Posted on April 21, 2023
Receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of Pretoria is “a huge honour and very unexpected”, says Dr Laurie Dippenaar a UP alumni and retired captain of industry who co-founded some of South Africa’s biggest and most successful financial institutions.
Posted on April 19, 2023
A food garden at UP’s Mamelodi Campus run by staff and student volunteers is not only helping to feed the community but also providing training to Mamelodi residents on how to grow their own vegetables.
Posted on April 19, 2023
UP will be awarding 11 908 qualifications during its Autumn Graduation season, which starts today,19 April 2023. Of the qualifications to be awarded at the 28 Autumn Graduation ceremonies, 201 are doctorates, 1 384 master’s degrees and 2 021 are honours degrees.
Posted on April 05, 2023
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) is now among an elite group of 6% of institutions worldwide accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International.
Posted on April 01, 2023
UP has achieved a 100% pass rate in the 2023 South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) Initial Test of Competence (ITC).
Posted on March 29, 2023
UP representatives meet with Ghent University delegation to discuss strengthening collaborations through transdisciplinary research, staff and student exchange, and forging new partnerships.
Posted on March 29, 2023
The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) at the University of Pretoria (UP) has once again demonstrated its academic excellence by retaining its position as a top performer in South Africa in the Accounting and Finance, and Economics and Econometrics subject areas in the 2023...
Posted on March 22, 2023
21 subjects offered at UP have been ranked in the 2023 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World Rankings by Subject. Of the 21 disciplines in which UP was ranked this year, eight are rated first in South Africa.
Posted on March 13, 2023
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Professor Rangan Gupta has been named the best scientist in the field of economics and finance in South Africa in the latest World Online Ranking of Best Economics & Finance Scientists report.
Posted on March 02, 2023
Dr Sansia Blackmore of the African Tax Institute writes that selfless pragmatism towards the greater good was absent during the 2023 State of the Nation address, when politicians in positions of privilege and power applauded the declaration that 'no one will be left behind.
Posted on March 01, 2023
The United Nations observes 1 March as Zero Discrimination Day. This annual celebration seeks to promote equality, inclusion and peace in an effort to bring an end to discrimination. Prof Nasima Carrim of the Department of Human Resource Management explains the various types of discrimination.
Posted on February 22, 2023
UP faculties took stock of lessons learnt and what still needs to be done to recognise and embrace different forms of knowledge at the University’s Senate Conference on Curriculum Transformation.
Posted on February 15, 2023
UP has partnered with Google to create mathematical models to increase the presence of Sesotho, Setswana, isiXhosa and Sepedi on the internet.
Posted on February 14, 2023
The South African Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Hub, hosted by UP, has revolutionised its search function to make it easier for policymakers and others to have quick access to relevant research about the SDGs.
Posted on December 22, 2022
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the world’s leading and largest professional body of management accountants, awarded the Department of Financial Management at the University of Pretoria (UP) – under its CIMA Academic Partner Excellence Award – the CGMA...
Posted on December 02, 2022
Academics in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences were recently honoured at the annual EMS awards ceremony, which recognises excellence in teaching and learning, research and media engagements.
Posted on November 28, 2022
The University of Pretoria's Albert Luthuli Leadership Institute (ALLI) has appointed well-known and respected scholar Prof Dan Banik from the University of Oslo as extraordinary professor.
Posted on November 18, 2022
UP lecturer and recent PhD graduate, Dr Stefan Bezuidenhout was announced as the top achiever in the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) 2022 thesis competition for PhD graduates in Accounting Sciences.
Posted on November 18, 2022
The Policy Support Initiative (PSI) is a partnership between the South African and German governments that links academic expertise in South Africa’s public universities with policymakers to support evidence-based policymaking.
Posted on November 09, 2022
The Disability Unit at the University of Pretoria awarded the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) second place in their Casual Day Sticker Competition.
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