Polish PhD student’s UP journey

Simba Show Mazongonda, a PhD candidate in Economics and Finance at the University of Lodz, Poland, was recently hosted by the Department of Taxation in UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. His research, titled “Informal Sector Taxation Framework for Developing Countries”... Read more.

HRM hosts warrior leadership talk with award-winning author

The Department of Human Resource Management (HRM) at the University of Pretoria recently hosted an inspiring guest lecture by Claudio Chistè, international award-winning author of Rise of the Warrior Leader, as part of the leadership module (HRC803)... Read more.

Sharing results from PhD graduate study with an international audience

Prof Yolanda Jordaan attended the Business & Economics Society International conference held in Galway, Ireland, from 13 to 17 July 2025 to present a conference paper. The conference paper was co-authored by PhD graduate Dr Laureane du Plessis ... Read more.

Students across continents explore sustainable investment through COIL

In the first semester’s Marketing in Practice module, the BCom Marketing Management honours students at UP had the opportunity to collaborate with the business and finance students from Michigan State University (MSU) in the USA as part of... Read more.

UP excels in Middle East and Africa Future Leaders tourism challenge hosted in Dubai

University of Pretoria (UP) Tourism Management honours students Juanca Oosthuizen and Kutlwano Mochalatse recently did UP proud when they participated in the finals of the Middle East and Africa (MEA)... Read more.

UP accounting academics share innovative teaching ideas in Ireland

A group of University of Pretoria academics from the Department of Accounting attended the British Accounting and Finance Association Accounting Education Special Interest Group (BAFA AE SIG) from 21 to 23 May in Bublin, Ireland... Read more.

UP Marketing students explore global perspectives in Sweden

Eight Marketing Management honours students from the University of Pretoria embarked on a life-changing journey when they visited the Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) in Sweden to study two modules for 12 weeks, thanks to the... Read more.

Canadian dignitaries visit the Mamelodi Business Hub

The University of Pretoria (UP) recently welcomed Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, and James Christoff, High Commissioner for Canada in South Africa, to the Mamelodi Business Hub. Thier esteemed visit represented a... Read more.

Marketing academics establish research relations with Jönköping University in Sweden

Six academics from the Department of Marketing Management recently visited Jönköping University in Sweden as part of the ErasmusPlus staff exchange between the University Of Pretoria (UP) and Jönköng University (JU). The purpose of the visit, which... Read more.

International scholar visits Marketing Management

The Department of Marketing Management at the University of Pretoria hosted Prof Alessandro Inversini from 30 September to 11 October 2024. Prof Inversini is a marketing professor at the EHL in Switzerland. EHL is the world's first hotel school founded in 1893. In 2024, for the sixth year in a row, EHL was ranked the world's best hotel management school... Read more.

UP trio makes waves at L'Oréal Brandstorm finals in London

Three BCom Honours in Marketing Management students, Alexandra Marques, Lisa Brown and Chihoriem Eresia-Eke, recently returned from a whirlwind trip to London where they represented South Africa in the prestigous L'Oréal Brandstorm international finals... Read more.

Food scarcity in Liberia: how woman who run households cope

Liberia, with a population of just over 5.6 million people, is one of the world’s ten poorest countries, with a GDP per capita of US$662.50. The lingering effects of two civil wars (1989-2003), Ebola outbreaks (2024-2015) and COVID-19 pandemic (2020) have left Liberia short of achieving... Read more.

Young UP lecturer to serve on global accounting body

Chartered accountant (CA) and University of Pretoria (UP) lecturer Relebogile Mashile has been named as one of 28 founding members of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) Young Leaders Collective from across 23 countires. Mashile, a senior lecturer... Read more.

UP Marketing honours and Clayton State University students collaborate via COIL

Cooperative Online International Learning (COIL) projects provide an excellent opportunity for international collaboration, exposing students to diverse perspectives, fostering cross-cultural learning and developing global copentancy. This year, the BCom Honours... Read more.

Research collaboration with Coventry University to explore public sector risk management

Professor Tyanai Masiya from the School of Public Management and Administration was at the Centre for Business in Society (CBiS), Coventry University, England.  He is collaborating with Dr Iniobong Enang... Read more.

UP energy economics students present research at international conference

PhD candidates and master’s students from the Economics and Energy Economics Research Unit (EERU) in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) at the University of Pretoria (UP), recently participated in 45th Annual International Association... Read more.

Marketing Lecturer journeys into transformational experiences in New Zealand

Dr Bianca Frost, a lecturer in the Department of Marketing Management, was honoured to receive the Stephan and Pierre Viljoen Award in 2023. This hounour unfolded into a unique opportunity to travel... Read more. 

Tourism students redefine the future with AI and cutting-edge technology in Dubai

In January 2024, the top honours students in Tourism Management from the University of Pretoria – Justin Wright, Alyssa Janse van Rensburg, Nina Gilau and Katleho Tsotetsi – participated in the second edition of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) Future leaders Challenge (FLC)...  Read more.

SPMA PhD student flying UP flag at the University of Montpellier

Rodney Asilla, a PhD student in The School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA) at the University of Pretoria (UP) has been selected to represent the university at the Feed-Protect-Care Global Collaborative PhD platform hosted by... Read more.

Marketing lecturer visits Michigan State University to collaborate

Dr Tinashe Ndoro, Senior Lecturer in UP’s Department of Marketing Management, received the University Partnership Initiative (UPI) impact-orientated travel grant to visit Michigan State University (MSU) as part of the Alliance for African Partnership (AAP) from 28 June... Read more.

Academic exchange between SA and Austria a huge success

In pursuit of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) internationalisation plan, the Department of Business Management in UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) successfully concluded a two-week international academic exchange programme  with students from the FHV Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences in Austria. Read more.

Tourism Management Lecturer and Students jet off to Germany

Prof Elizabeth du Preez from the Division Tourism Management in the Department of Marketing Management visited Eberswalde University of Sustainable Development (HNE), Berlin, Germany, as a visiting scholar during the month of April 2023. Read more.

UP's Economics PhD students present at International Energy Economics Conference

Three PhD candidates in the University of Pretoria's Department of Economics recently participated in the 44th Annual International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) conference, which took place from 4 to 9 February 2023 in Saudi Arabia. Read more.

Renown International scholar Prof Catherine Althaus visits SPMA

Appointed as Extraordinary Professor in the School of Public Administration and Management, Professor Catherine Althaus visited the SPMA from 3-14 April 2023 sharing her experiences and expertise in indigenous public policy processes, public administration and public leadership. Read more.

UP's tourism management honours students excel at Future Leaders Challenge in Dubai

What a great start to the year it was, as four of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) top tourism management honours students boarded an Emirates Airbus 380, one of the largest passenger planes ever made, and took off to Dubai to partake in the Future Leaders Challenge (FLC)  on 15 January 2023. Read more.

SPMA Academics attend the IIAS- SEAAPP Conference in Doha Qatar

The IIAS-SEAPP conference entitled “Developmental States and Professionalization of Public Administration and Public Policy”, took place from the 6th to the 9th of February 2023 at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in Qatar.  It provided a unique opportunity for exchanging experiences, sharing knowledge and fostering government action to address complex policy dilemmas and constraints. Read More.

Albert Luthuli Leadership Institute at UP appoints Oslo's Prof Banik to boost leadership research 

The well-known and respected scholar from the University of Oslo Professor Dan Banik has been appointed as extraordinary professor at the University of Pretoria's Albert Luthuli Leadership Institute (ALLI). Read more.

Financial Management academic participates in the 2022 ICCSR in Mauritius

Professor Elda du Toit from the Department of Financial Management in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences was one of numerous delegates from across the world who attended the 19th International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR) at the Ravenala Attitude Hotel in Balaclava, Mauritius. Read more.

International editor and scholar visits Marketing at UP

The Department of Marketing Management at the University of Pretoria proudly hosted Professor Charles Ray Taylor from 10 to 14 October 2022. Prof Taylor is the John A. Murphy Professor of Marketing at the Villanova School of Business and Senior Research. Read more.

Internationalisation visit to Germany

Dr Mary Mangai from the School of Public Management and Administration was at the Institute for Peace and Development (INEF), University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. Read more.

SPMA Director co-chairs panel at International Conference

Professor Gerda van Dijk, Director of the School of Public Management and Administration was part of a panel discussion, “Academics, Expertise, and Policy-Making in Transition Democracies”, at the 3rd Annual Workshops on Public Policy held at the Corvinus University in Budapest, Hungary in June. Read more. 

HR Fullbright student jets off to Vanderbilt University, USA

Lonwabo Makapela, a PhD fellow in the Department of Human Resource Management, will join Vanderbilt University in the US for 10 months as a visiting student researcher in gender studies as part of the US Fulbright Foreign Student Program. Read more.

UP Academic awarded AAP funding for diversity management research

Associate Professor Nasima Carrim of the University of Pretoria (UP) Department of Human Resource Management was awarded seed funding by the 2021 Alliance for African Partnership’s (AAP) Transforming Institutions Strategic Programme to conduct research into diversity management. Read more.

SPMA student discusses anti- corruption reforms in Botswana at COPPR 2023

Marumo Omotoye, a second year PhD Public Policy candidate in the School of Public Management and Administration, participated in a roundtable discussion hosted by the University of Colorado Denver’s School of Public Affairs, USA, on the ‘Student Experience Applying the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF)’, which was led by Professors Kristin Olofsson (Oklahoma State University) and Paul Cairney (University of Stirling, UK). Read more.