This episode analyses the challenges within the University of Johannesburg's (UJ) Business & Management Department from various angles. The sources include a 2024/25 case study, 2021 CHE data, a 2020 annual report, UJ postgraduate funding opportunities, and their 2023 PG research programme brochure, painting a comprehensive picture of the department's postgraduate programmes. These sources highlight capacity constraints, high dropout rates, and a shift towards coursework-based programmes instead of traditional research degrees. The documents reveal a disconnect between research aspirations and practical realities, particularly regarding faculty workload and funding limitations. Ultimately, they suggest the department is struggling to meet the demand for postgraduate research, impacting the production of research-trained professionals and delays in reaching their own vision and objectives.

The original CHE reports are available via links in previous episode show notes and UJ B&M Dept reports and brochures available on UJ's website here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.uj.ac.za/faculties/college-of-business-and-economics/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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