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  • Let’s talk social media

    Posted on June 02, 2016

    Prof Melanie Wiese of the Department of Marketing Management attended a social media conference in Praque, Czech Republic, from 8 to 10 May 2016. Her paper, entitled ‘Perceptions, attitudes and behaviour towards advertising on Facebook’, was well suited to the conference theme,...

  • Marketing students go on an exclusive Bridgestone plant tour

    Posted on May 26, 2016

    On Friday, 6 May 2016, the third-year Marketing Management Practical Project (BEM 356) team leaders were taken to the Bridgestone South Africa manufacturing plant in Brits to give them some insight into the Bridgestone tyre manufacturing process. The student team leaders were collected at UP by...

  • UP Financial Science student benefits from Avanade's 15 for 15 Scholarship Programme

    Posted on May 25, 2016

    Ms Lerato Tlokane is a second-year BCom (Financial Science) student at the University of Pretoria and one of the University's five recipients of Avanade's 15 for 15 Scholarship.

  • Leadership at the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership

    Posted on May 24, 2016

    Opinion piece by Professor Derick de Jongh, Director of the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership at the University of Pretoria.

  • Research on water tax featured as Editor's Pick on UNESCO forum

    Posted on May 24, 2016

    An article written by three staff members of UP's Department of Economics was featured as the Editor's Pick on the Global Water Forum, an online resource publishing concise, open-access articles from leading researchers on water governance, policy and science.

  • Debate on the national minimum wage hosted at UP

    Posted on May 19, 2016

    A debate on the national minimum wage was recently hosted by the Gauteng chapter of the South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW) and the Department of Mercantile Law on the Hatfield Campus of the University of Pretoria.

  • BANKSETA grant changes the lives of UP students

    Posted on May 17, 2016

    The Banking Sector Education and Training Authority (BANKSETA) changed the lives of 75 students when it donated R9 million to the University of Pretoria (UP) for student bursaries.

  • Thuthuka graduates celebrate their achievements

    Posted on May 06, 2016

    On 21 April 2016, 39 Thuthuka students received the BCom (Accounting Sciences) degree and 46 students received the BCom Honours (Accounting Sciences) degree and the Certificate in the Theory of Accountancy (CTA).

  • UP lecturer receives G200 Silver Angel Award

    Posted on May 04, 2016

    Ms Sedzani Siaga, a senior lecturer in the Department of Accounting at the University of Pretoria, was awarded a Silver Angel Award at the annual G200 Youth Forum, which was held in Germany in April this year.

  • Thuthuka star student graduates with honours

    Posted on April 22, 2016

    Azile Nkabinde, an academic trainee and until recently a student in the Chartered Accountant Programme at the University of Pretoria, is the first ever Thuthuka student who had completed the programme to subsequently pass SAICA’s Initial Test of Competence with honours and end among the top...

  • Human Resource Management lecturer invited to Armenia

    Posted on April 22, 2016

    Dr Paul Smit from the Department of Human Resource Management visited the Republic of Armenia from 7 to 11 April 2016 on invitation of Dr Ruben Elamiryan of the Public Administration Academy of Armenia.

  • Celebrating achievers in the Department of Marketing Management

    Posted on April 22, 2016

    The Department of Marketing Management's annual prize-giving function took place on 14 April 2016 at the High Performance Centre (hpc). During this event, the Department’s top performers were celebrated for their various achievements.

  • GfK Verein partnership going from strength to strength

    Posted on April 20, 2016

    On 14 April 2016, the graduation of 25 students in the GfK MPhil Marketing Research programme was celebrated. The MPhil Marketing Research programme was presented by the Department of Marketing Management in collaboration with GfK Verein.

  • Accounting team receives Teaching Excellence and Innovation Laureate Award

    Posted on April 11, 2016

    The exceptional academic achievement of Prof Steven Coetzee and Ms Astrid Schmulian of the Department of Accounting was recognised when they were announced as team winners of the Teaching Excellence and Innovation Laureate Award at the Annual UP Academic Achievers' Awards function, held on 5...

  • International meets local and connects over a traditional South African braai

    Posted on April 11, 2016

    Wednesday, 16 March 2016, was a memorable day for the BCom Marketing Management Honours class. The students met a group of management students from Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey, and hosted them in their class, followed by an informal braai sponsored by the visitors.

  • Report launch: 'Values as a Blueprint for Value Creation'

    Posted on April 01, 2016

    The research report titled 'Values as a Blueprint for Value Creation' was officially launched on 17 March 2016. This report was authored by the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL), within the Department of Business Management at the University of Pretoria.

  • One group’s will to excel

    Posted on March 30, 2016

    On 9 March, the BCom (Hons) Marketing Management class of 2016 presented to their first client, customer insights consultancy Consulta. There was an atmosphere of anxiety and excitement, as the students did not know what to expect.

  • UP-BANKSETA partnership changes the lives of students

    Posted on March 24, 2016

    When Prof Yolanda Jordaan, Head of the Department of Marketing Management, read that occupations in marketing and sales were identified amongst the top 100 national scarce skills in the country, she took action.

  • UP excels in the SAICA January 2016 ITC

    Posted on March 18, 2016

    The Chartered Accountancy students of the University of Pretoria have once again delivered an exceptional performance in the January 2016 Initial Test of Competence (ITC) of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).

  • Another chartered accountancy programme first for UP

    Posted on March 18, 2016

    Azile Nkabinde an academic trainee and recent student on the Chartered Accountant Programme at the University of Pretoria, is the first Thuthuka student in the programme to ever to pass SAICA's ITC exam (first professional exam for the CA qualification) with honours and to come in the Top 10.

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