Tax@Tuks successfully hosts annual networking event

Posted on June 15, 2017

The Department of Taxation’s Tax@Tuks student society hosted its third annual networking event on 2 May 2017. This event aims to provide both students and prospective employers with the ideal platform to engage one another regarding vacation work, articles and other graduate programmes...

Marketing scholars meet to discuss customer value

Posted on June 15, 2017

Prof Gené van Heerden, Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing Management, attended the Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) conference from 24 to 26 May 2017 in San Diego, California. The theme for the conference was ‘Back to the future: Using marketing basics to provide customer...

“UP4Marketing”: BCom Marketing Management attracts prospective students at UP’s 2017 open day

Posted on June 14, 2017

It was with much excitement that the University of Pretoria opened its gates to prospective students on 20 May 2017. Shortly after 8:00 the walkways of UP’s Hatfield Campus were buzzing with scholars, parents and teachers, all eager to enquire about possible degree choices.

Taxation honours students go on a farm field trip

Posted on June 14, 2017

The 2017 Taxation honours class went to the Du Plooy Dairy Farm in Kaalfontein, east of Pretoria, on 25 May 2017 as part of their farming operations learning area. The purpose of the trip was to provide the students with practical experience of how a farm works on a day-to-day basis and how this...

UP students win team challenge at SAIT Student Conference

Posted on June 14, 2017

On 5 May 2017, Ms Juanita Venter, the subject-responsible lecturer for the BCom Taxation Honours group, and the academic trainees in the Department of Taxation Mses Noma Bafana, Thelma Mudluli, Corlia Faurie, Jade Els and the 2017 Taxation honours students attended the South African Institute of...

Ties with Russia strengthened further

Posted on June 14, 2017

Dr Paul Smit from the Department of Human Resource Management was invited by the embassy of the Russian Federation in South Africa to attend the celebration of Russian Day in Pretoria on 8 June 2017.

Rudrik du Bruyn appointed chairman of global internal audit academic committee

Posted on June 12, 2017

Mr Rudrik du Bruyn, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Auditing, has been appointed as the new chairman of the Global Institute of Internal Auditor's (IIA) Academic Relations Committee, effective from 1 May 2017.

UP graduate named face of the 'Next generation of internal audit'

Posted on June 07, 2017

The Global Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) has selected Mr PietFrik Liebenberg as its face of the 'Next generation of internal audit'. The feature puts the spotlight on recently qualified internal auditors who are part of the IIA’s Internal Auditing Education Partnership Programme.