Commercii committee closes their term with a big bang

Posted on October 15, 2019

The 2018/19 Executive Committee (EC) of Commercii, the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences’ faculty house, attended the UP Student Development Awards on 7 October 2019 at the Groenkloof Campus.

UP Student wins the 2019 SA Young Tax Professional of the Year competition

Posted on September 09, 2019

The Ernst & Young (EY) Young Tax Professional of the Year (YTPY) is a global competition open to students from universities internationally and is mainly directed at finding future tax leaders. The first leg of the competition runs in the specific countries, where (after a series of...

Financial Management staff bring smiles to Louis Botha Children’s Home

Posted on August 29, 2019

Staff from the Department of Financial Management recently brought smiles to residents of the Louis Botha Children’s Home. As part of its community service activity this year, the Department reached out to the Home to find out what its needs are and encouraged staff members to contribute...

Prospective EMS students win big on ChooseUP Day

Posted on August 23, 2019

Staff and students at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) welcomed thousands of prospective students who visited the University of Pretoria’s Hatfield Campus to attend #ChooseUP Day on 17 August 2019.

Academic excellence celebrated at the EMS Dean’s List Awards

Posted on August 01, 2019

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) hosted the annual Dean’s List Awards function on 23 July 2019, where top performers in the Faculty were celebrated for their outstanding academic achievements.

Leading Stanford accounting professor Mary Barth receives honorary doctorate from UP

Posted on April 08, 2019

“Follow your passion. If you follow your passion in your professional life, you will accomplish great things because your heart is engaged as well as your mind. Your work will be your hobby, which means you will find enjoyment in it.”

UP’s former Chartered Accounting students excel in SAICA exam

Posted on April 04, 2019

UP celebrates the achievements of three of its former Chartered Accounting (CA) students after they passed their second and final CA professional exam, the Assessment of Professional Competence of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), which was written in November 2018.

UP students first in their class in SAICA ITC Professional exam

Posted on April 01, 2019

UP’s average pass rate over the last 13 years is 94%