Double accolades for Dr Dawie Bornman

Posted on August 13, 2018

Dr Dawie Bornman, senior lecturer and researcher in the Department of Business Management, was awarded two noteworthy accolades during June 2018.

Marketing students team up with Italtile for sales experience

Posted on July 17, 2018

Italtile, global retailer of tiles, sanitaryware and related products, partnered with the Department of Marketing Management to provide the third-year BCom Marketing Management students with an opportunity to gain hands-on sales experience in the Personal Selling and Account Management module.

UP Marketing honours students attend the Madex expo 201

Posted on July 17, 2018

As Jamie Notter once said, “Innovation is change that unlocks new value”, and what better place to get inspired than the Madex expo.

Marketing Management celebrates achievements at the EMS Faculty Awards

Posted on July 16, 2018

On Wednesday evening, 6 June 2018, the annual EMS Faculty Awards Function was hosted to honour and celebrate the research and teaching achievements of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences’ staff members.

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...

Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership hosts first ILA Conference in Africa

Posted on June 05, 2018

The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL) in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences hosted the International Leadership Association’s (ILA) first conference in Africa. The conference was attended by international delegates, most of whom were from the United...

Prof Jordaan wins best paper award

Posted on May 22, 2018

Prof Yolanda Jordaan, Head of the Department of Marketing Management, attended the 382nd International Conferences on Economics and Social Sciences (ICESS) in London on 7 May 2018. This conference is hosted by the Institute of Research Engineers and Scientists, which is a nonprofit organisation...

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...