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  • UP/KPMG Boardroom Challenge

    Posted on November 21, 2019

    First-year BCom (Accounting Sciences) students at the University of Pretoria (UP) recently took part in the UP/KPMG Boardroom Challenge. The Boardroom Challenge is an exciting board game that focuses on the development of critical thinking and verbal communication skills. It is a fun and exciting...

  • Commercii committee closes their term with a big bang

    Posted on October 15, 2019

    The 2018/19 Executive Committee (EC) of Commercii, the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences’ faculty house, attended the UP Student Development Awards on 7 October 2019 at the Groenkloof Campus.

  • UP's Prof Inglesi-Lotz elected 2019/20 co-chair of the SA Young Academy of Sciences

    Posted on October 15, 2019

    Professor Roula Inglesi-Lotz from the Department of Economics was elected as one of the two co-chairs of the South African Young Academy of Sciences (SAYAS) at the Academy’s annual general meeting, held on 9 October 2019.

  • Regional GAIN training hub launched in collaboration with the SPMA

    Posted on October 04, 2019

    The Green Jobs Assessment Institutions Network (GAIN) has launched the first regional GAIN Training Hub for Southern Africa in collaboration with the School of Public Management and Administration at the University of Pretoria

  • SPMA staff participate in 2019 IASIA Conference

    Posted on September 25, 2019

    The International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA), in collaboration with the Instituto Universario de Lisboa, recently organised the 2019 IASIA Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.

  • African Union Leadership Academy to partner with the SPMA

    Posted on September 25, 2019

    From 26 to 28 August 2019, the Director and Head of the School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA), Prof Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, and Dr Tyanai Masiya attended a Transformational Leadership Workshop organised by the African Union Leadership Academy (AULA).

  • Business Management students visit Coventry University

    Posted on September 12, 2019

    Fourteen Business Management honours students recently attended an International Study Week at Coventry University in the United Kingdom.

  • Academic citizenship at work on the Mamelodi Campus

    Posted on September 12, 2019

    In an effort to raise awareness and improve participation in the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, the Mamelodi Business Clinic (MBC) collaborated with MasterCard to host an event at the UP Mamelodi Campus on 30 August 2019.

  • UP Student wins the 2019 SA Young Tax Professional of the Year competition

    Posted on September 09, 2019

    The Ernst & Young (EY) Young Tax Professional of the Year (YTPY) is a global competition open to students from universities internationally and is mainly directed at finding future tax leaders. The first leg of the competition runs in the specific countries, where (after a series of...

  • Marketing Management graduates attend the Loeries Creative Week

    Posted on September 06, 2019

    A group of UP Marketing Management graduates were afforded the opportunity to attend the Loeries Creative Week, held at the Durban International Convention Center from 22 to 25 August 2019.

  • Marketing honours students selected for Discovery Internship Programme

    Posted on September 03, 2019

    The Marketing Management honours programme prepares students for the world of work through real-life client challenges incorporated into the modules.

  • Prof Chris Thornhill Prestige Breakfast Lecture

    Posted on August 27, 2019

    The School of Public Management and Administration hosted the annual Prof Chris Thornhill Prestige Breakfast Lecture on 14 August 2019.

  • Marketing research presented at conference in the USA

    Posted on August 27, 2019

    Dr Tinashe Chuchu from the Department of Marketing Management attended the 2019 American Marketing Association Summer Conference, held in Chicago, USA from 9 to 11 August 2019.

  • Marketing students get ready to PLAY!

    Posted on August 27, 2019

    The Department of Marketing Management and Playboy/Playgirl deodorant brands have partnered for the second-year Marketing Management Practical Project for 2019.

  • Dr Teresa Pidduck wins 2019 SAIPA Accountancy Top Achievers Award

    Posted on August 27, 2019

    It was a night of glitz and glamour at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, as University of Pretoria Senior Lecturer and former Rhodes University PhD student, Dr Teresa Pidduck, was awarded with a South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) 2019 Accountancy Top...

  • Academic excellence celebrated at the EMS Dean’s List Awards

    Posted on August 01, 2019

    The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) hosted the annual Dean’s List Awards function on 23 July 2019, where top performers in the Faculty were celebrated for their outstanding academic achievements.

  • Marketing student represents UP at International Summer School

    Posted on July 25, 2019

    BCom Marketing Management student Tuscany Kitch recently attended a three-week summer exchange programme at the WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management in Vallendar, Germany.

  • South Africa’s first SDG report card: how to move beyond ticking boxes

    Posted on July 04, 2019

    South Africa will present its first progress report on the Sustainable Development Goals at the United Nations on July 17. This report will provide a rather extensive snapshot of the country’s progress towards the 169 ambitious targets.

  • EMS Faculty Awards function honours top-performing academic staff

    Posted on June 07, 2019

    The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences hosted its annual awards function on 5 June 2019 in celebration of the achievements of academic staff during 2018.

  • SPMA hosts visiting Brazilian academic

    Posted on May 28, 2019

    Mr Arthur Catraio, a PhD candidate from the Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (EBAPE-FGV), worked as a visiting academic at the School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA) in UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences from October 2018 until May 2019.

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