College of Business and Economics Annual Report 2017 36 Enactus also presented a proposal to Oxfam and secured R339 000 for establishing a secondary cooperative for textile manufacturing for the women of Soweto, the CBD and Alexandra. Students were also introduced to a new project in Lenasia where they completed 21 business plans and a branding package for the multi-purpose centre, Desiderata Village. • Digital Pilot Project identifies, showcases and connects community-driven social impact solutions. The project, managed by Ms Adelaide Sheik (UJ) and Ms Julie Adair (Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland), also qualified for substantial funding by the Erasmus+ Fund (EU) to set up hubs in three provinces in South Africa. • Our footprint extends beyond Gauteng through the Pfunanani Entrepreneurship Development Project, a rural entrepreneurship development programme in Mpumalanga, boosting 60 local businesses in collaboration with The Jobs Fund, Sabi Sand Pfunanani Trust and the Buffelshoek Trust. • The Finance and Investment Management Olympiad (FIMO) is an initiative of the Department of Finance and Investment Management that is focused on encouraging Grade 10, 11 and 12 high school learners, from all provinces in South Africa, to unleash their potential in a dynamic field. It is sponsored by STRATE, an independent provider of post-trade products and services for financial markets. The Olympiad offers more insight into the finance and investment industry and offers exciting prices. ACCOMPLISHMENTS JBS students continue to perform above average across the various departments and are regarded as highly employable and academically well rounded. Some recent accolades and achievements include ongoing high performers in the CIMA and FPI exams. In April 2016 a UJ team (consisting of honours students of the 2015 class), which won the South African leg of the CFA challenge, represented South Africa at the global challenge in Chicago, USA. The team made UJ proud with a good performance. Two teams from the 2016 class progressed to the SA finals, but unfortunately, neither team qualified to represent SA at the 2017 world finals. In April 2018 a UJ team (consisting of honours students of the 2017 class), which won the South African leg of the CHFA challenge, will represent South Africa at the EMEA CFA challenge final in Dublin, Ireland. If the team are successful in Dublin, they will represent UJ at the world finals later in 2018. During 2017, the Financial Planning students won the inaugural FPI challenge that was held as part of the annual FPI conference in Cape Town. FIMO Olympiad During 2017, DFIM also secured funding from both BANKSETA and STRATE. The money was used to assist students to write industry-related professional exams. The Master’s Programme in Industrial Psychology was evaluated by the Board for Psychology of the Health Profession Council of South Africa and received an excellent report. The programme was accredited for the maximum period of five year. The Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management’s Continuous Education Programmes (CEPs) attracted more than 3 000 enrolments in 2017. These programmes have been offered since 1980 and indicate that there is a huge demand for the CEPs in the fields of general transportation and logistics management training. To meet the changing training needs of prospective students in a modern and competitive society, the department has been actively involved in developing three online programmes (two Advanced Diplomas and one online CEP Logistics Diploma). Depending on final approval from SAQA these programmes are ready to be offered in 2018.
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