College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2020 10 sTaff aCComPlishmenTs The accomplishments of CBE staff on the international and national stage are too numerous to mention in detail. Staff have been elected to the boards of learned societies, have been appointed as visiting professors at global universities, have given keynote presentations at international conferences, have secured notable international conferences for South Africa, and have hosted conferences that brought leading experts together for dialogue and networking. • Prof Linda de Beer was appointed as Chair: Public Interest Oversight Board. • The Cracow University of Economics (Poland) bestowed on Prof Cecile Nieuwenhuizen (DHET-NRF SARChI Chair in Entrepreneurship Education), an Honorary Doctorate in recognition of her contribution to entrepreneurship education in Poland. • Dr Nelesh Dhanpat was appointed as Assistant Editor of the South African Journal for Human Resource Management. • Dr Thando Vilakazi (Director: CCRED) secured a DTI grant of R15 million (2020 to 2023). • Prof Mercy Mpinganjira secured an agreement with W&R SETA to the value of R7.86 million (2020 to 2023) to establish a Gautengbased W&R SETA Wholesale & Retail Chair in the School of Consumer Intelligence and Information Systems. • Dr Ebes Esho has received the Academy of Management International Management Division Best Reviewer Award. The accolade is based on numerous reviews for the renowned international Association of Management Sciences. • President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Dr Sydney Mufamadi (Director: CBE Centre for Public Policy and African Studies, and Minister in the cabinets of Presidents Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki) and Baleka Mbete (former Deputy President and speaker of the National Assembly) as his Special Envoys to Zimbabwe, following difficulties that the Republic of Zimbabwe experienced. • Prof Fiona Tregenna’s SARChI Chair was renewed following a rigorous peer review by the NRF. Prof Linda de Beer Dr Nelesh Dhanpat Prof Mercy Mpinganjira Prof Cecile Nieuwenhuizen Dr Thando Vilakasi Dr Ebes Esho
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