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  • 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...

  • Let’s talk social media

    Posted on June 02, 2016

    Prof Melanie Wiese of the Department of Marketing Management attended a social media conference in Praque, Czech Republic, from 8 to 10 May 2016. Her paper, entitled ‘Perceptions, attitudes and behaviour towards advertising on Facebook’, was well suited to the conference theme,...

  • Marketing students go on an exclusive Bridgestone plant tour

    Posted on May 26, 2016

    On Friday, 6 May 2016, the third-year Marketing Management Practical Project (BEM 356) team leaders were taken to the Bridgestone South Africa manufacturing plant in Brits to give them some insight into the Bridgestone tyre manufacturing process. The student team leaders were collected at UP by...

  • Leadership at the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership

    Posted on May 24, 2016

    Opinion piece by Professor Derick de Jongh, Director of the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership at the University of Pretoria.

  • Marketing students put shoulder to the wheel in Bridgestone project

    Posted on May 13, 2016

    The Department of Marketing Management and Bridgestone South Africa have teamed up for the 2016 third-year Marketing Management practical project. The purpose of the practical module is to provide students with the opportunity to practically apply theory to the marketing field. This year students...

  • Thuthuka graduates celebrate their achievements

    Posted on May 06, 2016

    On 21 April 2016, 39 Thuthuka students received the BCom (Accounting Sciences) degree and 46 students received the BCom Honours (Accounting Sciences) degree and the Certificate in the Theory of Accountancy (CTA).

  • Human Resource Management lecturer invited to Armenia

    Posted on April 26, 2016

    Dr Paul Smit from the Department of Human Resource Management visited the Republic of Armenia from 7 to 11 April 2016 on invitation of Dr Ruben Elamiryan of the Public Administration Academy of Armenia.

  • Celebrating achievers in the Department of Marketing Management

    Posted on April 26, 2016

    The Department of Marketing Management's annual prize-giving function took place on 14 April 2016 at the High Performance Centre (hpc). During this event, the Department’s top performers were celebrated for their various achievements.

  • GfK Verein partnership going from strength to strength

    Posted on April 20, 2016

    On 14 April 2016, the graduation of 25 students in the GfK MPhil Marketing Research programme was celebrated. The MPhil Marketing Research programme was presented by the Department of Marketing Management in collaboration with GfK Verein.

  • Accounting team receives Teaching Excellence and Innovation Laureate Award

    Posted on April 12, 2016

    The exceptional academic achievement of Prof Steven Coetzee and Ms Astrid Schmulian of the Department of Accounting was recognised when they were announced as team winners of the Teaching Excellence and Innovation Laureate Award at the Annual UP Academic Achievers' Awards function, held on 5...

  • International meets local and connects over a traditional South African braai

    Posted on April 11, 2016

    Wednesday, 16 March 2016, was a memorable day for the BCom Marketing Management Honours class. The students met a group of management students from Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey, and hosted them in their class, followed by an informal braai sponsored by the visitors.

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

    Posted on April 07, 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.

  • Commercii Long Term Outreach Project

    Posted on April 04, 2016

    On the 16th of March 2016, the Commercii EC went to visit Pure Hope Kids Primary School, who is the beneficiary of our long term outreach plan for the term.

  • One group’s will to excel

    Posted on March 30, 2016

    On 9 March, the BCom (Hons) Marketing Management class of 2016 presented to their first client, customer insights consultancy Consulta. There was an atmosphere of anxiety and excitement, as the students did not know what to expect.

  • UP-BANKSETA partnership changes the lives of students

    Posted on March 24, 2016

    When Prof Yolanda Jordaan, Head of the Department of Marketing Management, read that occupations in marketing and sales were identified amongst the top 100 national scarce skills in the country, she took action.

  • UP student is international body's face for March

    Posted on March 11, 2016

    Ms Whelna Crous, a University of Pretoria alumna who completed her honours degree in Internal Auditing at the end of last year, has been chosen as The Next Generation of Internal Audit's face for March.

  • An introduction to qualitative research

    Posted on March 08, 2016

    “We want to know the why,” explained Prof Natasja Holtzhausen, a qualitative researcher from the School of Public Management and Administration, to the third-year Marketing Research students.

  • Commercii Quiz Night

    Posted on March 08, 2016

    On the 18th of February, Commercii hosted our first quiz night for all BCom students at Oom Gerts.

  • Prof Kuye appointed on SAQA Board

    Posted on February 29, 2016

    Prof Jerry Kuye, professor of public administration and policy in UP's School of Public Management and Administration, has been appointed to serve on the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) Board for the term of 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2020.

  • Marketing Management honours students off to a flying start

    Posted on February 25, 2016

    The journey for the BCom (Hons) Marketing Management class of 2016 started on 1 February 2016. The theme of the welcome lecture was “Flying with Unlimited Marketing” and students were asked to dress accordingly. The students rose to the occasion and impressed with their creativity in...

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