College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2019 47 Achievements Prof Pooe (1) and dr munyai (2) received the Best Paper Award (first runner-up) at the international Business Conference in hermanus. Department of Finance and Investment Management stAFF Achievements two academics of the department of finance and investment management, Chioma okoro (3) and Andre kruger (4), graduated with doctorate degrees and mosili lepheana was offered an exchange programme to be a visiting scholar at the university of florida as part of her doctoral studies. stAkeholder engAgement opportunities and funding (in partnership with BanKsEta) were offered to students to gain additional skills needed by the financial industry and enhance their marketability. the Payment association of south africa (Pasa) Certificate in foundational Payments course was offered to 37 students. louise Brown received an award for being one of the top 5 students overall for 2019. the investment operations certificate of the Chartered institute for securities and investments internationally (Cisi) was offered to 40 students from the diploma in financial services operations (dfso) to become associate members of Cisi and use the professional letters ACsi. in total, 10 students from the above opportunities passed with merit. funding was secured from insEtA to settle the debt of approximately 40 first-year BCom finance students. the department partnered with local and international stakeholders, such as mana holdings, to develop seven slPs to be offered to candidate valuers to become professional valuers. schroders offered an internship programme to uJ students and the university College of Estate management (uCEm) in the uk to collaborate and exchange research and academic content on real estate. this relationship will also strengthen its application for accreditation with the Royal institute of Chartered surveyors (RiCs). departmental personnel attended the south African Property owners association conference and was awarded the Best small stall at the conference. Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management overview the department of industrial Psychology and People management (ippm) honours and master’s programmes are regarded as flagship programmes and set the department apart from similar departments at other institutions. the positive attitude of staff and students from all campuses as well as their pride in their institution is reflected in the outputs delivered. The positive attitude of staff and students, as well as their pride in their institution is reflected in the outputs delivered.
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