Posted on October 18, 2016
The Dynamic Treads, the winning team of the second assignment in the third-year Marketing Management Practical Project module, were treated by Bridgestone South Africa (BSAF) to a BMW Advanced High Performance Driving experience (worth R2 500 per person) on Wednesday, 28 September 2016. The...
Posted on October 07, 2016
Students enrolled for the Integrated Brand Communication module had the pleasure of having Ms Talita Myburg as a guest lecturer on 13 September 2016. Ms Myburg discussed how shopper marketing is used by marketing practitioners as an integrated marketing communications (IMC) tool.
Posted on October 07, 2016
The winning team of the first assignment in the Marketing Management Practical Project module were recently treated by Bridgestone South Africa to a 4x4 driving experience. The purpose of the first assignment was to obtain a better understanding of the tyre industry in terms of what competitors...
Posted on October 07, 2016
Bridgestone South Africa, which acted as industry partner for the third-year Marketing Management students’ Practical Project module for 2016, provided students with the opportunity to practically apply theory to the marketing field. This year the students were required to develop a...
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.
Posted on September 20, 2016
The Economic and Management Sciences Faculty House Commercii welcomed its incoming Executive Committee (EC) on 16 September 2016. The inauguration ceremony was symbolic of the passing on of the baton from the previous EC, overseen by the Dean of the Faculty, Prof Elsabé Loots, who commended all...
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.
Posted on September 19, 2016
On 12 September 2016 the BCom Hons (Human Resource Management) students had the opportunity to engage with a Commissioner from the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) and the CEO of a bargaining council. These guest speakers were invited to enlighten the students about...
Posted on September 09, 2016
Dr Bobbi Thomason from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School shared her research findings on women's career paths to executive leadership during a visit to the University of Pretoria on Thursday, 1 September 2016.
Posted on September 07, 2016
The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL) is proud to announce the appointment of Prof Carol Adams as Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Accounting, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, for the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2019.
Posted on September 05, 2016
Third-year Marketing Management students at the University of Pretoria enjoyed a guest lecture by Mr Johan Kleynhans in July 2016. The lecture focused on corporate strategy and some of the traditional integrated marketing communication (IMC) elements.
Posted on September 01, 2016
Mr Mark Schefermann, Co-founder and Strategic Director at Lucky Beard, a transactional interface design agency, recently presented a guest lecture to the third-year Marketing Management students.
Posted on August 31, 2016
Dr Heinrich Bohlmann, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Pretoria, was recently interviewed on BBC's 'Focus on Africa' segment regarding the possibility of Africa hosting the Olympic Games and what the associated costs would be.
Posted on August 22, 2016
The Institute of Internal Auditors South Africa (IIA SA) has named Dr Kato Plant, a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences' Department of Auditing, as the Educator of the Year during an award function held on 16 August 2016.
Posted on August 22, 2016
The strong ties that exist between the Department of Marketing Management and some leading brands within the industry have benefited honours students who are getting exposure to real-life case studies. The students were recently visited by two guest lecturers, who gave them insight into the...
Posted on August 19, 2016
Ms Mahlodi Kgatle, a BCom Honours in Marketing Management student, is participating in an initiative launched by President Barack Obama of the USA as a signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders.
Posted on August 19, 2016
Mr Drikus Oberholster, an internal auditing honours student in the Department of Auditing at the University of Pretoria, performed exceptionally well in the annual Esther R Sawyer Research Award competition.
Posted on August 18, 2016
The Department of Economics in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences organised and hosted the Econometric Society Africa Region Meetings at the Protea Hotel Kruger Gate in the Kruger National Park from 25 to 29 July 2016.
Posted on August 11, 2016
Ms Nicky Newton-King, CEO of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), addressed students and staff of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences on 4 August 2016, as part of the EMS Talk series.
Posted on August 04, 2016
Prof Shirley Zinn, an extraordinary professor at the Department of Human Resource Management at the University of Pretoria, was honoured with a 2016 CEO Global Award.
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