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November 03, 2022 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Lead, Featured, Corporate

Unisa's engineering disciplines best in SA: Times Higher Education global ranking

The globally respected and widely referenced Times Higher Education World University Rankings, which rates over 1 700 universities across 104 countries and regions, has placed Unisa's engineering disciplines across the board in joint first place in South Africa.

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October 28, 2022 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Lead, Featured, Corporate

Unisa donation will improve science education at Lebogang Secondary School

As part of its engaged scholarship initiatives, Unisa's Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability recently donated a human skeleton and 10 multi-meter devices for monitoring water quality to Lebogang Secondary School, thus contributing towards improving the quality of science education in the school.

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September 09, 2022 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Lead, Featured, Corporate

Unisa engineering students set out on Africa's biggest solar vehicle challenge

Students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Unisa's College of Science, Engineering, and Technology set out on the Sasol Solar Challenge to showcase the solar-powered car that they designed and built to travel without using a single drop of fuel.

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September 09, 2022 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Major boost for renewable energy research at Unisa

Prof Tonderayi Matambo has received two major grants for his ground-breaking research on the production of biogas, a renewable energy source that can be used to power vehicles, heat homes and generate electricity.

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August 29, 2022 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Lead, Featured, Lead, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa stakes its claim at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show

The university is continuing its internationalisation drive by participating in this premier showcase which will be attended by more than 400 exhibitors from, among others, Malawi, Botswana and India.

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August 29, 2022 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa Science colleges honour excellence in teaching and learning

The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and the College of Science, Engineering and Technology recently hosted their annual Teaching and Learning Festival on the theme "Transforming teaching, learning and student support".

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August 24, 2022 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Corporate

Unisa Science Engagement Centre shines during National Science Week

The Unisa Science Engagement Centre celebrated National Science Week through a road show that hosted over 200 learners, encouraging them to pursue careers in science, engineering and technology.

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July 28, 2022 | Category: Lead, Featured, Civil Engineering

Unisa Engineering programmes recommended for ECSA accreditation

In the recent ECSA accreditation visit to the Unisa Science campus, seven Advanced Diplomas in Engineering programmes offered in CSET’s School of Engineering were recommended for ECSA accreditation for the next five years.

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July 22, 2022 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Lead, Featured, Corporate

And the Science Oscar goes to…

Unisa's Prof Wellington Thwala has received the coveted NSTF-South32 Engineering Research Capacity Development Award for his impressive work in the area of sustainable construction management, digitalisation, design error containment and leadership within the built environment.

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