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Celebrating Unisa’s 2022 milestones
Speaking at the official closing of the 2022 academic year, Professor Puleng LenkaBula, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, said the celebration was testament to the commitment and hard work of Unisans. Read more
Unisa shines at the 2022 World Science Forum
At the recent World Science Forum, President Cyril Ramaphosa, accompanied by Ministers Blaze Nzimande and Naledi Pandor, spent time at the Unisa exhibition stall where staff shared details of some of the innovative projects led by academics and students at the university. Read more
Unisa Alumni conclude convenor elections
Unisa boasts alumni chapters in ten African countries and eleven in South African regions. The chapters were established in 2008 to play an integral part in the university’s sustainability. Read more
Pivot or perish
Unisa's Graduate School of Business Leadership has embarked on yet another ambitious journey in its quest for international accreditation for its degree programmes and for the business school as a whole. Read more
Unisan awarded the 2022 L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science sub-Saharan Africa Young Talents Award
Bezalem Eshetu Yirdaw, a PhD student in Unisa’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology, was announced as one of the top 20 scientists awarded the 2022 L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science sub-Saharan Africa Young Talents Award for her work in child morbidity. Read more
Unisa and Stanford University meet
After spending two-and-a-half days of fruitful engagements at the University of California, Los Angeles, the Unisa delegation headed to San Francisco to continue its mission of exploration and strategic engagements at Stanford University. Read more
Proud Eastern Cape graduates receive certificates
Great excitement was evident as graduates who could not attend the autumn graduation ceremonies in Unisa’s Eastern Cape Region recently collected their certificates. Read more
Continuing explorations and strategic conversations at UCLA: Unisa’s delegation hard at work
Smart campus technology, holistic student development and a commitment to life-long learning were some of the issues in which Unisa’s delegation engaged on their ongoing visit to the University of California, Los Angeles. Read more
X-ray nanoscopy of calcium carbonate (CaCO3): A key material in daily life
Prof Alain Gibaud, a distinguished Emeritus Professor at Le Mans Université, recently delivered an enlightening presentation on X-ray nanoscopy of calcium carbonate at Unisa. Read more
The realisation of the African Renaissance through the African Continental Free Trade Agreement
Unisa recently held the annual Founders Lecture, which has, over the years, provided a platform for the university and its stakeholders to focus on critical issues in higher education at global and national levels. This year’s lecture was delivered by Her Excellency Chief Dr Jewel Howard-Taylor, Vice-President of the Republic of Liberia. Read more
