EMS Dean's List Awards function honours academic excellence

Posted on June 06, 2017

Prof Elsabé Loots, Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria, hosted top academic achievers in the Faculty at the prestigious annual Dean's List Awards function on 16 May 2017.

Opinion: Growth is dying as the silver bullet for success. Why this may be a good thing

Posted on May 31, 2017

Prof Lorenzo Fioramonti writes about how growth is dying as the silver bullet for success and why this may be a good thing in an article that recently appeared on The Conversation.

EMS academics celebrated at UP Academic Achievers Awards

Posted on May 15, 2017

A number of academics from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences were celebrated when the University of Pretoria hosted its annual Academic Achievers Awards on 9 May 2017.

UP MasterCard Foundation Scholars graduate with distinctions

Posted on May 10, 2017

Two University of Pretoria (UP) graduates from the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program graduated with an astounding number of distinctions this term. Jackline Muhanika received 30 distinctions over the course of her studies, while Revingstone Mwalugha received 17.

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).

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.

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.

The changing role of central banks and what South Africans should look out for

Posted on September 14, 2016

Prof Danny Bradlow, SARCHI Professor of International Development Law and African Economic Relations at UP, recently spoke to The Conversation Africa about the changing role of central banks and what South Africans should look out for.