Post-doctoral Research Fellow in the College of Law and Management Studies, Dr Stella Shulika, was one of 17 international early career researchers selected to present her research at the CHCI-Mellon Crises of Democracy Global Humanities Institute in Dubrovnik,Croatia. Over a period of nine days, researchers from various disciplines discussed their research, shared experiences and gained
The Macroeconomics Research Unit (MRU) in the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance (SAEF) has teamed up with the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) and eThekwini Municipality in a project where the Research Unit will produce the Durban Business Confidence Index (BCI) with initial funding from eThekwini Municipality overseen by DCCI. ‘This is
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Senior Resident Representative in South Africa, Dr Montfort Mlachila, recently presented a public lecture on Sub-Saharan Africa’s Regional Economic Outlook: Recovery Amid Elevated Uncertainty at the Graduate School of Business and Leadership. The lecture was hosted by the Macroeconomics Research Unit (MRU), a group of economists comprising academic staff and postgraduate
Equipping postgraduate students with the skills and knowledge crucial for the production of quality research was the aim of the recent College of Law and Management Studies STATA workshop. The five-day workshop – championed by the College’s Acting Dean of Research, Professor Harold Ngalawa – was attended by 60 master’s and doctoral candidates undertaking quantitative
The Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Law and Management Studies, Professor Managay Reddi, congratulates the College’s 23 graduates – seven of whom are staff members – who received their doctoral degrees in this year’s Spring Graduation.
African Cities of the Future: Management and Legal Solutions was the theme of the fifth Business Management Conference (BMC) recently hosted by the College of Law and Management Studies at Protea Hotel Edward, Durban, from 23-24 August 2018. The two-day multidisciplinary conference was attended by national and international delegates and saw 98 research papers being
A UKZN academic has produced a book aimed at creating awareness about the threat and danger of cyber information crime. Titled: Handbook of Research on Information and Cyber Security in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the book by Ziska Fields, an Associate Professor at the Discipline of Management and Entrepreneurship, is a scholarly resource featuring chapters written
The College of Law and Management Studies recently celebrated staff excellence at a luncheon hosted by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Law and Management Studies, Professor Nana Poku, and Acting College Dean of Research, Professor Harold Ngalawa. During the event, the College honoured its staff members who graduated with their PhD’s in
Several School of Management, Information Technology and Governance academics presented papers at the recent 17th European Conference on Research Methodology (ECRM) for Business and Management Studies. The academics were Professor Maxwell Phiri, Dr Mfazo Cliford Madondo, Professor Brian McArthur and Dr Andrisha Beharry Ramraj. The international conference, which took place at the University of Roma TRE,
The role of small towns in post-apartheid South Africa was the topic of a guest lecture delivered at the Graduate School of Business and Leadership (GSB&L) by the Director of the Centre for Small Towns Regeneration Ms Phila Xuza. As a leading strategist, scholar and practitioner of spatial economic development in African small towns, Xuza