College of Business and Economics Annual Report 2017 78 SOCIAL RESPONSIVENESS The STH staff, together with students, engaged in the Bread Tag & Bottle Top Collection. The total collection resulted in the funding of two wheelchairs that were donated to a Hospice. The STH students continued to engage with two NGOs, namely: • Reach Out Touch • Tshepang Projects In addition, the STH raised R680 000 in pledges in support of the Missing Middle campaign. Projects on transformation largely included capacity-building initiatives aimed at bringing about greater access in certain disciplines. Important here is that most of the young staff in STH are engaged in PhD studies and are on the AAMP programme. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Exceptional accomplishments by the STH in 2017 include: • QS ranked No.1 Hospitality and Leisure Studies (SA & Africa) • Shanghai Rankings: 34th out of 100 Tourism and Hospitality schools globally • STH obtains HACCP accreditation in 2017 (UJ first university to obtain this accreditation • STH is host to one of SA’s top 100 researchers: Prof Chris Rogerson – A-rated researcher • Commis Chef Tobi Skosana was selected to join the French Le Calabash for internship to extend his knowledge and experience on French cuisine • STH Executive Chef Thlolo Nyatlo worked alongside renowned Chef Reuben Riffel in putting together an indigenous menu for the United Nations World Food Programme dinner hosted at the STH • Three students hosted on the Waterford International Exchange in the USA; STH has hosted 32 students on this exchange since 2005 • STH research output for 2017 - 52 units • A total of R1 679 420 in bursaries made possible through industry partners was allocated to 64 STH students in 2017 • The STH also supported 32 students with Missing Middle funding support to the value of R956 349 • For the STH Top Academic Achievers Awards sponsorship of prizes of more than R200 00 was made by industry partners • On the STH Open Day that was hosted together with industry partners in 2017, more than 250 schools visited the STH, which translated into a very successful undergraduate enrolment for 2018. Missing Middle Fund Raiser Chef Tobi Skosana Chef Thlolo Nyatlo Chef Reuben Riffel
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