College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2024 Prof Cecille Nieuwenhuizen Chairholder SARChI: Entrepreneurship Education TALENT MANAGEMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING Prof Meyer and Prof Schachtebeck hold Y2 ratings with the NRF. The Chairholder, Prof Nieuwenhuizen, obtained a C2 NRF rating in 2024. Prof Kraus, the Distinguished Visiting Professor to the SARChI EE and the Department of Business Management, obtained a B2 rating from the NRF and was awarded the Vice Chancellor’s award for being the most highly cited researcher of 2024 in UJ. Prof Tselepis was promoted to Vice-Dean for Teaching and Learning in the College of Business and Economics and Prof Schachtebeck replaced her in the SARChI EE team. Prof Meyer was promoted to full professor. The core team is presented in the international academic environment and is part of several editorial boards of well-reputable journals, most focused on business and entrepreneurship. Three new visiting professors were appointed and all the team members, including Visiting Scholars, serve on national and international journal editorial boards. Prof Schachtebeck and Prof Meyer serve on various research committees (i.e., the Ethics Committee and Post-graduate Research Committee). They are integral to the research development of the SARChI EE and the associated Department of Business Management. POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES Collectively, 15 PhDs and three Master students were supervised in 2024. Two PhD students supervised by Prof Schachtebeck and Prof Nieuwenhuizen and one PhD co-supervised by Prof Schachtebeck graduated in 2024. 29
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