Posted on June 07, 2021
Where there is a will, there is a way. Esteemed alumnus, Russell du Preez (52), founder and chairman of investment house RussellStone Group and owner of the popular Pretoria eatery, Varsity Bakery, clearly demonstrated this when he recently graduated with a Master’s degree in Agricultural...
Posted on June 04, 2021
UP’s Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership has been repositioned as the Albert Luthuli Leadership Institute.
Posted on May 31, 2021
“South Africa can do more to support small businesses. As a country, we must give small businesses space to trade. We cannot complain about unemployment rates in the country whilst chasing small businesses away from economic hubs,” stresses Dr Evelyn Thsehla. Having recently obtained...
Posted on May 26, 2021
Nine top-performing UP graduates have been awarded the Vice‐Chancellor and Principal's medal for their consistently excellent performance through their undergraduate studies.
Posted on May 24, 2021
Having recently obtained her PhD in Tourism Management from UP, Dr Liandi Slabbert’s immediate pursuit is to use the knowledge she gained from her doctorate to help protected areas apply the research available to them more efficiently. “As the custodians of natural, historical and...
Posted on May 21, 2021
“I would definitely recommend UP because of the high-quality standard of learning and the professionalism.” – Claudia Ndaba, ANC MP.
Posted on May 20, 2021
UP recently hosted Africa’s first Nobel Prize Dialogue, which featured, among others, five Nobel Prize laureates.
Posted on May 17, 2021
Firmly believing that learning is a privilege and an opportunity to change oneself and your life, Dr Xolani Sibande has done just that to reach the pinnacle of academic and professional success. As an economist, he had made, and continues to make, a contribution to macroeconomic analysis and...
Posted on May 11, 2021
Investment officer Russell du Preez (52), founder and chairman of investment house RussellStone Group and an owner of the popular Pretoria eatery Varsity Bakery, graduated with a master’s degree in Agricultural Economics during the University of Pretoria’s (UP) autumn 2021 graduation...
Posted on May 10, 2021
Prof Lisa Marriott, Professor of Taxation at the School of Accounting and Commercial Law at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand commenced her three-year term as extraordinary professor at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) on 1...
Posted on May 06, 2021
With the uncertainty around the pandemic, care is the most important attribute to keeping your team engaged and motivated, say UP Professor Alewyn Nel and master’s degree candidate Joey Mongalo.
Posted on May 03, 2021
The over-arching goal that permeates the research of Professor Chris Evans, an extraordinary professor in the Department of Taxation, is to explore, create and develop more citizen-centric approaches to the way in which the tax system of any country impacts upon its populations. Throughout his...
Posted on April 28, 2021
Mónica Manilal received the Vice‐Chancellor and Principal's medal for excellent undergraduate academic achievement in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, when her BCom Financial Sciences degree was conferred on her on 28 April 2021.
Posted on April 28, 2021
Accounting academic trainee Coenraad Middel received his Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting Sciences on 28 April 2021. However, his talents stretch much further than his BCom studies and includes a passion for music and leadership.
Posted on April 26, 2021
After sadly losing her aunt to diabetes, Masedikwe Evelyn Thsehla decided to research the effect of this illness on the South African economy. She was awarded her PhD in Economics for this important research on 26 April 2021.
Posted on April 26, 2021
The University of Pretoria (UP)’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) has conferred an honorary doctorate (honoris causa) in Economics on Professor Peter Dixon during its Autumn 2021 graduation session.
Posted on April 23, 2021
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences wishes to congratulate all its Autumn 2021 graduates, who will be awarded their degrees during a series of virtual graduation ceremonies. A total of 16 doctorate degrees, 257 Master’s degrees, 422 Honours...
Posted on April 23, 2021
Michàel van Schalkwyk, who was selected by Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) alumnus and former JSE CEO Russel Loubser as this year’s Russell Loubser/JSE Bursary Prize Winner from a shortlist of four Accounting Sciences, Financial Sciences and Investment Management top...
Posted on April 19, 2021
The BCom Honours (Marketing Management) Class of 2021 began the year with a sport-themed client challenge. As part of the apprentice-style approach adopted for the honours degree, students are presented with actual challenges faced by industry partners, and are required to present a solution to...
Posted on April 19, 2021
Having been around for roughly 900 years, universities have gone through many structural changes, conflict, destruction, rebirth and reconstruction. And they have always managed to survive or to adapt to new realities, Prof Manoel Bittencourt, extraordinary professor at UP, specialising in...
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