Thuthuka star student graduates with honours

Posted on April 22, 2016

Azile Nkabinde, an academic trainee and until recently a student in the Chartered Accountant Programme at the University of Pretoria, is the first ever Thuthuka student who had completed the programme to subsequently pass SAICA’s Initial Test of Competence with honours and end among the top...

Human Resource Management lecturer invited to Armenia

Posted on April 22, 2016

Dr Paul Smit from the Department of Human Resource Management visited the Republic of Armenia from 7 to 11 April 2016 on invitation of Dr Ruben Elamiryan of the Public Administration Academy of Armenia.

Celebrating achievers in the Department of Marketing Management

Posted on April 22, 2016

The Department of Marketing Management's annual prize-giving function took place on 14 April 2016 at the High Performance Centre (hpc). During this event, the Department’s top performers were celebrated for their various achievements.

GfK Verein partnership going from strength to strength

Posted on April 20, 2016

On 14 April 2016, the graduation of 25 students in the GfK MPhil Marketing Research programme was celebrated. The MPhil Marketing Research programme was presented by the Department of Marketing Management in collaboration with GfK Verein.

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.