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  • Jazzing up leadership

    Posted on June 07, 2017

    In these complex times that we live in, leadership in its broadest form is faced with dire challenges. Prof Derick de Jongh, Director of the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership at the University of Pretoria explains that when faced with a complex society, new approaches to leadership...

  • EMS Autumn 2017 Graduations

    Posted on June 06, 2017

    The Autumn 2017 Graduation Ceremonies of UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences were recently held at the Rembrandt Hall at the LC de Villiers Sports Campus.

  • EMS Dean's List Awards function honours academic excellence

    Posted on June 06, 2017

    Prof Elsabé Loots, Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria, hosted top academic achievers in the Faculty at the prestigious annual Dean's List Awards function on 16 May 2017.

  • Tshwane leadership and management academy programme

    Posted on June 02, 2017

    The Tshwane leadership and management academy programme presented by the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership at the University of Pretoria focuses on responsible leadership and the effective implementation of the NDP (2030).

  • UP represented at conference on interdisciplinary business research

    Posted on May 25, 2017

    Prof Anské Grobler recently attended the Society of Interdisciplinary Business Research (SIBR) 2017 Conference on Interdisciplinary Business and Economic Research, hosted in Sydney on 15 and 16 April 2017.

  • Memorable moments: what makes a tourist experience?

    Posted on May 23, 2017

    A new feature has been published on Research Matters. This month the focus is on the work done by researchers in the Tourism Management Division in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences.

  • Marketing Professor receives NRF rating

    Posted on May 23, 2017

    Prof Pierre Mostert of the Department of Marketing Management was honoured at the University of Pretoria's Academic Achievers Awards, held on 9 May 2017, for his National Research Foundation (NRF) rating.

  • GIBS continues to dominate the Financial Times Executive Education Rankings in Africa

    Posted on May 16, 2017

    The University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) has continued its rise in the esteemed annual UK Financial Times Executive Education Rankings, which were recently announced.

  • EMS academics celebrated at UP Academic Achievers Awards

    Posted on May 15, 2017

    A number of academics from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences were celebrated when the University of Pretoria hosted its annual Academic Achievers Awards on 9 May 2017.

  • Developing marketers with a business and social conscience

    Posted on May 12, 2017

    The Department of Marketing Management was requested to share how it incorporates social responsibility into the curriculum during the steering committee of the University Social Responsibility Network's recent visit to the University.

  • Christmas came early for UP Marketing and Informatics students

    Posted on May 11, 2017

    Excitement filled the air as Professor Alta van der Merwe, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT) at UP welcomed and congratulated 80 students who were collectively awarded bursaries to the value of R7,1 million from the Banking Sector...

  • Top Marketing students take centre stage

    Posted on May 11, 2017

    Bright and early on the morning of 25 April 2017, the Department of Marketing Management welcomed its top achievers and their families/partners to the annual Marketing Management prize-giving function. The High Performance Centre at the University of Pretoria served as a suitable venue for the...

  • UP MasterCard Foundation Scholars graduate with distinctions

    Posted on May 10, 2017

    Two University of Pretoria (UP) graduates from the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program graduated with an astounding number of distinctions this term. Jackline Muhanika received 30 distinctions over the course of her studies, while Revingstone Mwalugha received 17.

  • Skills development for retail growth

    Posted on May 09, 2017

    Retail management training and excellence were celebrated at the fifth annual W&RSETA Retail Management Development Programme (RMDP) certificate ceremony.

  • Communication Management Division hosts awards ceremony

    Posted on May 08, 2017

    On Wednesday, 26 April 2017, the Communication Management Division held its annual awards ceremony to celebrate top achievers. This event followed the autumn graduation ceremony that took place on Thursday, 25 April 2017, where 18 undergraduate students, 33 honours students and a remarkable 26...

  • Open Day 2017

    Posted on May 05, 2017

    On Saturday, 20 May 2017, the University of Pretoria will hold an open day for high school learners from Grades 9 to 12, and their families.

  • Against all odds

    Posted on April 24, 2017

    Regardt Verster, a rising cricket star and recent BCom (Business Management) graduate from the University of Pretoria, is an inspiration and an example of how, with determination and commitment, one can overcome adversity.

  • A first as GIBS graduate celebrates PhD in her mother tongue

    Posted on April 13, 2017

    During the recent Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) graduation ceremony at the University of Pretoria, PhD graduate Anastacia Mamabolo's abstract was read out in Sepedi.

  • GIBS graduate receives 2016 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award

    Posted on April 13, 2017

    Philip Maxton, who recently graduated with a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from the University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), has been presented with the 2016 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award.

  • University of Pretoria celebrates student achievements at 2017 Autumn Graduation

    Posted on April 07, 2017

    More than 13 000 students will receive their degrees at the University of Pretoria's 2017 Autumn Graduation Ceremonies.

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