Providing affordable, accessible, high quality, relevant Science Engineering and Technology programmes
April 01, 2019 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Corporate
Software foul-ups, bleeps and blunders
"As we enter the era of the Internet of Things, 4IR and big data, a focus on software quality management is inevitable to avoid software disasters." ~ Prof Ernest Mnkandla
March 30, 2019 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Corporate
Nine questions for...
Vishal Ramnath speaks about his MEng experience and his development of a practical nanofluid model that can be used by engineers operating heat exchangers in industries such as the manufacturing and aerospace sectors.
March 29, 2019 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Corporate
CSET Swept the floor with Awards
Unisa’s 2019 Research & Innovation Week was held from 4 to 8 March. This year’s theme focused on the challenges, dilemmas and opportunities for ODeL in Africa, particularly, “ODeL in the Global South: Documenting the African Experience”.
March 28, 2019 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Corporate
'Uzoyithola kanjani uhleti ekoneni?'
Unisa's College of Science, Engineering and Technology fêted its graduands at a rousing ceremony during the autumn graduations.
March 27, 2019 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Corporate
The name of the game
In his inaugural lecture, Unisa's Prof Hossein Jafari concentrated on fractional calculus and some of the mathematical methods that have been introduced during the last few decades in applied mathematics and engineering.
March 27, 2019 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Corporate
An increase in job polarisation
Rapid advancements in science and technological innovations are seeing middle-range routine jobs destroyed, while there is a growth in highly-skilled low/high ends and those that require social and interpersonal skills, says Unisa's Prof Hossana Twinomurinzi.
March 27, 2019 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Lead, Physics, Corporate
A sufficiently simple system
Prof Mantile Lekala said in his inaugural lecture that few-body physics techniques can be applied to reveal the rich structure of the fundamental components of matter, thus growing our understanding of the Universe.
March 25, 2019 | Category:
Lead, Featured, Corporate
Maintaining the highest standards of research, innovation and training
CSET's engineering programmes receive the thumbs-up from ECSA. "If I were younger, I would definitely come to Unisa to do another qualification," said one of the assessors.
February 20, 2019 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Electrical and Mining, Mining Engineering, Lead, Corporate
Work-based placement at four South African mining schools
A recent paper by Lucky Maseko of Unisa's Department of Electrical and Mining Engineering concludes that the commitment of universities, preparedness of university teachers, and the desire for equity and excellence play an important role in the provision of WIL.