Posted on April 15, 2021
As the country continues to grapple with funding issues in higher education, the University of Pretoria (UP)’s Accounting programme has developed an innovative student support programme called the FIT programme. The programme aims to help students studying towards becoming a chartered...
Posted on April 12, 2021
Internationally acknowledged for conducting capacity-building projects to empower individuals through Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Business Sustainability, alumna Retha Wiesner, Professor of Human Resource Management and Entrepreneurial Behaviour at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ)...
Posted on April 06, 2021
Currently Professor in the Accounting Group of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University in the USA, Prof Tim Rupert also finds his work as extraordinary professor in the Department of Accounting at the University of Pretoria (UP) most rewarding. “Helping a...
Posted on March 31, 2021
Stanley Mabuka, a master’s degree student in Economics at the University of Pretoria (UP), was recently named first runner-up in the postgraduate category of the 2020 Nedbank & Old Mutual Budget Speech Competition.
Posted on March 29, 2021
Throughout his academic career stretching over four decades, Professor Stephen Hall, head of Department of Economics at Leicester University in the UK and Extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria (UP), has made a massive contribution as a lecturer, researcher, external examiner,...
Posted on March 24, 2021
Old work habits need to be replaced with new habits, say experts from UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences.
Posted on March 23, 2021
Been there, done that...got the T-shirt. This, in casual terms, sums up the sterling career of esteemed alumnus, Dr Marius Koen. After having completed his practical training at a South African auditing firm, he joined UP as lecturer and professor where he served for nearly two decades while also...
Posted on March 15, 2021
Whether it is in the “world of pretty things” or in the academic field, alumna Michelle D is driven to achieve success. Working in tandem as a part-time lecturer at UP and as an entrepreneur, she has done just that. With her sights now firmly set on attaining her PhD, and her Macaroon...
Posted on March 15, 2021
The University of Pretoria has retained its number one spot in the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (SAICA) Initial Test of Competence (ITC), based on the recently released results. UP took the first position in the November 2020 ITC, as well as first position when...
Posted on March 10, 2021
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) distinguishes the University of Pretoria for its outstanding contribution to the accounting profession
Posted on March 09, 2021
UP is the domestic leader in four subjects: Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Mathematics; and Accounting and Finance.
Posted on March 08, 2021
For over thirty years, Prof Adré Schreuder’s career has been closely entwined with the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) at UP. From 1988, when he accepted a position as lecturer at EMS, rising in the 1990s to Head of the Department, then as founder of the Faculty’s...
Posted on March 02, 2021
As more professionals look to build careers in the complex field of insolvency and business rescue, UP’s EMS and Law faculties introduce a new master’s degree in this subject.
Posted on March 01, 2021
The key to successful tertiary studies is to treat them as a full-time job and to use the entire support system available – professors, mentors, tutors, fellow students, friends and family. This is esteemed alumna, Dr Jessika Bohlmann’s advice for current students. And this is...
Posted on February 26, 2021
“Mboweni came out of this Budget round unscathed, like Houdini, even though he seemed stuck,” writes Prof Jan H van Heerden of UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences on this year’s Budget Speech.
Posted on February 22, 2021
Not only did his studies at UP provide him with a broad view on matters of governance and processes that are involved in the running of the state, it also exposed him to the intricacies of government by delving deeper into the evolution of public administration as a function, says alumnus Samkelo...
Posted on February 15, 2021
His PhD studies at UP greatly assisted him to reach the pinnacle of formal academic achievement. Currently serving as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs) and Professor of Public Sector Management, with speciality in Leadership, Human Resource Strategy and Public Policy Management, at...
Posted on February 08, 2021
“We want a better life for all South Africans; we want to realise social cohesion and harmony. To this end, South Africa needs real leadership to lead us to the future we want to see. We want to see economic development that ensures South Africans a good quality of life, we want to see...
Posted on February 03, 2021
As is often the case during economic crises such, there are winners and losers, and in this case, it is the least skilled workers and poor females who suffer the most, say UP researchers.
Posted on February 01, 2021
“An academic qualification puts one in a position of responsibility: A responsibility to advance the field of your study and to use it to improve the fate of society and better the destiny of our planet.” This advice of esteemed alumnus, Dr Andries Terblanche, for current students,...
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