Prof Stan du Plessis appointed as Dean

Stan du Plessis, professor in the Economics Department and current vice-dean (research), has been appointed as the new dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences from 1 April 2014.

Among other aims, he endevours to focus on strengthening the Faculty's research profile through external collaboration and expanding the number of doctoral students in the faculty.

The Department is confident that Prof du Plessis will continue to achieve excellent results in the faculty (as he has done in the Department) and looks forward to continue working closely with him in his new position.

(See also the University's announcement).