UP's Prof Inglesi-Lotz elected 2019/20 co-chair of the SA Young Academy of Sciences

Posted on October 15, 2019

Professor Roula Inglesi-Lotz from the Department of Economics was elected as one of the two co-chairs of the South African Young Academy of Sciences (SAYAS) at the Academy’s annual general meeting, held on 9 October 2019.

Prof Inglesi-Lotz co-leads Women in Science Working Group at Global Young Academy AGM

Posted on May 17, 2019

Prof Roula Inglesi-Lotz, Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, attended the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Global Young Academy (GYA) in Halle, Germany, from 28 April to 3 May 2019.

UP student clinches second place in Budget Speech competition

Posted on March 27, 2019

André Lourens, a BCom Honours in Economics student, won R40 000 in prize money when he took second place in the undergraduate category of the Nedbank and Old Mutual Budget Speech Competition. Now in its 47th year, the competition is designed to motivate and incentivise South Africa’s most...

EMS students get ‘Ready for Work’

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.

EMS top achievers honoured at Allan Gray awards function

Posted on October 17, 2018

Allan Gray, Africa's largest privately-owned investment management company, annually hosts an awards function to honour the top achievers in UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences.

UP economics PhD graduate taught herself matric higher maths

Posted on September 07, 2018

Tumisang Loate taught herself higher grade maths when she was in grade 12. This week, she became Dr Loate when she was awarded her PhD in Economics at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences graduation ceremony.

City of Tshwane benefits from Economics lectures

Posted on August 08, 2018

During July 2018, Dr Heinrich Bohlmann presented two lectures on economic modelling to City of Tshwane officials, including Executive Mayor Solly Msimanga, and various local and international delegates as part of the two-week long Inbound Economic Modelling and Benchmark Study 2018, hosted by the...

Economics hosts workshop for government officials

Posted on August 02, 2018

Prof Jan van Heerden and Dr Heinrich Bohlmann from UP’s Department of Economics and experts from the Centre of Policy Studies at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia, hosted an economic model handover and training workshop for Gauteng Provincial Government officials during April 2018.