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  • Premier management training programmes launched for the local taxi industry

    Posted on July 25, 2016

    Enterprises UP together with Toyota South Africa and the Department of Marketing Management recently launched two premier management training programmes geared towards upskilling the local taxi industry at Faircity Roodevallei Conference Centre outside Pretoria.

  • Business Management PhD students become SASIE fellows

    Posted on July 25, 2016

    Mrs Hajo Morallane and Mr Oluwafemi Joshua Dele-Ijagbulu, two PhD students in the Department of Business Management, received bursaries from the South African PhD Partnering Network for Inclusive Growth through Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SASIE Network).

  • 21st Century Challenges discussed at Elsevier’s Energy Systems Conference 2016

    Posted on July 22, 2016

    Prof Roula Inglesi-Lotz of the Department of Economics presented her research paper at the Energy Systems Conference 2016, themed ‘21st Century Challenges’, held at Westminster, London, on 14 and 15 June.

  • Student ad agencies wow in the exam for Gautrain

    Posted on July 22, 2016

    The Marketing Management honours students partnered with the Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) during the first semester for their practical marketing project. The students were challenged to create brand awareness by means of an integrated marketing communication (IMC) campaign for the Gautrain...

  • Science Communication in the spotlight at UP

    Posted on July 21, 2016

    The University recently launched Research Matters, an exciting new website that showcases and highlights some of its research and innovation output and emphasises the impact of this work in South Africa, Africa and globally.

  • Prof Nkomo wins prestigious award

    Posted on July 20, 2016

    Professor Stella Nkomo, Deputy Dean for Research and Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria, has been awarded the 2016 CEO Lifetime Country Achievement Award for South Africa.

  • Mining Resilience Research Centre established at the University of Pretoria

    Posted on July 19, 2016

    The newly established Mining Resilience Research Centre at UP will focus on multi-disciplinary research activities in the mining industry and developing lasting partnerships with leading international role players.

  • Marketing Management partners with Toyota SA to train the taxi industry

    Posted on July 18, 2016

    Two high quality, customised skills development programmes have been launched after UP and Toyota SA partnered to realise the shared dream of developing a special programme for the taxi industry. The Ses’fikile Programme on Management Principles and Practices is aimed at the executives in...

  • Students put knowledge to practice in disability sector

    Posted on July 15, 2016

    Third-year BAdmin Public Administration students were given the opportunity to make a difference in the disability sector by applying their skills to pre-identified organisations which do not receive government subsidies, lack a variety of skills and have a multitude of needs, as part of their...

  • GEM selects UP professor as national expert

    Posted on July 14, 2016

    Prof Alex Antonites, of the Department of Business Management in UP's Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, has been selected to participate as one of the national experts in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) South Africa report 2016.

  • Optimising the relationship between businesses and SMMEs

    Posted on July 01, 2016

    Enterprises University of Pretoria's Research Solutions recently hosted a business breakfast that focused on their total value chain service offering to support SMMEs throughout their entire lifecycle.

  • Multiplying customer value

    Posted on June 27, 2016

    In the first semester of 2016 the BCom Honours (Marketing Management) group from the University of Pretoria was offered the opportunity to work with Momentum Multiply on a client challenge.

  • Prof Hoobler invited to serve on prestigious editorial board

    Posted on June 21, 2016

    Prof Jenny Hoobler, Acting Head of the Department of Human Resource Management, has been invited to join the editorial review board of the Academy of Management Journal, the top empirical journal in the field of management internationally.

  • Avanade 15 for 15 Scholarship opens up a world of opportunities

    Posted on June 13, 2016

    Ms Sharné Werner, a second year Financial Science student at the University of Pretoria, is one of the University's five recipients of Avanade's 15 for 15 Scholarship.

  • Financial Management students compete in international competition

    Posted on June 10, 2016

    Two teams from the Department of Financial Management in UP's Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences advanced to the second round of the CFO Case Study Competition.

  • Exchange programme to China – a student’s perspective

    Posted on June 08, 2016

    A group of students from the Department of Auditing in UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences represented the University as exchange students at the Nanjing Audit University in China. Here is a glimpse into that experience by one of the participating students.

  • Human Resource Management lecturer represents SA at BRICS conference

    Posted on June 07, 2016

    Dr Paul Smit of the Department of Human Resource Management in UP's Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences attended an international BRICS conference in Moscow, Russia, from 24 to 26 May 2016.

  • Digital marketing is an entire world

    Posted on June 07, 2016

    Tuesday, 24 May 2016, was an exciting day for the Department of Marketing Management’s BEM 356 Practical Project students. The extraordinary Ms Mbali Zondo stood before the class, not only as an account manager at Cerebra (a social media agency), but also as a proud alumnus, having...

  • Marketing third-years in L'Oreal Brandstorm national finals

    Posted on June 07, 2016

    Three third-year students from the Department of Marketing Management were selected as national finalists in the prestigious L'Oreal Brandstorm competition of 2016.

  • Business Management celebrates its top achievers

    Posted on June 03, 2016

    Friday the 13th is usually surrounded by superstition and bad luck. However, for the Department of Business Management, Friday the 13th of May 2016 was a day of celebration and appreciation. This year, the annual top achievers function was held at the exquisite Chez Charlene venue, which hosted...

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