Faculty of Commerce, UCT

Faculty of Commerce, UCT has been a member of Linktree for 6 years and joined in May 2020. Besides social media accounts, commercefacultyuct has populated their site with Mandela Day, Development Finance Master’s students Janine Rutsch, Lauren Fray and Makha Baloyi were awarded first place for their project at the University of Oxford’s Map the System competition, Congrats to Janine Rutsch, Lauren Fray and Makha Baloyi, who will represent the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business at the University of Oxford’s global Map the Sybe 3stem competition., Youth Day, The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) MPhil in Financial Technology class of 2021, along with the newly established Algorand–UCT Financial Innovation Hub, recently travelled to Zug and Zürich in Switzerland to learn more about disruptive fintech technologie, The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance- in partnership with Zenande Leadership Consulting - is spearheading a women’s leadership programme to improve public sector service delivery, Researchers develop innovative finance approach to help banks fight global warming, Master’s Examination Dissertation Submissions, Exam prep tips, UCT students in 🇦🇶🧊, Albie Sachs honoured by Clooney Foundation for Justice, The rich world’s empty climate promises, Study finds government’s ban on cigarette sales in 2020 has lasting effect, UCT among the top 200 universities for impact, Sukaina Walji takes the reins as director of CILT, UCT in top 1.4% of universities worldwide, Touching tribute to Prof Francis Wilson by Dr Mamphela Ramphele., According to the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, the Faculty of Commerce at UCT stands out for having some of the best courses in South Africa and the world as a whole., UCT top achiever in computer science heading to Oxford, QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022, Maps of all UCT campuses., Ole Mogomotsi who was an undergraduate politics, philosophy and economics student and is now a doctoral student in the Department of Philosophy recently spoke about The Accelerated Transformation of the Academic Programme. Learn more, an article featured on Bloomberg, Prof Tom Moultrie - from SALDRU in the School of Economics - has given his valuable insight on recent #COVID19 stats in SA., What is the Education Development Unit?, Prof Murray Leibbrandt who is NRF Chair in Poverty and Inequality Research and Director of the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit has written an enlightening article for The Conversation titled: Tackling inequality will break the gridloc, Here's everything you need to know about the launch of the Phambili self-development programme and what it means for Faculty of Commerce students., The Social Relief of Distress set at R350 is just over half the level of the food poverty line set by Stats SA at R624 per month. According to researchers at @SALDRU1 , up to one-third of eligible grant applicants may be unfairly excluded., Samantha Filby, a research officer at the Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products in the Faculty of Commerce at UCT, recently reflected on sin tax being increased on SAfm. Listen to that conversation here:, College of Accounting postgrad student Kumoetsile Komane was a guest speaker recently when VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng (@fabacademic) honoured 17 of the country's top matriculants now UCT first-year students. 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Here's everything you need to know:, Goal Buddy, Graduation, a family affair, The Pitch, Fairwork report highlights precarity of work in the gig economy, Professor Tom Moultrie quoted on a recent study on News24., Winter School taking place from 24–31 July 2021, Free digital marketing textbook reaches 14,000 downloads to date, Minimum unit price on alcohol could substantially reduce heavy drinking, Goodbye Dean Linda Ronnie, Students’ innovative business ideas enter regional competition, 2021 Career Guide, Company started by Commerce student contributes to UCT Fire Fund, Guide to Commerce Disciplines video, Apply online, Support Rhodes Memorial Staff, Update on campus and the academic programme, ‘You can achieve anything if you put your mind to it’, Course requirements first semester 2021, JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW, School of IT, Prepare to lead in the public sector with The Mandela School's MPhil in Development Policy and Practice, UCT’s response to COVID-19, Commerce student’s business aims to connect student entrepreneurs on campus, Level 1 update, Covid-19 update, Mcom, 2020 Genesis Expo, Undergraduate applications close today at midnight!, MCom programme, CEMS MIM INFO SESSION WEBINAR, Women's Month event with VC, Avoid crowds with this app, Epic Career Expo, Accounting fair, Completing your academic courses during 2020, Only authorised students and staff may return to campus, Limited invitations to return to residence, Student-led business innovates to accommodate beauty stylists, How the rich can share the burden of lifting lockdown, UCT urged to ‘prioritise mentorship’, Academic conferences: how virtual can we go?, Youth Day, UCT_Cares, GSB Masters' Programme Info Session RSVP, Cigarette survey findings, 100% rebate for dropping a course by 5 June, UCT remains flexible as deadlines shift due to COVID-19, NBTs Update, Developing the framework for returning to UCT, Africa Month Webinar Day 3, Africa Month Webinar Day 2, Africa Month Webinar Day 1, Postgrad handbook 2021.