African regional workshop: The role of leadership in partnerships

Posted on November 07, 2019

During a workshop that was held on 1 and 2 November 2019, Prof Derick de Jongh, Director of the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL), participated in a high-level panel discussing the role of leadership in multi-sector partnerships.

ALCRL celebrates its first PhD graduates

Posted on September 25, 2019

Drs René de Klerk and Elmé Vivier graduated alongside 14 other PhD students at the UP Faculty Economic and Management Sciences spring graduation ceremony in September 2019.

The African Network of Social Entrepreneurship Scholars meets to form Research Collaborations

Posted on September 04, 2019

A social entrepreneurship research workshop on forming research collaboration in Africa, organised by the Unit for Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Pretoria, KU Leuven and the African Network of Social Entrepreneurship Scholars (ANSES), was held at the University of Pretoria from 14...

Academic excellence celebrated at the EMS Dean’s List Awards

Posted on August 01, 2019

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) hosted the annual Dean’s List Awards function on 23 July 2019, where top performers in the Faculty were celebrated for their outstanding academic achievements.

South Africa’s first SDG report card: how to move beyond ticking boxes

Posted on July 04, 2019

South Africa will present its first progress report on the Sustainable Development Goals at the United Nations on July 17. This report will provide a rather extensive snapshot of the country’s progress towards the 169 ambitious targets.

Business Management enters into MoU with African Women in Supply Chain Association

Posted on July 02, 2019

Industry and academia faces a severe shortage of supply chain management talent at a time when the demands on the profession have never been greater. In a bid to address this shortage, the Department of Business Management at the University of Pretoria (UP) signed a memorandum of understanding...

Business Management participates in Tshwane’s Youth Entrepreneurship Summit

Posted on July 02, 2019

In celebration of Youth Day 2019, the City of Tshwane invited the University of Pretoria’s Department of Business Management to present at the Mayor’s Youth Entrepreneurship Summit, held on 14 June 2019 at the Tshwane House Council Chambers.

EMS Faculty Awards function honours top-performing academic staff

Posted on June 07, 2019

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences hosted its annual awards function on 5 June 2019 in celebration of the achievements of academic staff during 2018.