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GSTM lecturer receives international recognition

Posted by: Graduate School of Technology Management

17 September 2018

The International Project Management Association (IPMA) is a global project management organization with 40,000 members in more than 60 countries. IPMA annually rewards two top researchers in project management from the global project management research community. One of these annual rewards goes to the “Young Researcher of the Year”. The 2018 Global Research Award as Young Researcher has been bestowed on Dr Taryn Bond-Barnard, a Senior Lecturer of the GSTM (Graduate School of Technology Management), University of Pretoria.

Inaugural Address by Prof. E. van der Lingen, Chair: Graduate School of Technology Management and Head of Department: Engineering and Technology Management

Posted by: Graduate School of Technology Management

31 July 2018

Congratulations to The Chair of the Graduate School of Technology Management, Prof Elma van der Lingen for her Inaugural Address on 24 July 2018 at the Senate Hall. The topic was “Managing innovation in a technology dominated world”.

Project Management Summit 2019 – Call for Presentations (Extended Deadline: 15 July 2018

Posted by: Graduate School of Technology Management

03 July 2018

“Projectification of South Africa Building capacity to lead and succeed” Extended Deadline: 15 July 2018

Why manufacturing a key vaccine in South Africa is so important

Posted by: Graduate School of Technology Management

14 May 2018

Prof David Walwyn’s article on “Why manufacturing a key vaccine in South Africa is so important” has been published on The Conversation.

E-book Publication, Prof Joe Amadi-Echendu

Posted by: Graduate School of Technology Management

04 May 2018

As Head of the Department, I would like to congratulate Prof Joe Amadi-Echendu with reaching the top 25% most downloaded eBooks in the relevant eBook Collection in 2017 with his book 9th WCEAM Research Papers. Since its online publication on January 19, 2016, there has been a total of 26,503 chapter - ISBN 978-3-319-15536-4

Drs George Mulamula and Petrus Letaba complied with the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Technology Management.

Posted by: Graduate School of Technology Management

03 May 2018

Prof Elma van der Lingen. Chair: Graduate School of Technology Management would like to congratulate Drs George Mulamula and Petrus Letaba who have complied with the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Technology Management.

Staff exchange with the Erasmus+ program from Vilnius Gedimino Technical University in Lithuania.

Posted by: Graduate School of Technology Management

02 May 2018

Prof Vida Davidavičienė and Prof Julius Griškevičius recently visited the GSTM at University of Pretoria in February 2018 on a staff exchange with the Erasmus+ program from Vilnius Gedimino Technical University in Lithuania.

E-book Publication, Prof Joe Amadi-Echendu

Posted by: Graduate School of Technology Management

20 April 2018

As Head of the Department, I would like to congratulate Prof Joe Amadi-Echendu with reaching the top 25% most downloaded eBooks in the relevant eBook Collection in 2017 with his book “Definitions, Concepts and Scope of Engineering Asset Management”. ISBN 978-1-84996-178-3.

Open PMI Branch/Student Meeting

Posted by: Graduate School of Technology Management

27 February 2018

Please join us at our first Pretoria meeting for 2018, for an evening of professional information and exchange between members of PMI South Africa Chapter and University of Pretoria Masters students in Engineering Management and Project Management, on how to propel your career in project management.

Celebrating 30 years of excellence in engineering, project and technology management

Posted by: Graduate School of Technology Management

15 January 2018

The Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM) in the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, commemorated 30 years of excellence in engineering, project and technology management on 24 November 2017.

Professor Leon Pretorius visited Aston Business School at Aston University Birmingham UK in December 2017

Posted by: Graduate School of Technology Management

08 January 2018

Professor Leon Pretorius was invited to Aston Business School at Aston University Birmingham UK in December. Here he was external examiner for PhD candidate Peng Qiu.

Professor Leon Pretorius was invited as visiting professor to Shandong University in Jinan China

Posted by: Graduate School of Technology Management

07 November 2017

Professor Leon Pretorius was invited as visiting professor to Shandong University in Jinan China from 13 to 31 October 2017. He was asked by Professor Yang Huixin Dean of Management to welcome the new international master students in Project Management at their welcoming ceremony.

The GSTM joins forces with the PMI South Africa Chapter to promote the art and science of project management

Posted by: Graduate School of Technology Management

26 October 2017

The Graduate School of Technology Management has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Project Management Institute (PMI) South Africa Chapter

Professor Leon Pretorius recently went to University Ravensburg Weingarten in Germany.

Posted by: Graduate School of Technology Management

02 October 2017

Professor Leon Pretorius recently went to University Ravensburg Weingarten in Germany as Visiting Professor for research collaboration.

Prof Leon Pretorius at the Graduate School of Technology Management successfully supervised and completed 51 Doctoral students

Posted by: Graduate School of Technology Management

15 September 2017

During the Personnel Meeting of the Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM) on 15 September, The Chair of the GSTM, Prof Elma van der Lingen congratulated Prof Leon Pretorius on his big milestone of having successfully supervised and completed 51 Doctoral students within the period 1988 to 2017.

GSTM Colloquium

Posted by: Graduate School of Technology Management

15 September 2017

The 3rd PhD colloquium this year at the Graduate School of Technology Management was held on 15 September 2017.

Twenty years of developing practical project managers – and ‘business as usual’ not an option

Posted by: Graduate School of Technology Management

12 September 2017

On Friday 31 August, a function was held to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Programme in Project Management (PPM) – a continuing education course to develop practical project managers. A number of clients that regularly send their employees on the course, and several other stakeholders attended. The course is a joint venture between the Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM), University of Pretoria and Enterprises University of Pretoria. These two organizational units also celebrated the two decades of successfully collaborating on the course.

A decade of collaboration on project management training

Posted by: Graduate School of Technology Management

29 August 2017

In December 2006, one of South Africa’s leading construction and engineering companies, Group 5, invited proposals for project management training from several training providers. After rigorous assessment of the proposals received, the company selected the Graduate School of Technology Management of the University of Pretoria to assist with the furthering of the project management discipline within the group and its subsidiaries. The course had to be a customized version of the Programme in Project Management (PPM) that had already been running successfully since 1997.

Celebrating two decades of excellence in project management training

Posted by: University of Pretoria

01 August 2017

The University of Pretoria has been teaching project management at postgraduate level since the 1970s and in August 1997, it launched a practical 20-day project management programme. Since then, the programme has been presented 154 times and this year we celebrate 20 years of training excellence in project management.

Researchers from Tilburg University visit GSTM

Posted by: Graduate School of Technology Management

06 March 2017

Building on a long-standing exchange of staff members, three researchers from the Department of Organization Studies, Tilburg University, have visited GSTM from February 27th to March 3rd. Their visit fits within a broader research program to study firm innovation in South Africa.

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