College of Business and Economics Annual Report 2017 6 THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC POLICY (SPMG), including the • Department of Public Management and Governance, and • School of Leadership. THE SCHOOL OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY (STH) Within these Schools are located a broad array of academic departments, centres and an institute, diverse in their disciplines and aligned in their vision. With a current enrolment of 20 000 full-time students, a further 7 000 students enrolled in continuing education programmes, and over 500 academic, professional support and administrative staff, the College is well positioned to contribute significantly to Pan-African ideals. The CBE was recognised by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) for its consummate global academic and research performance in the recent 2018 QS World University Rankings, when more than 4 500 institutions in 151 countries were evaluated across 48 subjects. Among the only 1 130 institutions featuring in this year’s subject rankings, “Social Sciences & Management” ranked globally (401-450). In 2017, the College ranked fourth in the continent in Business and Management Studies, fourth in Economics and Econometrics, and first in the field of Tourism and Hospitality (and 37th in the Shanghai Ranking). Some of the highlights from change targets driven during the course of 2017 are discussed below. MAJOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF KNOWLEDGE CREATION • By the end of 2017, CBE investment in global and continental partnerships stood at R9,1 million and had yielded 389 books, chapters, conference proceedings and journal articles, representing 14% of UJ output. • Some 72% of research output was listed in ISI, IBSS, Nordic List, SciELO and Scopus accredited journals. • Exceptional contributions were made by the School of Tourism and Hospitality (19% of total contribution), the Public and Environmental Economics Research Centre (16%), the Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management (12%), the Centre for Public Management and Governance (12%), and the Department of Business Management (11%). • In the course of 2017, the CBE hosted eight distinguished visiting professors, one emeritus professor, six professors of practice, 15 visiting professors, five senior research associates, 17 senior research fellows, eight research associates and seven research fellows. • The CBE Knowledge Creation Policy Framework was entirely revised to support future endeavours. ALIGNMENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH GLOBAL BEST PRACTICE THE PROGRAMME AND QUALIFICATION MIX REIMAGINED Since 2011, extensive reviews have included the International Reviews of the CBE legacy faculties in 2014, international postgraduate governance reviews in 2013 and 2015, and a total of 138 academic programmes reviewed by a total of 258 national industry leaders and academic peers from Southern African industries and CBE Leadership Team
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