24 College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2018 CBE Knowledge Generation and Dissemination Postgraduate enrolment and research output serve as a pull factor in the CBE strategy. Vice-Dean, Prof Kelvin Bwalya, joined the Deanery in October to lead the CBE research portfolio. POSTGRADUATE OUTPUT In 2018, the CBE conferred 1 355 postgraduate qualifications, among which were 460 postgraduate diplomas (34% of total), 706 honours degrees (52%), 160 master’s degrees (10%) and 24 doctorates (2%). The STH graduated its first doctoral student since the inception of the programme in 2015. POSTGRADUATE RECRUITMENT Through bursaries offered by the Dean’s Senior Leadership Development Programme, ten international doctoral students were recruited from universities in Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The School of Leadership grew its footprint into parts of Southern Africa by attracting parliamentarians from Botswana, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) and Zambia. IMPROVED KNOWLEDGE GENERATION By end 2018, CBE investment in global and continental partnerships stood at R9 million. Books, chapters, conference proceedings and journal articles produced by CBE staff represented 17% of UJ output. The final total research output increased from 285 credits in 2017 to a record-breaking 353 credits in 2018 (+23%), of which 60% were published in journals, 24% in conference proceedings and 16% in books and book chapters. All Schools have upped their research output. Most encouraging is that research output per academic has improved to more than 1 credit per academic, meaning that research participation has grown by 33%. The CBE Higher Degrees Committee has tightened postgraduate governance in terms of more rigorous selection and supervision practices, as well as student monitoring and support measures. PROFESSOR KELVIN BWALYA 34% POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMAS 52% HONOURS DEGREES 12% MASTER’S DEGREES 2% DOCTORATES Postgraduate qualifications 1 355
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