Avanade 15 for 15 Scholarship opens up a world of opportunities

Posted on June 13, 2016

Ms Sharné Werner, a second year Financial Science student at the University of Pretoria, is one of the University's five recipients of Avanade's 15 for 15 Scholarship.

Financial Management students compete in international competition

Posted on June 10, 2016

Two teams from the Department of Financial Management in UP's Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences advanced to the second round of the CFO Case Study Competition.

Exchange programme to China – a student’s perspective

Posted on June 08, 2016

A group of students from the Department of Auditing in UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences represented the University as exchange students at the Nanjing Audit University in China. Here is a glimpse into that experience by one of the participating students.

Human Resource Management lecturer represents SA at BRICS conference

Posted on June 07, 2016

Dr Paul Smit of the Department of Human Resource Management in UP's Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences attended an international BRICS conference in Moscow, Russia, from 24 to 26 May 2016.

Digital marketing is an entire world

Posted on June 07, 2016

Tuesday, 24 May 2016, was an exciting day for the Department of Marketing Management’s BEM 356 Practical Project students. The extraordinary Ms Mbali Zondo stood before the class, not only as an account manager at Cerebra (a social media agency), but also as a proud alumnus, having...

Marketing third-years in L'Oreal Brandstorm national finals

Posted on June 07, 2016

Three third-year students from the Department of Marketing Management were selected as national finalists in the prestigious L'Oreal Brandstorm competition of 2016.

Business Management celebrates its top achievers

Posted on June 03, 2016

Friday the 13th is usually surrounded by superstition and bad luck. However, for the Department of Business Management, Friday the 13th of May 2016 was a day of celebration and appreciation. This year, the annual top achievers function was held at the exquisite Chez Charlene venue, which hosted...

Let’s talk social media

Posted on June 02, 2016

Prof Melanie Wiese of the Department of Marketing Management attended a social media conference in Praque, Czech Republic, from 8 to 10 May 2016. Her paper, entitled ‘Perceptions, attitudes and behaviour towards advertising on Facebook’, was well suited to the conference theme,...