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  • University of Pretoria achieves new world rankings in three subjects, Law faculty up 16 positions

    Posted on October 18, 2018

    The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 2019 have been released, and the University of Pretoria (UP) has achieved new rankings in three subjects: Education; Business and Economics; and Social Sciences. Additionally, UP’s Law subject ranking improved by 16 positions,...

  • UP makes Business and Economics debut on THE subject ranking

    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...

  • 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.

  • Marketing Management students excel at Allan Gray top achievers function

    Posted on October 17, 2018

    Allan Gray hosted its annual top achievers function on Monday, 8 October 2018 at the University of Pretoria to commend the students in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences for their performance.

  • UP team takes second place in international business-strategy case study competition

    Posted on October 12, 2018

    A team of University of Pretoria students has taken second place after competing against more than 400 teams from around the world in a leadership-focused case study competition.

  • UP Business Incubator – Your path to entrepreneurial success

    Posted on October 11, 2018

    If you have already signed up for the free online entrepreneurship course, congratulations! You have taken the first step towards determining your success, potentially building a business empire and being your own boss. If you have not yet joined the course, simply click here to register on...

  • Marketing staff excels at 2018 SAIMS conference

    Posted on October 10, 2018

    The 2018 Southern African Institute for Management Scientists (SAIMS) conference was held at the Stellenbosch University during September, with the theme ‘Celebrating 30 years of research-inspired management advancement’.

  • Marketing honours students delight Eskom Finance Company

    Posted on October 01, 2018

    The University of Pretoria’s 2018 BCom Marketing Management honours students were challenged by their latest client, Eskom Finance Company (EFC), to develop an innovative marketing campaign using cost-effective marketing tools and methods to sell a mortgage loan to Eskom millennial employees.

  • Best paper award at British Academy of Management conference

    Posted on October 01, 2018

    Ms Natasha Winkler Titus, a PhD candidate in the Department of Human Resource Management, along with her supervisors Dr Anne Crafford and Prof Karel Stanz, won the best full paper award in the Organisational Transformation and Change track at the annual conference of the British Academy of...

  • Marketing students experience #smashthelabel

    Posted on September 28, 2018

    The second-year Marketing Management students recently attended a presentation on the Castle Lager #smashthelabel marketing campaign, which was launched officially in September 2018.

  • Ambassador of the Republic of Korea visits UP for a guest lecture

    Posted on September 12, 2018

    His Excellency Dr Jong-Dae Park, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, recently delivered a guest lecture on ‘Korea`s Economic Transformation: Evolution, Essence and Implications’ to the third-year International Management students in the Department of Business Management.

  • 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.

  • SPMA launches inaugural Chris Thornhill Prestige Lecture Series

    Posted on August 31, 2018

    The School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA) hosted its inaugural Chris Thornhill Prestige Lecture Series on 14 August as part of the School’s 25th anniversary celebrations.

  • The past meets the present: Department of Marketing Management Alumni Evening

    Posted on August 31, 2018

    With 2018 nearing an end, the Honours Marketing Management students are beginning to ponder what their next move will be and where will they be in the coming year.

  • Emeritus professor receives international lifetime achievement award

    Posted on August 28, 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...

  • Women’s month: Spotlight on EMS achievers

    Posted on August 24, 2018

    The national commemoration of Women’s Month offers an opportunity to not only pay homage to the women who took to the streets in 1956 to march against the unjust pass laws of the day, but also to celebrate a new generation of women who have taken the baton forward and are making a...

  • How to make yourself valuable in the workplace

    Posted on August 21, 2018

    Soon those caps will be flying in the air and university graduates will be entering the workforce. What these new workers may not know is that employers often have an unspoken expectation that graduates arrive job-ready on day one... sounds pretty “reasonable”, right?

  • A Women’s Month tribute to Nokukhanya (MaBhengu) Luthuli (1904 – 1996)

    Posted on August 21, 2018

    During Women’s Month, the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL) pays special tribute to Mama Nokukhanya (MaBhengu) Luthuli for her dedication to Chief Luthuli, her children, and her community.

  • UP CA students take top position in SA

    Posted on August 20, 2018

    Students from UP have again taken the top position in South Africa with a stunning 99.5% cumulative pass rate for the January and June 2018 Initial Tests of Competence (ITC), the first of two national professional exams for prospective Chartered Accountants (CAs). This is the second year in a row...

  • Marketing Management students get ‘mixed up’ with Schweppes

    Posted on August 17, 2018

    The Department of Marketing Management and Coca-Cola launched the 2018 second-year practical student project at the beginning of August.

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