretoria alumna who completed her honours degree in Internal Auditing at the end of last year, has been chosen as The Next Generation of Internal Audit's face for March.

  • Internal Auditing students build their networks in the USA

    Posted on December 02, 2015

    Three BCom Internal Auditing honours students and their lecturer Mr Rudrik du Bruyn, who is also IAEP coordinator for the Centre of Excellence in Internal Auditing, attended the 9th Annual Internal Audit Educational Partnership (IAEP) Program Networking Retreat and Educator Forum in Florida, USA...

  • Finding the perfect balance between money, the environment and people

    Posted on September 23, 2015

    Ms Yvonne Reilly, of UP's Department of Auditing, is focussed on using her skills to bring attention to South Africa's multi-layered wildlife industry and to address related concerns.

  • Internal Auditing’s achievers recognised

    Posted on September 04, 2015

    The Department of Auditing’s Internal Auditing Education Partnership (IAEP) Programme hosted its annual prize award function for the top performing students in the Programme in June 2015. The event was hosted at the Pretoria Country Club and was sponsored by PWC, whilst Absa Barclays also...

  • UP’s MPhil in Internal Auditing teaches through collaboration

    Posted on September 04, 2015

    During July 2015, 36 part-time students commenced with their postgraduate studies in internal auditing, presented in UP’s Department of Auditing. These students are mostly senior internal audit practitioners working in the private and public sectors globally and in South Africa. The MPhil...

  • SA’s first MPhil in Internal Auditing flourishes at UP

    Posted on September 04, 2015

    The University of Pretoria is proud to offer the first master’s degree programme in internal auditing in South Africa, aimed at a global audience.

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