The World Public Relations Forum: Re-examining communication across cultures

Posted on March 09, 2017

The Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management (GA) held its 9th World Public Relations Forum (WPRF) in Toronto, Canada from 29 to 31 May 2016. The forum’s main theme was ‘Communication across cultures’.

Leveraging public relations and strategic communication in a digital world

Posted on March 09, 2017

Prof Ronél Rensburg was an invited guest and speaker at the International Public Relations Summit (IPRS) from 10 to 13 May 2016 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The summit’s theme was ‘Positioning Asia in a digital world: leveraging collaborative leadership and strategic communication’.

UP represented at BledCom 2016

Posted on February 27, 2017

Prof Ronel Rensburg and Ms Olebogeng Selebi from the Communication Management Division at the University of Pretoria shared their research with researchers and public relations professionals from around the world at the BledCom symposium, held in July 2016 in Bled, Slovenia. The theme for the...

Young UP academic participates in international summer school

Posted on February 27, 2017

Ms Olebogeng Selebi, a lecturer in the Communication Management Division at the University of Pretoria, was invited to participate in the 5th edition of the International Summer School in Political Communication and Electoral Behaviour held in Milan, Italy, in July 2016.

EMS spring graduation ceremony

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.

Research examines the ethics of corporate communication

Posted on December 07, 2015

In her current research, Prof Ronél Rensburg, from UP's Communication Management Division, examines the contentious issues associated with the contemporary communication management profession.

Research shows that corporate lying can mutilate reputations

Posted on October 13, 2015

Current research investigating whether and why communication management professionals are on occasion lying to the media to protect their organisations, clients or CEO’s, is causing a stir in the public relations and corporate communication environments.

Research affirms sustainability and value creation in a rural community

Posted on September 29, 2015

Dominique Pröbstl, a Communication Management master’s degree student in UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, was involved in one of South Africa’s most ambitious corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects.