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Lekgotla concluded on a high note
Speaking at the conclusion of the first Principal and Vice-Chancellor’s Lekgotla for 2023, Prof Puleng LenkaBula reviewed the crucial issues discussed during the intensive two-day event, noting challenges, opportunities and achievements. Read more
Department of Geography sets the standard with new online glossary
In line with Unisa's transformation and language policy, the Department of Geography has developed an online multilingual glossary. The glossary is an open educational resource available to lecturers and students, other universities, school teachers and learners, and stakeholders in civil society and industry. Read more
Lekgotla cements Unisa's vision for the future
Taking place on 14 and 15 March, the Principal and Vice-Chancellor’s Lekgotla offers academics and executives a platform to deliberate on improving the university’s outputs in the key areas of teaching, learning and research, and to re-examine the institution’s strategic pillars. Read more
Multilingual education the driving force behind transformed HEIs
Unisa's theme for its 150th anniversary year is Reclaiming Africa's Intellectual Futures , and, reflecting this, the central message at the university's International Mother Language Day celebration was that multilingualism and mother-tongue-based education are the driving forces for transformed and Africanised higher education institutions. Read more
DigitAll: Innovation and technology for gender equality
Taking place at the Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Building, the Unisa International Women's Day celebration organised by UWF and SAWID highlighted the role women leaders played in the higher education fraternity. Read more
Unisa climbs ten positions in Webometrics world ranking
Focusing on three main benchmarks – visibility, transparency or openness, and excellence – the Webometrics Ranking’s first edition for 2023 places Unisa at 795th among more than 31 000 universities worldwide, up from 805th in 2022. Read more
Unisan appointed by International Council on Archives (ICA)
Prof Ngoako Marutha’s career proves that your background doesn’t define you – through hard work and dedication, you can achieve anything in life. He started his career as a trainer of German shepherd security dogs and has progressed to a full professor in information science. Read more
The significance of post-digital theory in education examined
As part of Unisa's continuous endeavour towards reclaiming Africa's intellectual futures through internationalisation, one of the main themes in its 150th anniversary year, the institution hosted highly esteemed scholar Prof Petar Jandrić, from Zagreb University of Applied Sciences, Croatia, as part of the European Union's Erasmus+ programme. Read more
Towards ending female genital mutilation by 2030
Marking the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Unisa's Institute for Gender Studies reaffirmed its solidarity with and support of the campaign against this form of gender-based violence. Read more
Unisa author scoops two creative awards
Dr Gerda Taljaard-Gilson from the Department of Afrikaans and Theory of Literature was recently awarded the prestigious ATKV Prose Prize and the kykNET-Rapport Fiction Prize for her novel Vier susters. Read more
