News

  • JSE CEO discusses recent trends in financial markets

    Posted on August 11, 2016

    Ms Nicky Newton-King, CEO of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), addressed students and staff of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences on 4 August 2016, as part of the EMS Talk series.

  • SANRAL concludes research on the behaviour of road users

    Posted on August 04, 2016

    Enterprises UP, through the University of Pretoria's School of Public Management and Administration, was tasked with researching and drafting a curriculum for the Department of Education to use in primary school road safety education.

  • Prof Zinn receives global award

    Posted on August 02, 2016

    Prof Shirley Zinn, an extraordinary professor at the Department of Human Resource Management at the University of Pretoria, was honoured with a 2016 CEO Global Award.

  • Tax students network with future employers

    Posted on August 02, 2016

    Student society Tax@Tuks held its annual networking event on 26 July 2016, where students could network with potential future employers, personally hand in their CVs to firm representatives and learn more about career opportunities.

  • Re-appointment of Dean in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

    Posted on August 02, 2016

    The University is pleased to announce the re-appointment of Professor Elsabe Loots as Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences for a second term as from 1 August 2016.

  • High-level tax conference held at UP

    Posted on July 26, 2016

    A high-level conference held at the University of Pretoria earlier this month, brought together more than 150 delegates from an estimated 25 countries and international organisations to discuss measures that could be adopted by African countries to more effectively counter money laundering, tax...

  • Top tax debate learners visit UP as prospective students

    Posted on July 26, 2016

    The top three learners of this year's Lesotho high schools debate competition visited the University of Pretoria in June 2016 to get a clear perspective on the alternative career routes on offer, as well as the facilities available at UP.

  • Mr Humbani wins award for first journal article publication

    Posted on July 26, 2016

    Michael Humbani, lecturer in the Department of Marketing Management, received the award for the best first journal article published during a ceremony that was held by the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences in June 2015.

  • Premier management training programmes launched for the local taxi industry

    Posted on July 25, 2016

    Enterprises UP together with Toyota South Africa and the Department of Marketing Management recently launched two premier management training programmes geared towards upskilling the local taxi industry at Faircity Roodevallei Conference Centre outside Pretoria.

  • Business Management PhD students become SASIE fellows

    Posted on July 25, 2016

    Mrs Hajo Morallane and Mr Oluwafemi Joshua Dele-Ijagbulu, two PhD students in the Department of Business Management, received bursaries from the South African PhD Partnering Network for Inclusive Growth through Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SASIE Network).

  • 21st Century Challenges discussed at Elsevier’s Energy Systems Conference 2016

    Posted on July 22, 2016

    Prof Roula Inglesi-Lotz of the Department of Economics presented her research paper at the Energy Systems Conference 2016, themed ‘21st Century Challenges’, held at Westminster, London, on 14 and 15 June.

  • Student ad agencies wow in the exam for Gautrain

    Posted on July 22, 2016

    The Marketing Management honours students partnered with the Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) during the first semester for their practical marketing project. The students were challenged to create brand awareness by means of an integrated marketing communication (IMC) campaign for the Gautrain...

  • Science Communication in the spotlight at UP

    Posted on July 21, 2016

    The University recently launched Research Matters, an exciting new website that showcases and highlights some of its research and innovation output and emphasises the impact of this work in South Africa, Africa and globally.

  • Prof Nkomo wins prestigious award

    Posted on July 20, 2016

    Professor Stella Nkomo, Deputy Dean for Research and Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria, has been awarded the 2016 CEO Lifetime Country Achievement Award for South Africa.

  • Mining Resilience Research Centre established at the University of Pretoria

    Posted on July 19, 2016

    The newly established Mining Resilience Research Centre at UP will focus on multi-disciplinary research activities in the mining industry and developing lasting partnerships with leading international role players.

  • Marketing Management partners with Toyota SA to train the taxi industry

    Posted on July 18, 2016

    Two high quality, customised skills development programmes have been launched after UP and Toyota SA partnered to realise the shared dream of developing a special programme for the taxi industry. The Ses’fikile Programme on Management Principles and Practices is aimed at the executives in...

  • Students put knowledge to practice in disability sector

    Posted on July 15, 2016

    Third-year BAdmin Public Administration students were given the opportunity to make a difference in the disability sector by applying their skills to pre-identified organisations which do not receive government subsidies, lack a variety of skills and have a multitude of needs, as part of their...

  • GEM selects UP professor as national expert

    Posted on July 14, 2016

    Prof Alex Antonites, of the Department of Business Management in UP's Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, has been selected to participate as one of the national experts in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) South Africa report 2016.

  • Optimising the relationship between businesses and SMMEs

    Posted on July 01, 2016

    Enterprises University of Pretoria's Research Solutions recently hosted a business breakfast that focused on their total value chain service offering to support SMMEs throughout their entire lifecycle.

  • Multiplying customer value

    Posted on June 27, 2016

    In the first semester of 2016 the BCom Honours (Marketing Management) group from the University of Pretoria was offered the opportunity to work with Momentum Multiply on a client challenge.

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