CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 4 CBE STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT AND GOALS 7 TALENT MANAGEMENT 7 Demographic Profile 7 Performance Measures 7 Staff Promotions and Career Advancement 7 Strategic Skills Development 11 Research Excellence and NRF Ratings 11 Recognitions, Awards and Prestige Appointments 12 Staying Relevant 15 CBE Reputation Management 17 TEACHING AND LEARNING 19 Enrolment and Student Profile 19 Graduate Output 2025 20 Student Access and Success and Support of Students 20 Managing Risk Affecting the Teaching and Learning Experience in the CBE 22 Programmes and Staying Relevant 22 Work-Integrated Learning (WIL): 2025 Highlights 23 Non-Subsidised Programmes 25 UJ Digital – Expanding CBE’s Online Learning Footprint 25 Innovation, Sustainability and Societal Impact 26 Communities of practice (CoP) 27 Recognitions and Awards 28 UJenius and Orange Carpet Recruitment 29 Conclusion 29 RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND POSTGRADUTES 31 Overview 31 Research Output 32 Patents 36 Research Funding 37 Research Skills Development 27 Research Centres, Chairs and SARChI 37 CBE RESEARC HUBS 38 SARChI Entrepreneurship Education 39 SARChI Industrial Development 42 DSI/NRF SARChI in Transformative Innovation, 4IR, and Sustainable Development 45 Wiseman Nkuhlu Centre for Innovation, Leadership, and Governance 48 Technopreneurship Centre 49 Centre for Applied Data Science 52 Wholesale and Retail SETA 53 Centre for Competition, Regulation, and Economics Development 55 Centre for Local Economic Development 58 Centre for Wellbeing, Artificial Intelligence and Societal Impact 61 Karl Mittermaier Centre for Economic Philosophy 62 Public and Environmental Economics Centre 64 Centre for Work Performance 65 Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (Africa) 66 Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) 67 Food Evolution Research Centre 69 PURPOSEFUL COLLABORATION: PARTNERSHIPS, INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 73 Global Footprint, Engagement, and Impact 73 Stakeholders and Partnerships 78 Community Engagement Projects 79 EXCEPTIONAL ALUMNI 80 GOVERNANCE, RISK MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE 82 Governance 82 Risk Management 82 Resource Management 83 Transformation 83 Financial Management 83 Societal Impact and Sustainability 84 The way forward 86 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS (CBE) ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO @ A GLANCE 1 College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2025
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