College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2023

COVER I
TABLE OF CONTENTS III
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS (CBE) 2023 @ A GLANCE 1
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
STAFF 4
Demographic profile: academic and support, international, designated, qualification profile 4
Staff development 5
NRF-rated researchers 5
Recognitions and awards 6
TEACHING and LEARNING 10
Enrolment and student profiles 10
Undergraduate and postgraduate graduates 10
Student access and success and support for students 11
UJenius recruitment 12
Programmes: new programmes, CEPs, quality management, innovations, new initiatives, ensuring relevance, addressing issues about attributes of graduates and employability of graduates 12
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION – FOOTPRINT AND IMPACT 13
Outputs: publications (journals, conferences, books, etc.) 13
Research Impact 13
Postdoctoral Research Fellows (PDRFs) 13
Research structures 14
Research funding 14
PARTNERSHIPS, STAKEHOLDER AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 14
Joint programmes, exchange programmes, study abroad programmes (including virtual 14
Community engagement projects 15
ALUMNI AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTS 17
TRANSFORMATION 17
FACULTY GOVERNANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT 17
RESOURCE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 18
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY 18
WAY FORWARD 18
TEACHING AND LEARNING 20
OVERVIEW 20
TEACHING AND LEARNING INNOVATIONS IN 2023 22
STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 22
ENROLMENT AND STUDENT PROFILE 23
STUDENT ACCESS, SUCCESS AND SUPPORT 24
PROGRAMME QUALIFICATION MIX 25
UJENIUS 25
TOWARDS TEACHING AND LEARNING FUTURE AGILITY 26
GOING FORWARD 26
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION 28
RESEARCH OUTPUT 28
RESEARCH IMPACT 28
Productivity 28
4IR 29
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) 29
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 29
RESEARCH CAPACITY 30
NRF-rated researchers 30
Postdoctoral research fellows (PDRFs) 30
PATENTS 31
RESEARCH FUNDING 31
RESEARCH LEADERSHIP 32
RESEARCH POLICY 32
DHET-NRF SARCHI CHAIR IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION 36
DSI/NRF SOUTH AFRICAN RESEARCH CHAIR IN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT 41
DSI/NRF/NEWTON FUND TRILATERAL RESEARCH CHAIR IN TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATION, THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (4IR) AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 48
CENTRE FOR APPLIED DATA SCIENCE (CADS) 54
CENTRE FOR LOCAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (CENLED) 58
CENTRE FOR PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE 62
INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS STUDIES (ITLS) (AFRICA) 66
PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE (PEERC) 72
TECHNOPRENEURSHIP CENTRE 78
TETA 4IR RESEARCH CHAIR 83
WHOLESALE & RETAIL SETA LEADERSHIP CHAIR (GAUTENG)(WRSLC) 87
THE CENTRE FOR COMPETITION, REGULATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (CCRED 90

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