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  • Tax students advises entrepreneurs in business incubator

    Posted on June 14, 2018

    Honours students from the Department of Taxation had the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills in a simulated training environment when they took part in a workplace simulation project on 29 May 2018, in collaboration with the Department of Business Management.

  • Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership hosts first ILA Conference in Africa

    Posted on June 05, 2018

    The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL) in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences hosted the International Leadership Association’s (ILA) first conference in Africa. The conference was attended by international delegates, most of whom were from the United...

  • Prof Jordaan wins best paper award

    Posted on May 22, 2018

    Prof Yolanda Jordaan, Head of the Department of Marketing Management, attended the 382nd International Conferences on Economics and Social Sciences (ICESS) in London on 7 May 2018. This conference is hosted by the Institute of Research Engineers and Scientists, which is a nonprofit organisation...

  • MCom alumnus appointed as presidential special investment envoy

    Posted on May 17, 2018

    Phumzile Langeni, Executive Chairperson of Afropulse Group and an alumnus of UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, was selected and appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to be a member of the four-person team to assist in raising R1,4 trillion foreign direct investment for...

  • BCom graduate receives Chancellor’s Award

    Posted on May 11, 2018

    At the University of Pretoria's recent Autumn Graduation Ceremony, Ms Emma Mashilo received the Chancellor’s Award for the best performance in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS).

  • South African Association for Energy Economics launched

    Posted on May 10, 2018

    Prof Roula Inglesi-Lotz from the Department of Economics is the founding President of the South African Association for Energy Economics (SAAEE), the 30th recognised affiliate of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), which was launched in Pretoria on 26 April 2018.

  • Prof Meiring recognised for contributions to assessment centres in SA

    Posted on April 12, 2018

    Prof Deon Meiring from the Department of Human Resource Management received a special recognition award for his significant contributions to the science and practice of assessment centres in South Africa. The award was made at the 38th Annual South African Assessment Centre Study Group (ACSG)...

  • Germany meets South Africa in Ecotourism

    Posted on April 11, 2018

    Prof Wolfgang Strasdas from the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development in Germany visited the honours class in Ecotourism at the University of Pretoria’s Hatfield Campus on 20 March 2018. As an expert in the field, he presented a noteworthy lecture on corporate social...

  • Two gold medals for Schoenmaker at Commonwealth Games

    Posted on April 07, 2018

    University of Pretoria student, Tatjana Schoenmaker has won the women's 100m breast stroke at the Commonwealth Games on Australia's Gold Coast, in addition to the 200m-breaststroke on Saturday.

  • Accounting students score 94.2% pass in ITC

    Posted on March 27, 2018

    The Faculty of Economic Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria is extremely proud of its students and staff and congratulates them on their results in the January 2018 Initial Test of Competence (ITC) of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).

  • UP renews extensive partnership with Kehl University

    Posted on March 09, 2018

    UP’s School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA) has renewed its Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) of Friendship and Cooperation with the Hochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung Kehl – University of Applied Sciences (Kehl University).

  • Microsoft and UNDP visit UP to discuss SDGs

    Posted on January 24, 2018

    As part of the University of Pretoria’s commitment to focus much of its research, teaching and community engagement on implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL) and Future Africa hosted representatives from Microsoft...

  • Corruption and state capture: Research gives 'voice' to ordinary South Africans

    Posted on December 07, 2017

    The Centre for Communication and Reputation Management at the University of Pretoria recently commissioned a study to explore the views of ordinary South Africans regarding corruption and state capture.

  • South Africa shines at the IAEP Conference

    Posted on December 01, 2017

    The Department of Auditing at the University of Pretoria was once again represented at the 11th annual Internal Auditing Education Partnership (IAEP) Leadership and Networking Conference in Orlando, Florida in the USA from 22 to 24 September 2017. The Conference was attended by a number of...

  • Transcultural Leadership Summit in Germany

    Posted on November 23, 2017

    Prof Derick de Jongh, Director of the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership at the University of Pretoria, participated in the Transcultural Leadership Summit that was hosted by the Zeppelin University Leadership Excellence Institute, on 16 and 17 November 2017.

  • Supply Chain Management degree programme to obtain European accreditation

    Posted on November 23, 2017

    The Department of Business Management at the University of Pretoria is the first South African university department to obtain European Logistics Association accreditation in recognition of the quality and standard of the BCom Supply Chain Management degree programme offered by this department in...

  • UP only SA university in top four to improve BRICS ranking

    Posted on November 23, 2017

    The University of Pretoria (UP) is ranked among the top 40 universities in the BRICS region, according to the QS BRICS University Rankings published last night. UP has improved its overall position in South Africa by moving from fourth place last year to third this year.

  • Regional General Equilibrium Modelling Course hosted at University of Pretoria

    Posted on November 22, 2017

    During the week of 18 to 22 September 2017, the Department of Economics in UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences hosted a Regional General Equilibrium Modelling training course in collaboration with colleagues from the Centre of Policy Studies in Melbourne, Australia.

  • Research at UP — a retrospective review now published

    Posted on November 22, 2017

    The production of the annual Research Review is always a highlight in the research calendar of the University of Pretoria, and the Research Review 2016 was no exception.

  • GIBS hosts 2017 EFMD Middle East and Africa Conference

    Posted on November 17, 2017

    The University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) recently hosted the 2017 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Middle East and Africa Conference.

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