Posted on June 23, 2015
The Supply Chain Management section in the Department of Business Management embarked on various industry-alliance projects in recent years. The purpose of this initiative is to close the gap between theory and practice and to produce highly innovative, creative and job-ready supply chain...
Posted on June 19, 2015
The recent 37th Annual SAPICS conference and exhibition held true to its long-standing reputation as the leading event in Africa for supply chain professionals. Two academic staff members and seven postgraduate students in Supply Chain Management attended the annual event held at Sun City from...
Posted on June 19, 2015
The supply chain industry faces a severe shortage of talent in a time when the demands on the profession have never been greater. Globalisation, uncertainty in the market, changes in demographics and the emergence of the supply chain as a strategic function are some of the factors that are...
Posted on June 19, 2015
At its awards function held on 10 June 2015, the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences celebrated excellence in research and teaching and learning during 2014, by awarding Research Excellence awards and Teaching and Learning Excellence awards to its staff members.
Posted on June 18, 2015
The Department of Marketing Management hosted two marketing research experts from market research institute GfK SE in May 2015. Mr Norbert Wirth, GfK SE’s Global Head of Data and Sciences based in London, presented a lecture on the role of smart data in the world we live in, and how social...
Posted on June 15, 2015
In celebration of Youth Day, the Department of Library Services invited former University of Pretoria (UP) student Benjamin Mbana, to present a talk at the Merensky 2 Library on 11 June.
Posted on June 12, 2015
The Department of Business Management recently appointed Dr John Maluleke as Honorary Professor in Logistics.
Posted on June 11, 2015
Prof Ronel Rensburg of the Communication Management Division was invited by the University of California at Berkeley as guest instructor of a flagship programme at its Center for Executive Education. The programme is presented during March and September. She was hosted by the Haas Business...
Posted on June 10, 2015
Dr Paul Smit, lecturer in the Department of Human Resource Management, is currently on a three-month staff exchange programme and research visit at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Posted on June 09, 2015
The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL) is proud to present its second annual report, entitled ‘Creating Value: Reflections from the ALCRL 2013/2014’. It reflects the extent to which the ALCRL has created value through its activities and achievements. Furthermore,...
Posted on June 08, 2015
More than 25 000 high school learners and parents stepped away from their weekend routine to take part in the University of Pretoria’s Open Day on 23 May 2015. The atmosphere on UP’s Hatfield Campus was energetic and the grounds was filled with enthusiastic high school learners...
Posted on June 03, 2015
Students from the Centre for International Education at the Washington and Lee University in the US visited the University of Pretoria on a 10-day trip to South Africa in May 2015 as part of their Tax Service Learning Course. While in South Africa, the group conducted training workshops on SEC...
Posted on June 03, 2015
Two staff members of the Department of Marketing Management, Prof Melanie Wiese and Ms Giselle du Plessis, were invited as speakers at the South African National Library and Information Consortium’s (SANLiC’s) annual conference, held 19-20 May 2015 in Johannesburg, with more than 120...
Posted on June 03, 2015
Worms and zombies, phishing and hacking, social engineering and mass mailing... These may sound like random words or phrases reminiscent of a science fiction novel, yet they fall under an umbrella term known as spamming. British born and bred, Mr Alastair Tempest from Conock Consultancy presented...
Posted on June 02, 2015
The Department of Human Resource Management recognised its undergraduate and postgraduate academic achievers at the recent 2015 departmental prize-giving ceremony.
Posted on May 26, 2015
On Wednesday, 6 May 2015 the BCom (Hons) Marketing Management students had the privilege of presenting digital marketing campaign ideas to a panel from Bosch.
Posted on May 26, 2015
In April 2015 the Marketing Management honours class had the privilege of listening to an alumnus from the Department, Mrs Nicolette Singh, who is currently Marketing Lead at Avanade SA. As the role of Marketing Lead is possibly one of the highest positions any marketing professional could reach,...
Posted on May 26, 2015
Mr Wynand Coetzer, Head of Strategy at Base2, a digital agency, presented a stimulating and fascinating guest lecture to the third-year Integrated Practical Project class on 5 May 2015.
Posted on May 26, 2015
Prof Alex Antonites of the Department of Business Management was the only South African expert elected by the World Intellectual Property Organisation as a panel member of the official global review of entrepreneurs, innovation and intellectual property, Innovating for Success Promoting the Use...
Posted on May 25, 2015
The University of Pretoria is proud that two of its students took top spots at the bursary awards ceremony of the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET), in association with the Shanduka Foundation.
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