Mr Janse van Rensburg presented four lectures to the NAU final year Internal Audit students during the week of 8 to 12 October 2012. The lecture topics included internal auditing education at UP, internal auditing in the public sector and performance/operational auditing. The lectures were received well by the NAU students, who actively participated and indicated that they could identify with the contents of the lectures.

Prof Chen Yanjiao visited UP’s Hatfield Campus between 15 and 19 October 2012. She presented guest lectures to the BCom (Internal Auditing) students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She also met with the Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Prof Elsabé Loots, and initiated further collaboration between the two universities with regard to joint research in the internal auditing landscape.

In addition to exchanging academic staff, students were also exchanged as part of the formal agreement between NAU and UP. Four third-year Internal Audit students are currently completing their undergraduate studies at NAU, whereas two NAU students are visiting UP for the second semester and enrolled for BCom (Internal Auditing) and BCom (Financial Management) courses.

The Internal Audit Educational Partnership (IAEP) programme within the Department of Auditing is recognised as a Centre for Internal Audit Excellence and the dynamic working relationship with NAU is part of its internationalisation initiatives. The IAEP programme looks forward to increased collaboration in future with NAU and other IAEP schools globally.

Mr Janse van Rensburg with the four UP exchange students at NAU from left to right: Shahliel Chetty, Mohisha Mabelane, Mr Cobus Janse van Rensburg, Xiang Gu and Mpho Noveva. 


Prof Chen Yanjiao, Prof Elsabé Loots, Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences and Kato Plant senior lecturer of the Department of Auditing.