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  • Against all odds

    Posted on April 24, 2017

    Regardt Verster, a rising cricket star and recent BCom (Business Management) graduate from the University of Pretoria, is an inspiration and an example of how, with determination and commitment, one can overcome adversity.

  • Prof Ernie Heath wins Best Teacher Award

    Posted on February 28, 2017

    Prof Ernie Heath has received the Best Teacher Award for 2015/2016 in the International Tourism Management MBA Programme at the International Graduate Centre, Bremen City University of Applied Sciences, Germany, where he was a visiting professor. What makes this award special is that the...

  • Professor Jim Walsh promotes engaged scholarship at UP

    Posted on February 22, 2017

    Prof Jim Walsh, a recently appointed Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Business Management of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, specifically affiliated with the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership at UP, has been lecturing in a new Faculty programme for...

  • Students excel in Supply Chain Management practical assignment

    Posted on November 25, 2016

    BCom Supply Chain Management students from the Department of Business Management were congratulated at a recent awards ceremony hosted by the department and Bramhope Group, one of Department of Business Management's partners in student development and a company dedicated to transferring skills to...

  • Anti-apartheid struggle icon Ahmed Kathrada hosts ALCRL staff and an Associate

    Posted on September 27, 2016

    The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL) staff and an associate is privileged to have been afforded the opportunity of being hosted by the struggle stalwart Dr Ahmed Kathrada.

  • 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.

  • Business Management PhD students become SASIE fellows

    Posted on July 25, 2016

    Mrs Hajo Morallane and Mr Oluwafemi Joshua Dele-Ijagbulu, two PhD students in the Department of Business Management, received bursaries from the South African PhD Partnering Network for Inclusive Growth through Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SASIE Network).

  • GEM selects UP professor as national expert

    Posted on July 14, 2016

    Prof Alex Antonites, of the Department of Business Management in UP's Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, has been selected to participate as one of the national experts in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) South Africa report 2016.

  • Optimising the relationship between businesses and SMMEs

    Posted on July 01, 2016

    Enterprises University of Pretoria's Research Solutions recently hosted a business breakfast that focused on their total value chain service offering to support SMMEs throughout their entire lifecycle.

  • Business Management celebrates its top achievers

    Posted on June 03, 2016

    Friday the 13th is usually surrounded by superstition and bad luck. However, for the Department of Business Management, Friday the 13th of May 2016 was a day of celebration and appreciation. This year, the annual top achievers function was held at the exquisite Chez Charlene venue, which hosted...

  • Report launch: 'Values as a Blueprint for Value Creation'

    Posted on April 01, 2016

    The research report titled 'Values as a Blueprint for Value Creation' was officially launched on 17 March 2016. This report was authored by the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL), within the Department of Business Management at the University of Pretoria.

  • Copenhagen Business School Professor visits the ALCRL

    Posted on March 09, 2016

    Prof Eric Guthey, Associate Professor at the Copenhagen Business School (CBS) in Denmark, visited the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL). His visit formed part of the collaborative agreement between the ALCRL and CBS, aimed at establishing an international network of...

  • ALCRL collaborates with Copenhagen Business School

    Posted on February 17, 2016

    The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL) entered into an agreement with the Copenhagen Business School (CBS) in Denmark, funded by the Danish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education.

  • The ALCRL partners with Young African Leaders Initiative

    Posted on February 16, 2016

    The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL), in partnership with Unisa, was invited to participate in the Young African Leaders Initiative in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.

  • Values as a blueprint for value creation

    Posted on February 16, 2016

    The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership was involved in a series of events on 'values as a blueprint for value creation', which took place at the offices of the Institute for Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) in London.

  • Southern Africa women in tourism focus on the future

    Posted on February 15, 2016

    A very successful 2nd Annual Southern Africa Women in Tourism Conference with the theme ‘Creating opportunities for inclusive development and social transformation’ was held in Lilongwe, Malawi. During the conference, which was hosted by the Regional Tourism Organisation of Southern...

  • UP professor talks about 'wicked problems' and responsible leadership at the SARB

    Posted on February 04, 2016

    The Director of the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership, Prof Derick de Jongh was invited by the South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB) to give a presentation on the topic 'Wicked problems and responsible leadership'.

  • Three UP students awarded Mandela Rhodes scholarships

    Posted on December 15, 2015

    The Mandela Rhodes Foundation recently announced the names of the 12th cohort of Mandela Rhodes scholars, who will make up the ‘Class of 2016’. Three students from the University of Pretoria are among those selected to be part of this elite group of students.

  • The ALRCL involved in the 8th Ecosystem Services Conference

    Posted on December 01, 2015

    Dr Joël Houdet Senior Research Fellow at the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership, co-facilitated a Natural Capital Protocol workshop with the Natural Capital Coalition and Conservation International on 8 November 2015.

  • Assessing SA businesses’ approaches to the mainstreaming of biodiversity

    Posted on November 30, 2015

    The Department of Environmental Affairs, in collaboration with the National Biodiversity and Business Network (NBBN), conducted a preliminary baseline assessment with the aim of assessing current approaches and practices of South African businesses to mainstream biodiversity. As an expert on the...

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