15 STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS CBE students, too, have again made their mark both locally and nationally. Two CBE students were awarded Mandela Rhodes Scholarships: Sicelo Chris Gama (BCom Hons: Financial Planning) and Shandré Hoffman (MA: Industrial Psychology) for postgraduate study in Oxford. Mr Biswas Kapasule was selected as a Top 10 Finalist in the renowned 2018 Global Peter Drucker Essay Competition. His essay, ‘Reclaiming individuality in the age of AI’, was selected among 470 submissions received from 60 countries of whom only three were finalists from Africa. Students from the School of Accounting have been particularly successful. In 2018, a total of 93% of UJ candidates passed the strenuous first SAICA qualifying examination, contributing the largest number of successful candidates of all residential universities. UJ also produced the largest number of successful black candidates of all residential universities. Two UJ students were placed in the Top 10: Simon Basson, first, and Brett Black, tenth. Of the six UJ students placed in the Top 100 of the student leadership Gradstar Awards 2018, five were from the School of Accounting. In addition, five of the 30 finalists in the Student Leadership Summit 2018 came from the Department of Accountancy. Ivette du Toit was awarded Best Master’s Graduate in the 2018 Tax Thesis Competition of the South African Institute of Professional Accountants, and the prestigious Abe Bailey Travel Bursary for 2018 went to Accountancy student, Sibongakonke Kheswa. TOP LEFT: Ivette du Toit was awarded Best Master’s Graduate in the 2018 Tax Thesis Competition of the South African Institute of Professional Accountants. TOP RIGHT: the Abe Bailey travel bursary for 2018 went to accountancy student, Sibongakonke Kheswa. BOTTOM: Simon Basson, top candidate in the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ ITC exam.
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