Posted on November 19, 2018
Five students in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) have been selected as winners in the inaugural EMS Ready for Work Competition.
Posted on November 14, 2018
Top performing students in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences were recently recognised during the annual EMS Dean’s List Awards function. The prestigious awards night is a highlight on the faculty calendar, as it honours both undergraduate and postgraduate students who have...
Posted on October 25, 2018
Tourism has been identified as a priority industry for job creation in South Africa, with President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasising its increasing importance to the South African economy.
Posted on October 18, 2018
The University of Pretoria has made its debut on the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by subject for Business and Economics, which incorporates the subject areas of business and management, accounting and finance as well as economics and econometrics. The recently released...
Posted on August 31, 2018
Emeritus Prof Ernie Heath, together with Prof Melville Saayman from North-West University, were the first-ever recipients of the Tourism Educators South Africa (TESA) Lifetime Award at the 7th Biennial International Tourism Studies Association (ITSA) & 2nd Tourism Educators South Africa...
Posted on June 21, 2018
Academic staff in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences were honoured for the excellence they achieved in teaching and learning, as well as research, at the prestigious annual EMS Awards Function, which was held on 6 June 2018.
Posted on May 29, 2018
Lecturers Charlene Herselman and Hannes Engelbrecht gave a presentation in Cape Town recently outlining the potential of film tourism for South Africa.
Posted on May 14, 2018
Enterprises have been the proud sponsor of the UP Campus Tours initiative for 15 years, and hopefully for many more to come.
Posted on April 11, 2018
Prof Wolfgang Strasdas from the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development in Germany visited the honours class in Ecotourism at the University of Pretoria’s Hatfield Campus on 20 March 2018. As an expert in the field, he presented a noteworthy lecture on corporate social...
Posted on December 15, 2017
The University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control has launched a mobile application (app) focusing on informing people, mainly tourists, about malaria.
Posted on November 14, 2017
Prof Berendien Lubbe, Head of the Tourism Management Division, participated in the annual INVESTOUR Workshop in Las Palmas, Spain, from 16 to 17 October 2017.
Posted on September 27, 2017
World Tourism Day is celebrated on 27 September 2017 and this year the theme is 'Sustainable Tourism — a Tool for Development'.
Posted on June 28, 2017
The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences celebrated the excellent research and teaching and learning achievements of academic staff members at the prestigious annual EMS Awards Function, which was held on 21 June 2017.
Posted on June 06, 2017
The Autumn 2017 Graduation Ceremonies of UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences were recently held at the Rembrandt Hall at the LC de Villiers Sports Campus.
Posted on May 30, 2017
Dr McGladdery completed her Ph.D. in 18 months, a phenomenal achievement for her and the Tourism Management Division.
Posted on May 23, 2017
A new feature has been published on Research Matters. This month the focus is on the work done by researchers in the Tourism Management Division in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences.
Posted on November 23, 2016
Rhino poaching in two of South Africa’s most famous game reserves is starting to have an impact on tourism and could affect future visitor numbers if the situation does not improve, according to a new study by the University of Pretoria.
Posted on September 19, 2016
The beginning of spring marked a time of celebration when the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences held its graduation ceremony in the Rembrandt Hall at the LC de Villiers Sports Campus on 2 September 2016.
Posted on September 15, 2016
The Tourism Management Division of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences hosted a Tourism Symposium on 9 September 2016, with Minister of Tourism, Mr Derek Hanekom, as guest speaker.
Posted on August 10, 2016
An investigation into cross-border tourist guiding in southern Africa, undertaken by the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies at the University of Pretoria is yielding interesting and surprising results.
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