Outstanding academics shine at EMS Awards

Posted on October 04, 2023

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) recently hosted its annual EMS Awards to celebrate the excellence of outstanding academic staff. The awards, which were held at the EMS Research Hub on the Hatfield Campus, honoured the academic excellence of staff in three categories, namely...

Sowing change: Entrepreneurs cultivate the land in honour of Mandela

Posted on July 19, 2023

In honour of Mandela Day, the Mamelodi Business Hub entrepreneurs dedicated their 67 minutes to work in the community vegetable garden to help feed local early childhood development (ECD) centres, in line with the theme for 2023; “It’s in your hands: Climate, Food, and...

Entrepreneurs transition from learning to earning with pop-up shop

Posted on July 07, 2023

Budding entrepreneurs who completed a University of Pretoria course in association with UNICEF South Africa and PwC South Africa were given a resoundingly successful pop-up shop experience.

Academic exchange between SA and Austria a huge success

Posted on May 08, 2023

In pursuit of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) internationalisation plan, the Department of Business Management in UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) successfully concluded a two-week international academic exchange programme entitled “Xplore South Africa...

Albert Luthuli Leadership Institute at UP appoints Oslo’s Prof Banik to boost leadership research

Posted on November 28, 2022

The University of Pretoria's Albert Luthuli Leadership Institute (ALLI) has appointed well-known and respected scholar Prof Dan Banik from the University of Oslo as extraordinary professor.

EMS celebrates its shining stars

Posted on November 18, 2022

Academics in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences were recently honoured at the annual EMS awards ceremony, which recognises excellence in teaching and learning, research and media engagements.

UP EXPERT OPINION: Want to get more women to start their own businesses? Here’s what it takes

Posted on September 22, 2022

Research shows that women in South Africa are less likely to consider starting a business than men. They are also significantly less likely to act on their entrepreneurial intentions, says Professor Melodi Botha of the Department of Business Management.

The future of youth entrepreneurship in South Africa

Posted on September 06, 2022

Dr Olebogeng Selebi, Deputy Director of the University of Pretoria’s Centre for the Future of Work (CFoW), presented a seminar hosted by the University of Leeds’ Virtual International Programme (VIP) on the future of youth entrepreneurship in South Africa and the skills required by...