News

  • UP donates blankets to Jacaranda 94.2's Winter Warmer campaign

    Posted on June 15, 2011

    Following the appeal made by UP's Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Prof Cheryl de la Rey, to donate blankets for the needy and homeless to use during this chilly winter, students and staff members from various departments responded by giving 1 297 blankets

  • Don Peppers speaks to GIBS forum about 'Extreme trustability'

    Posted on June 15, 2011

    Don Peppers, founding partner of Peppers & Rogers Group, leading authorities in customer-focused relationship management, highlights that interaction amongst people has become faster, cheaper and more pervasive.

  • Theology promotes Africanisation - agreement of co-operation signed in Cameroon

    Posted on June 13, 2011

    Prof Johan Buitendag, Dean of the Faculty of Theology and Prof Ernest van Eck of the Department of New Testament Studies, visited the Cameroon Christian University (CCU) and the Presbyterian Theological Seminary (PTS) in Kumba, Cameroon, between 25 and 31

  • International MBA students visit SA

    Posted on June 13, 2011

    GIBS recently hosted a group of 5 MBA students and their Professor from the Dominican University's Brennan School of Business in Chicago.

  • University of Pretoria receives grant to develop agricultural economics

    Posted on June 10, 2011

    A new grant to the University of Pretoria will allow UP to build long-term expertise in agricultural economics alongside partner universities in Africa. The $4 475 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to UP's Department of Agricultural E

  • Faculty of Theology signs agreement with Church Partners

    Posted on June 10, 2011

    On Wednesday, 8 June 2011, the Faculty of Theology signed an agreement with the Uniting Reformed Church of Southern Africa (URCSA) to become a new partner of the Faculty of Theology, as well as with the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Tshwane (LTS) to be

  • Youth believe SA is a good place to have a successful career

    Posted on June 09, 2011

    A recent survey by GIBS (Gordon Institute of Business Science) has revealed that the majority of senior high school students are optimistic about their career prospects in South Africa.

  • CNBC AFRICA, KPMG and GIBS partner to select Africa's top business leaders

    Posted on June 08, 2011

    Auditing and Professional Services firm KPMG and the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) have partnered with ABN Events and CNBC Africa to find, select and analyse the top business leaders in Africa.

  • DVTD is offering a 3 year scholarship for PhD research project

    Posted on June 08, 2011

    The Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria is offering a 3 year scholarship for a PhD research project, in collaboration with the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.

  • Tuks does it again in the 2011 qualifying examination of SAICA

    Posted on June 08, 2011

    The results of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) Qualifying Examination Part 1 (QE 1)) were released on Friday, 27 May 2011, after being written in a brand new format in January 2011. A total of 3 110 candidates wrote the exam,

  • TuksSwimmers Excel in Mare Nostrum Series

    Posted on June 08, 2011

    TuksSwimmers got off to a great start while representing South Africa at the first leg of the Mare Nostrum Series in Barcelona on the 4th and 5th June.

  • Four TuksSport High Learners excelled in Judo Nationals

    Posted on June 07, 2011

    Four learners from TuksSport High School competed at the Judo National Rankings in Johannesburg on Saterday, 28 May.

  • Wal-Mart deal signals growing American business interest in Africa, US official asserts

    Posted on June 07, 2011

    Speaking on 'Africa in the US Policy Landscape' at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, in Johannesburg, on Monday, Fernandez said the US government and American companies were increasingly "eager" to pursue opportunities in Africa

  • Dominican MBA students visit GIBS

    Posted on June 06, 2011

    GIBS recently hosted 5 MBA students from the Dominican University during their one week global immersion.

  • Ambience Steffens off to Mauritius!

    Posted on June 06, 2011

    Ambience Steffens, TuksSport High School learner has been selected to take part in the Africa/ Mauritius Equestrian Friendship Challenge (1st leg) which will be held at the Centre de la Louisa in Grand Baaie from 22 October 2011.

  • Brics must unite in a bid for the top IMF job

    Posted on June 03, 2011

    Dominique Strauss-Kahn's resignation as head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has unexpectedly presented the Brics group (Brazil, Russia, India, China, SA) with it first true "stress test" as a globally recognised coalition of emerging powers in a

  • Blanket Appeal

    Posted on June 03, 2011

    The appeals from various quarters for donations of blankets to assist the less privileged in fending off the cold winter weather have been advertised widely.

  • African Union and South Africa should prioritise Great Lakes region as 'new front'

    Posted on June 03, 2011

    The Centre for Human Rights and the Department of Political Sciences held a public lecture on the 1st of June 2011 which was presented by the European Union (EU) Ambassador Mr Roeland van de Geer. His lecture was titled 'Is Peace possible in the Great Lak

  • TuksAthletics : LJ stays in top gear

    Posted on June 01, 2011

    Ace 400 meter hurdler LJ Van Zyl, a student of the University of Pretoria is remaining the talk of the town after yet another world-class performance on Tuesday.

  • GIBS hosts US Undergrads

    Posted on May 31, 2011

    Recently, GIBS had the privilege of welcoming the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill's Kenan Flagler Business School .

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