College of Economic and Management Sciences

Sharing public management experiences across borders

Prof Dr Robert Rickards (Munich Business School), Colonel (Dr) Michael Reddy (South African Police Service), Prof Darrell Myrck (Unisa Department of Department of Public Administration and Management) and George Onatu (HOD: Town and Regional Planning: University of Johannesburg)

Countries can learn valuable lessons for the public sector from each other ther through collaborations and peer reviews academics and practitioners found at a seminar hosted by the College.

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CEMS to cooperate with Zijlstra Centre

Prof Kobus Wessels, Head: CEMS Office of Graduate Studies and Research (second from right) with Clement vd Klooster, Kim Eijck, Ed Vosselman, Arno Geurtsen, and Pieter Veen of the Zijlstra Centre

Closer research cooperation with the Zijlstra Centre at the Vrije University Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) is on the cards.

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CEMS researcher: significant achiever of the year

Prof Bernadene de Clercq

Prof Bernadene de Clercq, head of the Personal Finance Research Unit, is Unisa’s significant achiever of the year.

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CEMS well prepared for new SAICA exams

From left: Prof Karin Barac, previous Director of the School of Accounting Sciences(SAS); Prof Christo Cronje, acting Director of SAS; and Ms Mandy Oliver, Senior Executive: Professional Development SAICA

Changes to the two most important examinations in a chartered accountants life, the much feared Qualification Examination (QE) 1 and 2, will affect new students from 2013.

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CEMS-Unisa Radio collaboration pays off

A novel experience: Ms Antoinette Basson, senior researcher at the Youth Research Unit and Ms Goodness Zulu, a research assistant at the unit, in the Unisa Radio studio

CEMS and Unisa Radio is working together to inform students and other interested parties about services and events in the college.

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Independent students are successful students

The most successful students are less dependent on lecturers,says Prof Hellicy Ngambi.

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CEMS study shows Unisa’s commitment to OERs

Unisa compares well with international practices in the use of Open Educational Resources, a study by CEMS shows.

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Complex problems illuminated at a Department of Decision Sciences seminar

Guest speakers with Decision Sciences Management and industry specialists.

Aiming to provide a platform to share some applications of Decision Sciences in the work place, the Department of Decision Sciences recently invited students, academics and industry specialists to attend a breakfast seminar. It forms part of the department’s initiative to create a forum where these groups can network and exchange information and ideas in this specialised field.

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Cell phones: tools for learning or cyber bullying?

A group of more than 10 000 secondary school learners participated in three research projects by the Youth Research Unit in CEMS. Some of them attended the first Youth Research Conference with their teachers.

Learners are increasingly using their cell phones as a learning tool. Research done by Prof Deon Tustin, head of the Bureau of Market Research (BMR) in the College of

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CEMS-Unisa Radio collaboration pays off

A novel experience: Ms Antoinette Basson, senior researcher at the Youth Research Unit and Ms Goodness Zulu, a research assistant at the unit, discussing the first Youth Research Conference on Radio Unisa. Picture: Tumisho Mashego.

CEMS recently started a series of interviews with academics, researchers and support staff on Unisa Radio to keep students and other interested parties informed about services and events in

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