EMS academics celebrated at UP Academic Achievers Awards

Posted on May 15, 2017

A number of academics from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences were celebrated when the University of Pretoria hosted its annual Academic Achievers Awards on 9 May 2017.

Top Marketing students take centre stage

Posted on May 11, 2017

Bright and early on the morning of 25 April 2017, the Department of Marketing Management welcomed its top achievers and their families/partners to the annual Marketing Management prize-giving function. The High Performance Centre at the University of Pretoria served as a suitable venue for the...

Communication Management Division hosts awards ceremony

Posted on May 08, 2017

On Wednesday, 26 April 2017, the Communication Management Division held its annual awards ceremony to celebrate top achievers. This event followed the autumn graduation ceremony that took place on Thursday, 25 April 2017, where 18 undergraduate students, 33 honours students and a remarkable 26...

A first as GIBS graduate celebrates PhD in her mother tongue

Posted on April 13, 2017

During the recent Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) graduation ceremony at the University of Pretoria, PhD graduate Anastacia Mamabolo's abstract was read out in Sepedi.

GIBS graduate receives 2016 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award

Posted on April 13, 2017

Philip Maxton, who recently graduated with a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from the University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), has been presented with the 2016 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award.

EMS tops the local 2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject

Posted on March 09, 2017

This year's edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject was published on 8 March 2017. The University of Pretoria has been ranked first in South Africa for Accounting and Finance, and placed in the 151–200 band (the top 4% of all participating institutions worldwide).

UP researchers recognised on Brigham Young University Accounting Research Rankings

Posted on February 28, 2017

The Brigham Young Accounting Research Rankings have been released, reflecting authors and institutions that actively publish in the leading US accounting and related research journals.

Prof Ernie Heath wins Best Teacher Award

Posted on February 28, 2017

Prof Ernie Heath has received the Best Teacher Award for 2015/2016 in the International Tourism Management MBA Programme at the International Graduate Centre, Bremen City University of Applied Sciences, Germany, where he was a visiting professor. What makes this award special is that the...