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  • Dr Moos obtains grant to research sustainable small business development

    Posted on August 17, 2018

    Dr Menisha Moos, senior lecturer in the Department of Business Management, has obtained a new grant from the Research Development Programme (RDP) for a research project titled ‘Deconstructing relationships between policy awareness evaluation and the skills needed by small businesses’.

  • Double accolades for Dr Dawie Bornman

    Posted on August 13, 2018

    Dr Dawie Bornman, senior lecturer and researcher in the Department of Business Management, was awarded two noteworthy accolades during June 2018.

  • Rolling down to Brits for the Bridgestone factory tour

    Posted on August 08, 2018

    One of the highlights of the third-year UP-Bridgestone marketing project is the Bridgestone factory tour.

  • Marketing Management students deliver Supa Quick results

    Posted on August 07, 2018

    “Good luck guys, your presentation will be great!” This was the sound of BEM 356 students encouraging each other before presenting the first deliverable of their third-year marketing project to a panel of representatives from Bridgestone and Supa Quick.

  • Marketing students team up with Italtile for sales experience

    Posted on July 17, 2018

    Italtile, global retailer of tiles, sanitaryware and related products, partnered with the Department of Marketing Management to provide the third-year BCom Marketing Management students with an opportunity to gain hands-on sales experience in the Personal Selling and Account Management module.

  • UP Marketing honours students attend the Madex expo 201

    Posted on July 17, 2018

    As Jamie Notter once said, “Innovation is change that unlocks new value”, and what better place to get inspired than the Madex expo.

  • Marketing Management celebrates achievements at the EMS Faculty Awards

    Posted on July 16, 2018

    On Wednesday evening, 6 June 2018, the annual EMS Faculty Awards Function was hosted to honour and celebrate the research and teaching achievements of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences’ staff members.

  • The South African SDG Hub: what you need to know

    Posted on July 05, 2018

    The South African SDG Hub is an online platform that aims to connect South African policy makers with the research and innovation they need to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Given the breadth of the SDGs, and the key role that policy makers have in creating an enabling...

  • UP 3rd year marketing students get hands-on sales training at Italtile

    Posted on June 19, 2018

    In partnership with Italtile (leaders in the retail of premium quality porcelain & ceramic tiles, sanitary ware, taps, bathroom furniture and accessories), the BCom Marketing 3rd year students at the University of Pretoria had an opportunity to gain hands-on sales experience at...

  • Marketing students proudly serving Hatfield

    Posted on June 14, 2018

    The Marketing Management honours students were tasked to create awareness among UP students about the Hatfield City Improvement District (Hatfield CID) and the services it offers.

  • Prof Jordaan wins best paper award

    Posted on May 22, 2018

    Prof Yolanda Jordaan, Head of the Department of Marketing Management, attended the 382nd International Conferences on Economics and Social Sciences (ICESS) in London on 7 May 2018. This conference is hosted by the Institute of Research Engineers and Scientists, which is a nonprofit organisation...

  • MCom alumnus appointed as presidential special investment envoy

    Posted on May 17, 2018

    Phumzile Langeni, Executive Chairperson of Afropulse Group and an alumnus of UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, was selected and appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to be a member of the four-person team to assist in raising R1,4 trillion foreign direct investment for...

  • BCom graduate receives Chancellor’s Award

    Posted on May 11, 2018

    At the University of Pretoria's recent Autumn Graduation Ceremony, Ms Emma Mashilo received the Chancellor’s Award for the best performance in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS).

  • Germany meets South Africa in Ecotourism

    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...

  • Microsoft and UNDP visit UP to discuss SDGs

    Posted on January 24, 2018

    As part of the University of Pretoria’s commitment to focus much of its research, teaching and community engagement on implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL) and Future Africa hosted representatives from Microsoft...

  • Transcultural Leadership Summit in Germany

    Posted on November 23, 2017

    Prof Derick de Jongh, Director of the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership at the University of Pretoria, participated in the Transcultural Leadership Summit that was hosted by the Zeppelin University Leadership Excellence Institute, on 16 and 17 November 2017.

  • Supply Chain Management degree programme to obtain European accreditation

    Posted on November 23, 2017

    The Department of Business Management at the University of Pretoria is the first South African university department to obtain European Logistics Association accreditation in recognition of the quality and standard of the BCom Supply Chain Management degree programme offered by this department in...

  • Third-year Marketing Management Practical Project with Firestone rolls to a close

    Posted on November 23, 2017

    The third-year Marketing Management students’ practical project, in partnership with Bridgestone, ended on a high note with a classy prize-giving function on 11 October 2017.

  • Marketing Management students get “on top” of “on-premise channel”

    Posted on November 23, 2017

    The second-year Marketing Management students are making good progress on their practical project for Appletiser, which forms part of their practical module

  • Marketing Management students experience the power behind experiential marketing

    Posted on November 23, 2017

    The second-year Marketing Management students, as part of their practical project, have been challenged to develop a marketing communication strategy to increase the awareness and sales of Appletiser amongst 18 to 35-year olds, within the on-premise channel.

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