College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2022 2 Executive Summary OVERVIEW The new academic year in 2022 marked a welcome turning point, as we gradually emerged from a most intense pandemic period. We could offer face-to-face teaching, and the campus returned to life as staff and students slowly returned. It has been wonderful to come together again as a community and reconnect in person, while embedding the lessons from the pandemic on applying technology more effectively. Prof Lungile Ntsalaze Executive Dean College of Business and Economics The College of Business and Economics (CBE) operates in an increasingly uncertain global context. The ongoing war in Ukraine and international political tensions threaten academic collaboration, and global supply chain disruptions continue, as the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. High inflation has resulted in moves by the South African Reserve Bank to increase interest rates. The cost-of-living crisis is hurting our staff and students. The last two years have seen a period of turbulence for the University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa, and the globe. Despite concerns early in the pandemic about whether the academic project would withstand the pressures, CBE's performance during this time has been strong. This academic year marks the start of a transition at CBE. As the new Executive Dean since 01 January 2023, I write this report reflecting on an incredible year of research, events, and student support activities at CBE. I also feel enormous gratitude for the outstanding output from our researchers and scholars, and for the hard work and dedication of all our staff under the leadership of Professor Daneel van Lill, who has been at the helm since CBE's establishment in 2017. While I invite you to join me in reflecting on this past year in the pages ahead, I hope you are also inspired to commit to helping chart our very bright future for CBE. I gladly share highlights, primary stats from 2022, and narration, including our way forward for the future.
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