Marketing students proudly serving Hatfield

Posted on June 14, 2018

The Marketing Management honours students were tasked to create awareness among UP students about the Hatfield City Improvement District (Hatfield CID) and the services it offers.

Taxation attends local and global conferences

Posted on June 14, 2018

In May 2018 Mr Rudi Oosthuizen and Ms Nicola Hlongwane of the Department of Taxation in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences accompanied the 2018 Tax honours students to the 6th Annual SA Institute of Tax Professionals (SAIT) Tax Student Conference.

Tax students advises entrepreneurs in business incubator

Posted on June 14, 2018

Honours students from the Department of Taxation had the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills in a simulated training environment when they took part in a workplace simulation project on 29 May 2018, in collaboration with the Department of Business Management.

Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership hosts first ILA Conference in Africa

Posted on June 05, 2018

The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL) in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences hosted the International Leadership Association’s (ILA) first conference in Africa. The conference was attended by international delegates, most of whom were from the United...

Prof Jordaan wins best paper award

Posted on May 22, 2018

Prof Yolanda Jordaan, Head of the Department of Marketing Management, attended the 382nd International Conferences on Economics and Social Sciences (ICESS) in London on 7 May 2018. This conference is hosted by the Institute of Research Engineers and Scientists, which is a nonprofit organisation...

MCom alumnus appointed as presidential special investment envoy

Posted on May 17, 2018

Phumzile Langeni, Executive Chairperson of Afropulse Group and an alumnus of UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, was selected and appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to be a member of the four-person team to assist in raising R1,4 trillion foreign direct investment for...

BCom graduate receives Chancellor’s Award

Posted on May 11, 2018

At the University of Pretoria's recent Autumn Graduation Ceremony, Ms Emma Mashilo received the Chancellor’s Award for the best performance in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS).

South African Association for Energy Economics launched

Posted on May 10, 2018

Prof Roula Inglesi-Lotz from the Department of Economics is the founding President of the South African Association for Energy Economics (SAAEE), the 30th recognised affiliate of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), which was launched in Pretoria on 26 April 2018.