Dr Bignotti’s social entrepreneurship project wins research fund award

Posted on August 17, 2018

Dr Alex Bignotti, a senior lecturer in the Department of Business Management, won the 2018 Emerald African Management Research Fund Award with a research project entitled ‘The role of social capital in the emergence of social entrepreneurship in previously disadvantaged communities’.

The South African SDG Hub: what you need to know

Posted on July 05, 2018

The South African SDG Hub is an online platform that aims to connect South African policy makers with the research and innovation they need to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Given the breadth of the SDGs, and the key role that policy makers have in creating an enabling...

EMS honours research and teaching excellence

Posted on June 21, 2018

Academic staff in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences were honoured for the excellence they achieved in teaching and learning, as well as research, at the prestigious annual EMS Awards Function, which was held on 6 June 2018.

MCom alumnus appointed as presidential special investment envoy

Posted on May 17, 2018

Phumzile Langeni, Executive Chairperson of Afropulse Group and an alumnus of UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, was selected and appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to be a member of the four-person team to assist in raising R1,4 trillion foreign direct investment for...

Corruption and state capture: Research gives 'voice' to ordinary South Africans

Posted on December 07, 2017

The Centre for Communication and Reputation Management at the University of Pretoria recently commissioned a study to explore the views of ordinary South Africans regarding corruption and state capture.

Transcultural Leadership Summit in Germany

Posted on November 23, 2017

Prof Derick de Jongh, Director of the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership at the University of Pretoria, participated in the Transcultural Leadership Summit that was hosted by the Zeppelin University Leadership Excellence Institute, on 16 and 17 November 2017.

Economic and Management Sciences alumna receives prestigious Skye Foundation Scholarship

Posted on November 07, 2017

Ms Natasha Ashley, an alumna of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria, has been awarded a prestigious Skye Foundation Scholarship for the 2017 intake.

International Business Management students learn about doing business in Africa

Posted on September 07, 2017

On Monday, 7 August 2017, Mr Neil Hobkirk (Director: Elevate the Core & Hansa) and Dr Cindy Rautenbach (Africa Talent Attraction Manager) of Brazilian beverage and brewing company AB InBev presented a guest lecture on doing business in Africa to the International Business Management...