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  • Cultural and sub-cultural influences on consumer behaviour

    Posted on April 04, 2017

    On 15 and 16 March 2017, the Consumer Behaviour students in the Department of Marketing Management were given the unique opportunity to come dressed up for class and partake in a class competition.

  • UP's CA-students once again shine in the January 2017 ITC

    Posted on March 31, 2017

    The Chartered Accountancy (CA) students of the University of Pretoria have once again delivered an exceptional performance in the January 2017 Initial Test of Competence (ITC) of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), with a first-time writer pass rate of 89,3%.

  • UP students to represent South Africa in 2017 KPMG International Case Competition

    Posted on March 29, 2017

    Two third-year BCom Accounting Sciences students, Erin de Hart and Daniel Hafner, have been selected as part of a four-member team that will represent South Africa at the 2017 KPMG International Case Competition (KICC).

  • L’Oréal Brandstorm Challenge 2017

    Posted on March 15, 2017

    On 15 February 2017, Ms Virginie Dias-Tagnon (Talent Director – Africa) and Ms Funeka Sogoni (Recruitment Manager) from the cosmetics company L’Oréal visited the third-year Marketing Research students to brief them about the annual L’Oréal Brandstorm Challenge.

  • UP's Karl Frenzel named global Young Tax Professional of the Year 2016

    Posted on March 14, 2017

    Karl Frenzel, a BCom Accounting honours student at the University of Pretoria in 2016, has been awarded this year's Young Tax Professional of the Year title at the global final held in Amsterdam.

  • EMS tops the local 2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject

    Posted on March 09, 2017

    This year's edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject was published on 8 March 2017. The University of Pretoria has been ranked first in South Africa for Accounting and Finance, and placed in the 151–200 band (the top 4% of all participating institutions worldwide).

  • Prof Nkomo receives A-rating

    Posted on December 09, 2016

    Professor Stella Nkomo, Deputy Dean for Research and Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, received an A2-rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF).

  • Experimental design expert from Connecticut visits Marketing Management

    Posted on December 05, 2016

    The Department of Marketing Management hosted Prof Robin Coulter from the University of Connecticut from 5 to13 November 2016. Prof Coulter’s research focuses on consumer behaviour issues. She is the President of the Academic Council for the American Marketing Association, and is an active...

  • Innovation earns accounting lecturers a National Teaching Excellence Award

    Posted on November 25, 2016

    Their passion for student-centred education and innovation has earned Prof Stephen Coetzee and Ms Astrid Schmulian a 2016 National Teaching Excellence Award from the Council on Higher Education (CHE) and the Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of Southern Africa (HELTASA).

  • Prof Nkomo receives Continental Lifetime Achiever award

    Posted on November 25, 2016

    Professor Stella Nkomo, Deputy Dean for Research and Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, has been recognised as a Continental Lifetime Achiever in CEO Global's Africa's Most Influential Women in Business and Government Awards.

  • Students excel in Supply Chain Management practical assignment

    Posted on November 25, 2016

    BCom Supply Chain Management students from the Department of Business Management were congratulated at a recent awards ceremony hosted by the department and Bramhope Group, one of Department of Business Management's partners in student development and a company dedicated to transferring skills to...

  • UP partners with UNSW and SAICA for a international VAT symposium

    Posted on November 24, 2016

    The Department of Taxation at the University of Pretoria held a two-day symposium on 19 and 20 October 2016, co-hosted by the School of Business from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia.

  • How rhino poaching is affecting SA tourism

    Posted on November 23, 2016

    Rhino poaching in two of South Africa’s most famous game reserves is starting to have an impact on tourism and could affect future visitor numbers if the situation does not improve, according to a new study by the University of Pretoria.

  • UP represented at CIMA Qualitative Management Accounting Research Workshop

    Posted on November 22, 2016

    The Chartered Institute for Management Accountants (CIMA) hosted its Qualitative Management Accounting Research workshop at the beginning of October 2016 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

  • Dr Elda du Toit presents at World Finance Conference

    Posted on November 22, 2016

    Dr Elda du Toit, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Financial Management, recently attended the World Finance Conference in Manhattan, New York.

  • EY names UP student as the 2016 Young Tax Professional of the Year

    Posted on November 08, 2016

    Karl Frenzel, a BCom Honours in Taxation student at the University of Pretoria, has been named as the Young Tax Professional of the Year 2016 in South Africa.

  • Luvuyo recognised as the IIA Global student of the month

    Posted on November 03, 2016

    Luvuyo Hlatshaneni, an Academic Trainee in the Department of Auditing at the University of Pretoria, has been selected as the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Global's student of the month for October.

  • Marketing students collaborate with two world class brands

    Posted on October 26, 2016

    A total of 14 third-year Marketing Management students from the University of Pretoria took part in the BMW centenary celebrations, hosted in conjunction with Bridgestone South Africa, as part of the their practical project. The event took place on Saturday, 20 August 2016 at the Red Star Raceway...

  • UP flag flown high at the 10TH IAEP Leadership and Networking Conference

    Posted on October 26, 2016

    The Department of Auditing at the University of Pretoria was once again represented at the annual Internal Auditing Education Partnership (IAEP) Leadership and Networking conference in Orlando, Florida in the USA from 16 to 18 September 2016.

  • Dr Marius van Oordt wins Tax Thesis Competition

    Posted on October 20, 2016

    Dr Marius van Oordt, a Senior Lecturer with the African Tax Institute (ATI) at the University of Pretoria, has been announced as the 2016 winner in the doctoral category of the national Tax Thesis Competition.

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