College of Business and Economics Annual Report 2017 60 ENROLMENT The SoE enrolled 1 467 students in 2017 (6% of total CBE enrolment) of whom 326 (22%) in continuing education programmes, 748 (51%) in subsidised undergraduate programmes and 393 (27%) in subsidised postgraduate programmes. Of these, 9% are international enrolments. Accordingly, the School’s subsidised enrolments equates to 1 573 full-time equivalents. SUBSIDISED PROGRAMMES Popular and industry-recognised programmes and their enrolment in 2017 follow: PROGRAMME ENROLMENT MASTER’S DEGREES MCom: Financial Economics (sought after programme in the SA financial sector especially for risk management) 68 MPhil: Industrial Policy (IDEP sanctioned programme and only offered by UJ on the African continent) 27 MCom: Local Economic Development (students that complete this qualification will be registered as Local Economic Practitioners by the professional body) 38 MCom: Development Economics (students are normally from development agencies. Programme is highly recommended by Development Bank, Provincial and Central Government development departments) These programmes were supported by an operational budget of R48 million, which translates into R30 753 per full-time student equivalent. New developments in 2018/2019 will include the introduction of the MCom (Competition Economics) degree. ACCREDITATION, AFFILIATIONS AND RANKINGS SoE is actively involved in accredited research output activities to improve its research profile nationally and internationally. Per the latest RePac ranking SoE has maintained its fourth position of South African university economics departments and it has also maintained its QS ranking of the fifth best in South Africa. SoE has a strong research focus in the areas of financial economics, competition and regulation economics, industrial policy, environmental economics, behavioural economics and economic development. Most accredited research publications for 2017 are in these focus areas. As far as academic leadership and citizenship at international levels are concerned, SoE has adopted a two-stage approach in terms of internationalisation. For 2017, SoE focussed on U21 Universities where cluster research cooperation (specifically environmental economics, financial economics, behavioural economics and competition & regulation economics) has been enhanced. Secondly, SoE financially supported the enhancement of international research collaboration of individual staff members with researchers at various institutions/universities. The School established 35 active research collaborations. • McGill University (U21) • Gauteng Department of Economic Development • University of British Columbia (U21) • Water Research Commission • The University of Connecticut (U21) • European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists • University of Washington • Agricultural Economics Society (UK) • University of Ohio • Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (USA) • TEEEP program with Northern Illinois University • Bank of Namibia • The Pascal Program with Glasgow University • University of Namibia • IDEP • Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies • UNU-WIDER • International Development Council • The World Bank • Small Enterprise Development Agency • UNCTAD • Economic Development Council of South Africa • Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research • University of Nairobi • Institute for Economic and Social Studies in Mozambique • Makerere University • The Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University • University of Gothenburg • African Economic Research Consortium • Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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