Three UP students attended the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program Convening

Posted on July 20, 2015

The MasterCard Foundation recently held its third Tertiary Scholars Program Convening in June during which university level scholars from across the Program came together to meet and talk about critical issues.

Cutting-edge training courses in Marketing Research to be offered from 2016

Posted on July 16, 2015

Following a programme review and extensive industry feedback, the format of the GfK programme in Marketing Research offered by the Department of Marketing Management at the University of Pretoria (UP) will be changed in 2016.

Prof Johann Kirsten appointed as editor of Agrekon

Posted on July 10, 2015

Prof Johann Kirsten, Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development was recently appointed as the Editor of Agrekon, published by Taylor and Francis and indexed by Scopus and Web of Science. He succeeds Prof André Jooste who was Agrekon editor since 2010.

Four doctorates graduate in Tourism Management

Posted on July 01, 2015

The Tourism Management Division – the smallest division in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences – proudly conferred four doctoral degrees at UP’s at 2015 Autumn Graduation Ceremony.

UP expert serves on international commission for programme accreditation

Posted on July 01, 2015

Professor Jerry Kuye from the School of Public Management and Administration in UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences was part of the international expert commission tasked with affording international accreditation to public administration programmes. The commission assembled at...

Communication Management’s top honours student for 2014 announced

Posted on June 26, 2015

Ms Deneil Habig completed her BCom(Hons) degree in Communication Management cum laude and top of her class at the end of 2014. She completed the BCom Marketing Management degree, also cum laude, at the end of 2013 and is currently enrolled for a postgraduate certificate in education through Unisa.

Financial management experts attend international conference in USA

Posted on June 25, 2015

Prof Frans Vermaak and Ms Elize Kirsten of the Department of Financial Management recently attended the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conference in Dallas, Texas, where they presented a research report entitled ‘Management of an Accounting...

Can financial advice act as a substitute for financial literacy?

Posted on June 23, 2015

Dr Michelle Reyers from the Department of Financial Management was invited to present a poster at the 2015 Boulder Summer Conference on Consumer Financial Decision Making, which took place in Colorado, USA, from 31 May to 2 June.