{"id":78894,"date":"2025-06-24T12:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T10:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?p=78894"},"modified":"2025-06-24T13:03:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T11:03:30","slug":"prof-pierre-joubert-to-chair-national-commerce-deans-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/prof-pierre-joubert-to-chair-national-commerce-deans-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof Pierre Joubert to Chair National Commerce Deans\u2019 Association"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"78894\" class=\"elementor elementor-78894\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e6ba3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e6ba3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a62979e\" data-id=\"a62979e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad319c2 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad319c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SPU<\/span><\/a> proudly celebrates a significant leadership milestone as Professor Pierre Joubert, Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, has been elected Chairperson of the South African Commerce Dean\u2019s Association (SACDA) for a two-year term.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SACDA, established in 2008, is a national body that brings together Deans from Commerce and Business faculties at South Africa\u2019s public universities. It serves as a strategic platform for collaboration on matters related to teaching, learning, research, and community engagement across the higher education landscape.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prof Joubert brings to the role extensive experience and deep sector insight. As Chair, he will focus on fostering joint research initiatives, strengthening policy advocacy and promoting meaningful dialogue among member institutions.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI am honoured to lead SACDA at a pivotal moment for Commerce education in South Africa. The Association exists to advance academic excellence and engagement that contribute meaningfully to our nation\u2019s economy. As Chair, I intend to support research that is both rigorous and relevant, advocate for responsive policy frameworks, promote collaboration between institutions and facilitate consistent, open communication across the sector,\u201d said Prof Joubert.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SPU congratulates Prof Joubert on this national recognition. His appointment affirms his academic leadership and highlights SPU\u2019s growing contribution to shaping the future of commerce education in the country.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPU proudly celebrates a significant leadership milestone as Professor Pierre Joubert, Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, has been elected Chairperson of the South African Commerce Dean\u2019s Association (SACDA) for a two-year term. 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