ASSADPAM Conference Fosters Collaboration on Governance Challenges

Posted on March 28, 2024

Pretoria recently buzzed with activity as the ASSADPAM Conference, hosted by the School of Public Management and Administration, brought together industry leaders, academics, and enthusiasts from across the globe. The two-day event focused on the timely theme of "Governance in action: Policy,...

Research collaboration with Coventry University to explore public sector risk management

Posted on March 18, 2024

Professor Tyanai Masiya from the School of Public Management and Administration was at the Centre for Business in Society (CBiS), Coventry University, England. He is collaborating with Dr Iniobong Enang on research focusing on risk management in the public sector

Exploring the world of diplomacy

Posted on March 13, 2024

In a captivating exploration of the world of diplomacy, select students from the School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA) recently participated in the World of Work Experience at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s (DIRCO) headquarters

SPMA PhD student flying UP flag at the University of Montpellier

Posted on February 16, 2024

Rodney Asilla, a PhD student in The School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA) at the University of Pretoria (UP) has been selected to represent the university at the Feed-Protect-Care Global Collaborative PhD Platform at the University of Montpellier, France

SPMA to host 2024 ASSADPAM Conference

Posted on February 01, 2024

The School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA) at the University of Pretoria will host the Association of Southern African Schools and Departments of Public Administration and Management (ASSADPAM) conference from 18 to 20 March 2024.

UP EXPERT OPINION: South Africa is failing people who aren’t poor, but aren’t middle class either

Posted on January 30, 2024

What are the factors that trap SA’s aspirant middle class in their progression towards a stable middle class? The findings of a group of researchers including UP academics have important implications for public policy in South Africa.

EASA conference January 2024.

Posted on January 29, 2024

Ms Brenda Vivian, the academic literacy specialist at the SPMA, attended the annual Education Association of South Africa’s annual conference, which was held in Magaliesburg from the 14-17 January, hosted by the University of Johannesburg

The Mandela Washington Fellowship Experience

Posted on November 09, 2023

Ms. Lerato Sono, a lecturer at the SPMA, embarked on what she describes as “a remarkable transformative journey” to the USA. As a participant in the Mandela Washington Fellowship Programme.