2022 CBE Annual Report

College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2022 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS (CBE) 2022 @ A GLANCE 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 TALENT MANAGEMENT 3 Demographic profile: academic and support, international, designated, qualification profile. 3 Staff development 6 CBE NRF-rated researchers 6 Recognitions, awards, and prestige appointments 10 TEACHING AND LEARNING 10 Enrolment and student profile 10 Undergraduate and Postgraduate graduates 10 Student access and success and student support 11 UJenius recruitment 12 Programmes 13 RESEARCH AND INNOVATION – FOOTPRINT AND IMPACT 13 Research outputs 13 Research impact 15 Postdoctoral research fellows (PDRFs) 15 Research structures 16 Research funding 18 PARTNERSHIPS, STAKEHOLDER AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 18 Joint, exchange, and study abroad programmes (including virtual) 18 Community engagement projects 20 ALUMNI AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTS AND EXTERNAL FUNDING 21 TRANSFORMATION 21 FACULTY GOVERNANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT 22 FINANCIAL AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 22 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY 23 TEACHING AND LEARNING 24 ENROLMENT AND STUDENT PROFILE 24 STUDENT ACCESS AND SUCCESS, AND SUPPORT 25 First-year and senior student experience 25 Integrated Student Success Initiative (ISSI) 25 Operational and strategic tutor 25 UJ-funded e-textbook initiative for undergraduate 25 CBE Student Peer Mentoring Programme 25 Student Personal Development Programme 25 Work-integrated Education (WIE) 25 UJenius Club 25 School/departmental initiatives 25 Monitoring of student performance 27 TEACHING AND LEARNING INNOVATIONS IN 2022 27 STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA OF TEACHING AND LEARNING 27 PROGRAMME QUALIFICATION MIX 31 RESEARCH AND INNOVATION 32 RESEARCH CAPACITY AND EXCELLENCE 37 POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS 37 Graduation 37 Doctoral Candidates Forum 37 CBE Honours Research Development 37 INTERNATIONALISATION 39 CBE RESEARCH HUBS 40 DHET-NRF SOUTH AFRICAN RESEARCH CHAIR (SARCHI) IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION 45 DSI/NRF SOUTH AFRICAN RESEARCH CHAIR IN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT 53 DSI/NRF/NEWTON FUND TRILATERAL CHAIR IN TRANSFORMATIVE (TRCIT) INNOVATION, THE 4IR AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 63 CENTRE FOR APPLIED DATA SCIENCE (CADS) 69 CENTRE FOR LOCAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (CENLED) 73 CENTRE FOR PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE 77 FOOD EVOLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY (FERL) 80 INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS STUDIES (ITLS) (AFRICA) 83 PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE (PEERC) 87 TECHNOPRENEURSHIP CENTRE 91 TRANSPORT EDUCATION TRAINING AUTHORITY (TETA) 4IR RESEARCH CHAIR 93 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL SETA LEADERSHIP CHAIR (GAUTENG)(WRSLC)

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