professional communities. These programmes highlight the College’s enduring impact on professional development, innovation, and sectoral growth, both nationally and across the continent. Innovation, Sustainability and Societal Impact CBE’s teaching model on Response Able humans increasingly integrates practical, real-world applications (industry guest input, case-based learning, authentic assessments) and promotes responsible AI literacy, supporting employability and ethical professionalism. Growing student volunteering during peak periods and the formalised mentorship structure reflect our social compact with students – supporting inclusion, success, and community engagement. Dr Arno Louw Prof Peter Baur Dr Susheila Moodley AI in Higher Education Teaching and Learning The College of Business and Economics established its Community of Practice (CoP) on AI in Higher Education in collaboration with Dr Susheila Moodley Professor of Practice and Academic Director at Futurebanker. The CoP was started in response to a pressing academic integrity challenge and urgency to illustrate Response Able Ways to use AI in Teaching and Learning. The CoP has positioned the College as a convener of inter-institutional dialogue on AI in education, with plans for 2026 that include faculty training on an integrated AI assessment framework developed collaboratively between Dr Arno Louw (UJ) and Dr Moodley (FutureBanker) for implementation, student critical thinking programmes, expanded reach to schools, TVET and private colleges, African institutional partnerships, and a focused research agenda addressing the notable absence of African voices in the global AIin-education discourse. The CoP incorporate various CBE innovations in Teaching and Learning. Practical illustrations and robust conversations took place in various sessions, covering foundational perspectives on AI in higher education, prompt engineering, and the ethical and responsible use of AI, with a session featuring guest speakers from Tshwane University of Technology and North-West University's AI Hub as well as international institutions such as Monash University in Australia. Key achievements include practical demonstrations of AI tools for education (including NotebookLM, ChatGPT, and Claude), a prompt engineering workshop, the teaching of critical thinking frameworks, cross-institutional engagement with NWU, NMMU, and UCT to benchmark approaches, and the establishment of a dedicated website (aiineducation.co.za) and MoodleNet resource hub for the UJ community. Cultural Entrepreneurship: A CBE-led National Teaching Innovation In the School of Economics, Prof Baur spearheaded a new CoP for Cultural Entrepreneurship, placing the CBE at the leading edge, to support the economic realities of artists that remain largely invisible. By bringing these insights into academic spaces, Prof Baur provides CBE with a framework to teach entrepreneurship as a multidisciplinary, culturally grounded, and socially responsive practice. This directly contributes to the College’s commitment to: Curriculum Innovation (embedding realworld, culturally relevant entrepreneurship); Inclusivity and transformation (recognising and valuing creative and indigenous knowledge systems); and Sustainable development (enabling livelihoods in undersupported creative economies). Communities of Practice (CoP) Newly Enrolled Doctoral Candidates Onboarding UJ Open Day 26 27 College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2025 College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2025
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