{"id":3339,"date":"2024-10-21T07:33:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T07:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=3339"},"modified":"2026-07-01T07:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T07:50:10","slug":"marketing-retail-business-and-sport-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/marketing-retail-business-and-sport-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Marketing, Retail Business and Sport Management Department FMS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3339\" class=\"elementor elementor-3339\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cfd9a3 elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8cfd9a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8a73e8 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data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1664522921264\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-10 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 vc_col-has-fill\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1664522921264\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><p data-raofz=\"15\">We offer dynamic, industry-focused education in Marketing, Retail Business, and Sport Management, preparing graduates for impactful 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data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea1a331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea1a331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marketing, Retail Business and Sport Management<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8cc12e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8cc12e\" 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<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-10 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 vc_col-has-fill\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1664522921264\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-10 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 vc_col-has-fill\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1664522921264\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><p data-raofz=\"15\">We offer dynamic, industry-focused education in Marketing, Retail Business, and Sport Management, preparing graduates for impactful 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src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DR-ELMARIE-STRYDOM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13366\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DR-ELMARIE-STRYDOM.jpg 480w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DR-ELMARIE-STRYDOM-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" title=\"DR ELMARIE STRYDOM \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b32a08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b32a08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Elmarie Strydom<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7435c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7435c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acting Head of Department<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d10cb17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d10cb17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Department of Marketing, Retail Business and Sport Management<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00516e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00516e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-300273f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"300273f\" 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 data-raofz=\"15\">Engaging with this Department will introduce you to the world of business through the lenses of a dynamic Marketing, Retail Business and Sport Management curricula. The Department undertakes to lay a firm bedrock for career opportunities in the private, public and other sectors of government. Our pride is in the ability to promote academic intellectualism that is unfiltered and knows no boundaries. In our commitment towards harnessing top graduates, we uphold a teaching-research nexus embedded in practise-led modalities that are premised in accentuating both local and international impacts. I invite you to engage with our webpage for information on our academic programmes, including other information regarding staff and students\u2019 research and various activities that promote social engagement scholarship.<\/p><p data-raofz=\"15\">The unique proposition set by the department of Marketing, Retail Business &amp; Sport Management is to help you maximise your potential in all areas of life through activities ranging from authentic experiences including both practise and research-informed teaching and learning activities. We encourage you to continue your path toward personal excellence and lifelong fulfilment. Therefore, studying in this Department entails more than just the attainment of an academic qualification \u2013 it is a formative process of personal growth and wholesome development for all stakeholders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6ca1c9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e6ca1c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5963632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5963632\" 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><strong>Tjhebelopele<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 13.2px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-accent-font-family ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-accent-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-accent-text-transform ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); text-decoration-line: initial;\">To lead by offering dynamic curricula that is responsive to the needs of industry, government and both national and international standards.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Morero<\/strong><\/p><p>The Department of Marketing, Retail business &amp; Sport Management\u2019s mission is to gain local and global recognition and status as a clearing house for academic excellence with a capacity to nurture marketing, retailing and sports practitioners of the highest calibre.<\/p><p>Not only do our staff and students\u2019 competencies develop during the VUT journey, but the experience will have an impact and a positive influence on the totality of the learning individual. In this regard, the Department of Marketing, Retail Business &amp; Sport Management enacts a reflexive response to the vision and mission of the Faculty of Management Sciences as well as in recognition of the university-wide commitment towards what is regarded as the cornerstone of a university of technology (UoT), as communicated within the Institutional-planning framework.<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e517e7d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e517e7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d0dee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d0dee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ditaba tsa moraorao<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2989f4f e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2989f4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5cf359 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5cf359\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b225ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b225ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SAFA-CAF-300x260-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11026\" alt=\"\" title=\"SAFA-CAF-300x260 \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cafd4c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cafd4c9\" 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><strong>15 June 2023<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b5be2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b5be2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vut-test.site\/vut-marketing-experts-share-valuable-tips-with-local-enterprises\/\">VUT Third-Year Sport Management Students receive SAFA CAF D Licenses<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc87221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc87221\" 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>Over fifty (50) final year Sport Management students from the Vaal University of technology (VUT) received the South African Football Association (SAFA)-Confederation of African Football (CAF) D Licenses recently, marking a vital step in their journey to becoming qualified coaches.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce9f123 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce9f123\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/vut-test.site\/vut-marketing-experts-share-valuable-tips-with-local-enterprises\/\"><strong>&gt;&gt;&gt;Read More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b73907 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b73907\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c860747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c860747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GPA2-SIMELN-300x260-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11025\" alt=\"\" title=\"GPA2-SIMELN-300x260 \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e0a3c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e0a3c9\" 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><strong>31 October 2023<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d647fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d647fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vut-test.site\/lecturer-at-vut-scoops-first-prize-at-the-2023-wrseta-good-practise-awards\/\">Lecturer at VUT Scoops First Prize at the \u20182023 W&amp;RSETA Good Practice Awards\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-092e0e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"092e0e3\" 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>Recently, Ms Bhekiwe Nontokozo Simelane, a Lecturer in the Marketing &amp; Sport Management Department at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) scooped the first Prize at the Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&amp;RSETA) Good Practise Awards (GPA) that were held at Raddison Hotel in Johannesburg on 26October 2023.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64eb806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64eb806\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/vut-test.site\/lecturer-at-vut-scoops-first-prize-at-the-2023-wrseta-good-practise-awards\/\"><strong>&gt;&gt;&gt;Read More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea51aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fea51aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c62d0e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c62d0e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Karabo-jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-25833\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Karabo-jpg.webp 556w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Karabo-188x300.webp 188w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Karabo-8x12.webp 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" title=\"Karabo \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa44a92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa44a92\" 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><strong>23 July 2023<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce2be34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce2be34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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