Accounting team receives Teaching Excellence and Innovation Laureate Award

Posted on April 11, 2016

The exceptional academic achievement of Prof Steven Coetzee and Ms Astrid Schmulian of the Department of Accounting was recognised when they were announced as team winners of the Teaching Excellence and Innovation Laureate Award at the Annual UP Academic Achievers' Awards function, held on 5...

International meets local and connects over a traditional South African braai

Posted on April 11, 2016

Wednesday, 16 March 2016, was a memorable day for the BCom Marketing Management Honours class. The students met a group of management students from Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey, and hosted them in their class, followed by an informal braai sponsored by the visitors.

Report launch: 'Values as a Blueprint for Value Creation'

Posted on April 01, 2016

The research report titled 'Values as a Blueprint for Value Creation' was officially launched on 17 March 2016. This report was authored by the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL), within the Department of Business Management at the University of Pretoria.

One group’s will to excel

Posted on March 30, 2016

On 9 March, the BCom (Hons) Marketing Management class of 2016 presented to their first client, customer insights consultancy Consulta. There was an atmosphere of anxiety and excitement, as the students did not know what to expect.

UP-BANKSETA partnership changes the lives of students

Posted on March 24, 2016

When Prof Yolanda Jordaan, Head of the Department of Marketing Management, read that occupations in marketing and sales were identified amongst the top 100 national scarce skills in the country, she took action.

UP excels in the SAICA January 2016 ITC

Posted on March 18, 2016

The Chartered Accountancy students of the University of Pretoria have once again delivered an exceptional performance in the January 2016 Initial Test of Competence (ITC) of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).

Another chartered accountancy programme first for UP

Posted on March 18, 2016

Azile Nkabinde an academic trainee and recent student on the Chartered Accountant Programme at the University of Pretoria, is the first Thuthuka student in the programme to ever to pass SAICA's ITC exam (first professional exam for the CA qualification) with honours and to come in the Top 10.

UP student is international body's face for March

Posted on March 11, 2016

Ms Whelna Crous, a University of Pretoria alumna who completed her honours degree in Internal Auditing at the end of last year, has been chosen as The Next Generation of Internal Audit's face for March.