Posted on July 22, 2015
Since the beginning of 2015, Research Tuesdays has become a permanent feature on the the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL) calendar. The aim of these sessions is to gather all our PhD students to share their research progress and challenges, as well as to invite experts...
Posted on July 22, 2015
Every year Child Welfare Tshwane invites the community of Pretoria to give only 67 minutes of its time on Mandela Day, 18 July, towards inspiring individuals to instil positivity within the community.
Posted on July 20, 2015
Dr Willem Fourie from the Department of Dogmatics and Christian Ethics in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria, in collaboration with Suzanne van der Merwe and Ben van der Merwe, both from the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership, recently published an informative and...
Posted on July 20, 2015
The MasterCard Foundation recently held its third Tertiary Scholars Program Convening in June during which university level scholars from across the Program came together to meet and talk about critical issues.
Posted on July 16, 2015
Following a programme review and extensive industry feedback, the format of the GfK programme in Marketing Research offered by the Department of Marketing Management at the University of Pretoria (UP) will be changed in 2016.
Posted on July 10, 2015
Prof Johann Kirsten, Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development was recently appointed as the Editor of Agrekon, published by Taylor and Francis and indexed by Scopus and Web of Science. He succeeds Prof André Jooste who was Agrekon editor since 2010.
Posted on July 01, 2015
The Tourism Management Division – the smallest division in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences – proudly conferred four doctoral degrees at UP’s at 2015 Autumn Graduation Ceremony.
Posted on July 01, 2015
Professor Jerry Kuye from the School of Public Management and Administration in UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences was part of the international expert commission tasked with affording international accreditation to public administration programmes. The commission assembled at...
Posted on June 26, 2015
Ms Deneil Habig completed her BCom(Hons) degree in Communication Management cum laude and top of her class at the end of 2014. She completed the BCom Marketing Management degree, also cum laude, at the end of 2013 and is currently enrolled for a postgraduate certificate in education through Unisa.
Posted on June 25, 2015
Prof Frans Vermaak and Ms Elize Kirsten of the Department of Financial Management recently attended the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conference in Dallas, Texas, where they presented a research report entitled ‘Management of an Accounting...
Posted on June 23, 2015
Dr Michelle Reyers from the Department of Financial Management was invited to present a poster at the 2015 Boulder Summer Conference on Consumer Financial Decision Making, which took place in Colorado, USA, from 31 May to 2 June.
Posted on June 23, 2015
The honours students of the Department of Marketing Management had to conceptualise a promotional video for the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS), through means of a storyboard. A storyboard, according to Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese, is the way to visualise the entire...
Posted on June 23, 2015
The Supply Chain Management section in the Department of Business Management embarked on various industry-alliance projects in recent years. The purpose of this initiative is to close the gap between theory and practice and to produce highly innovative, creative and job-ready supply chain...
Posted on June 19, 2015
The recent 37th Annual SAPICS conference and exhibition held true to its long-standing reputation as the leading event in Africa for supply chain professionals. Two academic staff members and seven postgraduate students in Supply Chain Management attended the annual event held at Sun City from...
Posted on June 19, 2015
The supply chain industry faces a severe shortage of talent in a time when the demands on the profession have never been greater. Globalisation, uncertainty in the market, changes in demographics and the emergence of the supply chain as a strategic function are some of the factors that are...
Posted on June 19, 2015
At its awards function held on 10 June 2015, the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences celebrated excellence in research and teaching and learning during 2014, by awarding Research Excellence awards and Teaching and Learning Excellence awards to its staff members.
Posted on June 18, 2015
The Department of Marketing Management hosted two marketing research experts from market research institute GfK SE in May 2015. Mr Norbert Wirth, GfK SE’s Global Head of Data and Sciences based in London, presented a lecture on the role of smart data in the world we live in, and how social...
Posted on June 15, 2015
In celebration of Youth Day, the Department of Library Services invited former University of Pretoria (UP) student Benjamin Mbana, to present a talk at the Merensky 2 Library on 11 June.
Posted on June 12, 2015
The Department of Business Management recently appointed Dr John Maluleke as Honorary Professor in Logistics.
Posted on June 11, 2015
Prof Ronel Rensburg of the Communication Management Division was invited by the University of California at Berkeley as guest instructor of a flagship programme at its Center for Executive Education. The programme is presented during March and September. She was hosted by the Haas Business...
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