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In conversation with Unisa’s Chancellor
Speaking at a well-attended engagement with students and diplomats, Dr Thabo Mbeki encouraged the audience to support and sustain the country’s development and touched on a number of topical issues, including the energy crisis and the National Development Plan. Read more
Turning the page: In conversation with Jessica Lynn
The Institute of Gender studies recently hosted Jessica Lynn, who shared her personal transgender journey during a webinar in which she movingly discussed transitioning, Read more
Unisa adds academic muscle to African genome research
The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences recently hosted a meeting of the African BioGenome Project, an impressive Africa-led effort to sequence the genomes of plants, animals, fungi and protists that are endemic to the continent. Read more
The newly launched GoRiC System will enable transformation
The Department of Risk and Compliance, in collaboration with the ICT Department, launched the Governance, Risk and Compliance System, designed and developed to align with Unisa’s ODeL strategy. Read more
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. Read more
A research champion second to none
The National Research Foundation has recognised Prof Azwihangwisi Mavhandu-Mudzusi's commitment to opening new frontiers of scientific knowledge with its prestigious Special Recognition Award: Champion of Research Capacity Development and Transformation. Read more
Addressing teenage pregnancy and sexual health in schools
The Department of Health Studies in the College of Human Sciences recently went on a site visit to Tzaneen in the Limpopo Province to provide training for a local NGO inundated with teenage pregnancy and sexual health cases in schools. Read more
Formal agreements will advance scholarship exchange, cooperation and interaction between Unisa and Ethiopian universities
On 29 August, Unisa signed formal memoranda of understanding with Addis Ababa University and Addis Ababa Science and Technology University to take the existing collaborations between these African institutions to exciting new levels. Read more
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. Read more
Unisa remains highest contributor to the CA profession in South Africa
SAICA’s release of the ITC results for June 2022 confirms Unisa’s status as a leading university in producing the highest number of black, coloured and Indian candidates who pass the ITC, in addition to being the highest contributor to the CA profession in the country. Read more
