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Unisa collaborates with Portuguese universities to bring transformation
Unisa recently signed memoranda of understanding with three Portuguese higher education institutions, namely Instituto Superior Técnico, the Camões Instituto Da Cooperação e da Língua, and the Universidade de Aveiro. The collaboration aims to strengthen the links for cooperation between the institutions in the areas of science, engineering and technology Read more
Learning from Africa’s leading ODeL institution
Professor Paul Henry Gundani, Vice-Chancellor of the Zimbabwe Open University, is currently visiting Unisa to benchmark and identify best practices in the Open Distance and eLearning (ODeL) space. Read more
Professor Maaza garners international award
Professor Malik Maaza, incumbent of the UNESCO-Unisa Africa Chair in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, has received the coveted 2022 Spirit of Abdus Salam Award for his major role in helping to shape Africa’s science and technology landscape. Read more
Not business as usual
Professor Puleng LenkaBula is hitting the ground running in the 2022 academic year. A few weeks into the new year, she is already set to meet with business leaders to position Unisa with the private sector in pursuit of collaborating to create innovative solutions. Read more
Unisa VC shares Covid-19 insights with global distance education leaders
“The pandemic forced us to rethink, reinvent and add new innovations to our model, much faster than we had previously planned,” said Professor Puleng LenkaBula, speaking at the International Council for Distance Education Leadership Summit 2022. Read more
Excitement as premier Unisa music competition draws near
The countdown to the highly anticipated 6th Unisa International Strings Competition, taking place from 24 January to 05 February, has started. Read more
Unisa reflects on the year that has been
At the official closing ceremony of the 2021 academic year, the university reflected on its challenges, opportunities and accomplishments, and feted students who achieved great results in their studies. Read more
Unisa participates in high level discussions on anti-corruption education in institutions of higher learning
The anti-corruption workshop, which Unisa participated in, provided an opportunity for BRICS university lecturers to teach anti-corruption and integrity-related courses, and share their experiences and approaches. Read more
Reflections on Africa’s futures
Eminent African scholar, Professor Mamadou Diouf, delivered the 2021 Unisa Founders Lecture addressing African history, humanities, literature, and invention towards reclaiming Africa’s futures Read more
Rethinking the challenges of development in terms of decoloniality
The current series of onsite graduations at Unisa will see newly minted master’s and doctoral graduates joining the ranks of South Africa’s best and brightest.es graduate Read more
