Leadership and management issues come under spotlight at Lamipisa Conference
DELEGATION: Delegates attending the 2nd Lamipisa conference
Thursday, 11 September 2014
CPUT recently hosted the 2nd International Conference of the Leadership & Management in Projects Driven Industries in South Africa (Lamipisa) at the Cape Town Campus.
Some of the topics discussed by academics included the management of mega projects focusing on social development such as South Africa’s National Development Plan, non-governmental development organizations, community participation and entrepreneurship.
The four-day conference was organized by the Department of Management and Project Management and saw scores of academics in management and leadership presenting research papers.
Addressing the conference CPUT Vice-chancellor, Dr Prins Nevhutalu, encouraged the delegates to invite industry role players to their future conferences in order to become more attuned to world trends adding that as a career-focused institution, CPUT should continuously build rapport with industry leaders.
He emphasized the importance of research outputs stressing that the conference resonated with the university’s goal of becoming a great university.
“Research is fundamental to our journey towards greatness,” he said.
About 50 papers was presented by academics from Germany, India, Uganda, Nigeria, Zimbabwe as well as various parts of South Africa.
Written by Kwanele Butana
Email: butanak@cput.ac.za
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