College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2021 12 Centre, USA) and Dr Jinkeun Yu (Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade). • The Centre for Public Management and Governance, located in the School of Public Management, Governance and Public Policy, offers two CEPs. These programmes are integrated academic and professional distance education programmes designed for students, working professionals and elected local political leaders, offered through online technologyenhanced distance learning. • The Centre for Public Policy and African Studies, located in the School of Public Management, Governance and Public Policy, is a hub of teaching and learning targeted primarily at recruiting public-spirited students who are involved or aspire to be involved in policymaking, policy implementation, or policy research. • The Centre for Local Economic Development (CENLED), located in the School of Economics, is partnering in an international research study on strengthening urban engagement of universities in Asia and Africa, funded by the British Academy. The project includes six other international partners from Iran, Iraq, the Philippines, Scotland, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. CENLED has established a three-year capacitybuilding programme for Gauteng Department of Economic Development officials. • The Food Evolution Research Laboratory (FERL), located in the School of Tourism and Hospitality, contributes to combating the impact of COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown on dietary habits and food choices. FERL studied the dietary habits and possible health outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa during the COVID-19 lockdown. FERL and the Nutrition Society of South Africa (NSSA) hosted a virtual symposium to commemorate World Food Day. • The Institute for Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS) (Africa), located within the School of Management, Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management, responds to industry needs for independent, unbiased, relevant, and up-to-date research. Its international partner institution is the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies at the University of Sydney. In 2021, the contribution of ITLS (Africa) ranged from surveys on trends in transport, logistics, and supply chain management to once-off specialist research projects, such as the skills gaps in Kenya, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. • The Public and Environment Economic Research Centre (PEERC) , located in the School of Economics, is dedicated to basic, applied, and strategic research in environmental economics. Governments and development agencies have now recognised the critical role of environmental assets for sustainable development. This increased focus on the healthy environment has shifted the fiscal debates around the world to policies that promote the effective incorporation of environmental concerns into development decision making. • The Technopreneurship Centre, located in the School of Consumer Intelligence and Information Systems, is an ideation and innovation hub. The Centre fosters collaboration between students and industry partners to develop new technologies. Students must structure real-life innovative solutions in intelligent software systems, video games, mobile applications (apps), and other forms of technological solutions that address business, economic and societal challenges as required by industries, local communities, and the government. CBE STAFF PROFILE There have been significant shifts in staff profile during 2021 in terms of staff gaining their doctorate and staff promotions. Staff with doctorates have steadily progressed since 2017, when 98 staff held a doctorate; the total moved to 149 in 2021. Similarly, an outstanding total of 21 staff were promoted across the various ranks. Five colleagues were promoted to full professor: Professors Crystal Hoole, David Pooe, Dominique Uwizeyimana, Kevin Nell, and Shepherd Dhliwayo. Staff members promoted to associate professor include Chris Schachtebeck, Reena das Nair and Roslyn de Braine. Finally, the following colleagues were promoted to senior lecturer: Dr Andrea Potgieter, Dr Calvin Mabaso, Dr Joyce Toendepi, Dr Karolina Laba, Dr Leon Janse van Vuuren, Dr Milan de Wet, Dr N Cunningham, Dr Rozanne Smith, Dr Seugnet Bronkhorst, Dr Siya Nyikana, Dr Stella Bvuma, Dr Vaisha Harilal, and Ms Lydia Pelcher. The College’s commitment to developing younger staff, not least through their participation in UJ’s Accelerated Academic Mentoring Programme (with approximately 70 CBE participants), is having a considerable impact.
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