Transport economist appointed as Honorary Professor in Logistics

Posted on June 12, 2015

The Department of Business Management recently appointed Dr John Maluleke as Honorary Professor in Logistics.

The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership publishes important report

Posted on June 09, 2015

The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL) is proud to present its second annual report, entitled ‘Creating Value: Reflections from the ALCRL 2013/2014’. It reflects the extent to which the ALCRL has created value through its activities and achievements. Furthermore,...

UP intellectual property expert represents SA on global review panel

Posted on May 26, 2015

Prof Alex Antonites of the Department of Business Management was the only South African expert elected by the World Intellectual Property Organisation as a panel member of the official global review of entrepreneurs, innovation and intellectual property, Innovating for Success Promoting the Use...

Supply Chain Management postgraduates qualify for global student challenge

Posted on May 05, 2015

Two teams from UP successfully completed the qualifying rounds of the Fresh Connection APICS Supply Chain Challenge and managed to secure a place in the global challenge taking place between 27 April and 5 June 2015.

Major drive to promote youth tourism in Southern Africa

Posted on May 05, 2015

A very successful inaugural Southern Africa Youth in Tourism Conference with the theme ‘Promoting sustainable tourism development through the involvement and participation of the youth’ was held in Mauritius from 23 to 24 April 2015. During the conference, which was hosted by the...

Centre of Excellence in Integrated Reporting to be established at UP

Posted on April 14, 2015

The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL) has been successful in securing funding from the UK High Commission through their Prosperity Fund Programme(PFP) to establish a Centre of Excellence in Integrated Reporting at the University of Pretoria.

Realism and structured models provide solution to unemployment

Posted on March 03, 2015

"Consider a career as entrepreneur or small business person if you can’t find work, it will solve our unemployment problem!"

Cultivating sustainable and peaceful communities through tourism

Posted on March 02, 2015

The International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) recognised Prof Ernie Heath, from the Department of Business Management, for his role in advancing tourism as a force for peace and socio-economic upliftment in South and southern Africa since the mid-eighties. Prof Heath again shared...