College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2022 81 Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS) (Africa) Prof Noleen Pisa Director: Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS) (Africa) Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management, School of Management College of Business and Economics OVERVIEW The Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management was established in 1968 and is widely recognised for its education, training, and research in transport economics, logistics, and supply chain management. The Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS) (Africa) was created within the Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management at UJ in response to the industry’s need for independent, unbiased, relevant, and upto-date research. In 2007, ITLS (Africa) partnered with the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies at the University of Sydney to enhance collaboration between the universities, advance information sharing and dissemination, and build research ties. In 2018, the MOU with ITLS at the University of Sydney was extended for five years. To maximise the impact of transport and supply chain research on the South African society and economy, ITLS (Africa) provides specialist high-level research services for both the private and public sectors, focusing on the most urgent research priorities in the country. ITLS (Africa) has at its core the skills, experience, and network, as well as a long history of providing research excellence to both the public and private sectors, in topics ranging from policy and government strategy to various customised transport solutions in all modes of transport. TALENT MANAGEMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING At the end of 2021, Prof Jackie Walters, the founding director of ITLS (Africa), stepped down as the Director, and Prof Noleen Pisa was appointed as the Director in January 2022. In addition, Prof Adri Drotskie was appointed the Chair of the Institute’s board and took over from Prof Daneel Van Lill in January 2022. ITLS (Africa) houses the department’s postgraduate studies. In 2022, the Institute hosted one postdoctoral fellow, Dr Adedotun Joseph Adenigbo, as part of its drive for talent management and capacity development Dr Adenigbo’s thesis focused on air cargo traffic at Lagos and Accra airports. He is currently working towards research publications in air cargo logistics. Two PhD students and three coursework master’s students graduated in 2022. In addition, two doctoral and two research master’s students submitted their theses for examination in 2022. Currently, there are 15 coursework master’s, 12 research master’s and 15 doctoral students enrolled. POLICY AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES ITLS (Africa) hosted several TransportSIG events during 2022 to provide appropriate forums for transport, logistics, and supply chain information exchange and debate. These events have been very well attended, with an average attendance of between 120 and 180 delegates per session. Owing to COVID-19, the 2022 sessions were all held virtually. In addition, since the sessions were streamed on the Zoom platform, delegates could watch proceedings on YouTube. ITLS (Africa) hosted a special TransportSIG event 0n 12 October 2022, and the topic was “Sustainability in Aviation: The Airbus path to “Net Zero” aviation”. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ITLS (Africa) does research in many key areas. Internal research projects range from ongoing surveys to determine trends in the transport, logistics, and supply chain management fields, to
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