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  • Prof Hoobler invited to serve on prestigious editorial board

    Posted on June 21, 2016

    Prof Jenny Hoobler, Acting Head of the Department of Human Resource Management, has been invited to join the editorial review board of the Academy of Management Journal, the top empirical journal in the field of management internationally.

  • Avanade 15 for 15 Scholarship opens up a world of opportunities

    Posted on June 13, 2016

    Ms Sharné Werner, a second year Financial Science student at the University of Pretoria, is one of the University's five recipients of Avanade's 15 for 15 Scholarship.

  • Financial Management students compete in international competition

    Posted on June 10, 2016

    Two teams from the Department of Financial Management in UP's Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences advanced to the second round of the CFO Case Study Competition.

  • Exchange programme to China – a student’s perspective

    Posted on June 08, 2016

    A group of students from the Department of Auditing in UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences represented the University as exchange students at the Nanjing Audit University in China. Here is a glimpse into that experience by one of the participating students.

  • Human Resource Management lecturer represents SA at BRICS conference

    Posted on June 07, 2016

    Dr Paul Smit of the Department of Human Resource Management in UP's Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences attended an international BRICS conference in Moscow, Russia, from 24 to 26 May 2016.

  • Digital marketing is an entire world

    Posted on June 07, 2016

    Tuesday, 24 May 2016, was an exciting day for the Department of Marketing Management’s BEM 356 Practical Project students. The extraordinary Ms Mbali Zondo stood before the class, not only as an account manager at Cerebra (a social media agency), but also as a proud alumnus, having...

  • Marketing third-years in L'Oreal Brandstorm national finals

    Posted on June 07, 2016

    Three third-year students from the Department of Marketing Management were selected as national finalists in the prestigious L'Oreal Brandstorm competition of 2016.

  • Business Management celebrates its top achievers

    Posted on June 03, 2016

    Friday the 13th is usually surrounded by superstition and bad luck. However, for the Department of Business Management, Friday the 13th of May 2016 was a day of celebration and appreciation. This year, the annual top achievers function was held at the exquisite Chez Charlene venue, which hosted...

  • Let’s talk social media

    Posted on June 02, 2016

    Prof Melanie Wiese of the Department of Marketing Management attended a social media conference in Praque, Czech Republic, from 8 to 10 May 2016. Her paper, entitled ‘Perceptions, attitudes and behaviour towards advertising on Facebook’, was well suited to the conference theme,...

  • Marketing students go on an exclusive Bridgestone plant tour

    Posted on May 26, 2016

    On Friday, 6 May 2016, the third-year Marketing Management Practical Project (BEM 356) team leaders were taken to the Bridgestone South Africa manufacturing plant in Brits to give them some insight into the Bridgestone tyre manufacturing process. The student team leaders were collected at UP by...

  • UP Financial Science student benefits from Avanade's 15 for 15 Scholarship Programme

    Posted on May 25, 2016

    Ms Lerato Tlokane is a second-year BCom (Financial Science) student at the University of Pretoria and one of the University's five recipients of Avanade's 15 for 15 Scholarship.

  • Leadership at the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership

    Posted on May 24, 2016

    Opinion piece by Professor Derick de Jongh, Director of the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership at the University of Pretoria.

  • Research on water tax featured as Editor's Pick on UNESCO forum

    Posted on May 24, 2016

    An article written by three staff members of UP's Department of Economics was featured as the Editor's Pick on the Global Water Forum, an online resource publishing concise, open-access articles from leading researchers on water governance, policy and science.

  • Debate on the national minimum wage hosted at UP

    Posted on May 19, 2016

    A debate on the national minimum wage was recently hosted by the Gauteng chapter of the South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW) and the Department of Mercantile Law on the Hatfield Campus of the University of Pretoria.

  • BANKSETA grant changes the lives of UP students

    Posted on May 17, 2016

    The Banking Sector Education and Training Authority (BANKSETA) changed the lives of 75 students when it donated R9 million to the University of Pretoria (UP) for student bursaries.

  • Thuthuka graduates celebrate their achievements

    Posted on May 06, 2016

    On 21 April 2016, 39 Thuthuka students received the BCom (Accounting Sciences) degree and 46 students received the BCom Honours (Accounting Sciences) degree and the Certificate in the Theory of Accountancy (CTA).

  • UP lecturer receives G200 Silver Angel Award

    Posted on May 04, 2016

    Ms Sedzani Siaga, a senior lecturer in the Department of Accounting at the University of Pretoria, was awarded a Silver Angel Award at the annual G200 Youth Forum, which was held in Germany in April this year.

  • Thuthuka star student graduates with honours

    Posted on April 22, 2016

    Azile Nkabinde, an academic trainee and until recently a student in the Chartered Accountant Programme at the University of Pretoria, is the first ever Thuthuka student who had completed the programme to subsequently pass SAICA’s Initial Test of Competence with honours and end among the top...

  • Human Resource Management lecturer invited to Armenia

    Posted on April 22, 2016

    Dr Paul Smit from the Department of Human Resource Management visited the Republic of Armenia from 7 to 11 April 2016 on invitation of Dr Ruben Elamiryan of the Public Administration Academy of Armenia.

  • Celebrating achievers in the Department of Marketing Management

    Posted on April 22, 2016

    The Department of Marketing Management's annual prize-giving function took place on 14 April 2016 at the High Performance Centre (hpc). During this event, the Department’s top performers were celebrated for their various achievements.

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