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  • 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.

  • Developing marketers with a business and social conscience

    Posted on May 12, 2017

    The Department of Marketing Management was requested to share how it incorporates social responsibility into the curriculum during the steering committee of the University Social Responsibility Network's recent visit to the University.

  • Christmas came early for UP Marketing and Informatics students

    Posted on May 11, 2017

    Excitement filled the air as Professor Alta van der Merwe, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT) at UP welcomed and congratulated 80 students who were collectively awarded bursaries to the value of R7,1 million from the Banking Sector...

  • 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...

  • UP MasterCard Foundation Scholars graduate with distinctions

    Posted on May 10, 2017

    Two University of Pretoria (UP) graduates from the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program graduated with an astounding number of distinctions this term. Jackline Muhanika received 30 distinctions over the course of her studies, while Revingstone Mwalugha received 17.

  • Skills development for retail growth

    Posted on May 09, 2017

    Retail management training and excellence were celebrated at the fifth annual W&RSETA Retail Management Development Programme (RMDP) certificate ceremony.

  • 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...

  • Open Day 2017

    Posted on May 05, 2017

    On Saturday, 20 May 2017, the University of Pretoria will hold an open day for high school learners from Grades 9 to 12, and their families.

  • Against all odds

    Posted on April 24, 2017

    Regardt Verster, a rising cricket star and recent BCom (Business Management) graduate from the University of Pretoria, is an inspiration and an example of how, with determination and commitment, one can overcome adversity.

  • 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.

  • University of Pretoria celebrates student achievements at 2017 Autumn Graduation

    Posted on April 07, 2017

    More than 13 000 students will receive their degrees at the University of Pretoria's 2017 Autumn Graduation Ceremonies.

  • UP's CA-students once again shine in the January 2017 ITC

    Posted on March 31, 2017

    The Chartered Accountancy (CA) students of the University of Pretoria have once again delivered an exceptional performance in the January 2017 Initial Test of Competence (ITC) of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), with a first-time writer pass rate of 89,3%.

  • UP students to represent South Africa in 2017 KPMG International Case Competition

    Posted on March 29, 2017

    Two third-year BCom Accounting Sciences students, Erin de Hart and Daniel Hafner, have been selected as part of a four-member team that will represent South Africa at the 2017 KPMG International Case Competition (KICC).

  • The 4th International Conference on Responsible Leadership

    Posted on March 28, 2017

    The 4th International Conference on Responsible Leadership hosted by the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership and the Gordon Institute of Business Science in partnership with the Copenhagen Business School and the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative, was held in Johannesburg,...

  • Appointment of new Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies in EMS

    Posted on March 24, 2017

    The University of Pretoria is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Jenny Hoobler as Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, with effect from 1 April 2017.

  • GIBS Dean appointed as SABSA President

    Posted on March 24, 2017

    The South African Business School Association (SABSA) has appointed Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Dean, Professor Nicola Kleyn as its new President.

  • UP's Karl Frenzel named global Young Tax Professional of the Year 2016

    Posted on March 14, 2017

    Karl Frenzel, a BCom Accounting honours student at the University of Pretoria in 2016, has been awarded this year's Young Tax Professional of the Year title at the global final held in Amsterdam.

  • GIBS and Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership co-hosts International Conference

    Posted on March 14, 2017

    Responsible and effective leadership is under the spotlight this week at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) in Illovo, Johannesburg.

  • 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).

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