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Hard work pays off for KZN’s Information Literacy Programme trainees
The Department of Information Science recently held a certificate award ceremony for 72 trainees who completed the Information Literacy Programme in KZN. Read more
Unisa promotes globally recognised engineering qualifications
To ensure the quality of its programme offerings, Unisa’s School of Engineering works with advisory boards that consist of members from industry, other institutions of higher learning and accreditation bodies. Read more
Confronting toxic institutionalised culture
Unisa's Institutional Development Portfolio recently held a solution-oriented webinar seeking to dismantle the ethos of toxicity in the workplace in order to promote healthy working habits and a transparent environment. Read more
Unisa's ODL expert garners global recognition
Prof Paul Prinsloo, an academic from the Business Management Department based in the Unisa College of Economic and Management Sciences, has recently been appointed by a Nigerian open university as a visiting scholar to participate in a vibrant educational project of applying learning analytics in distance education. Read more
Unisa and SAAIR partner to deliberate on the future of education after Covid-19 disruptions
Hosted by Unisa, the 29th SAAIR Conference took place at Rayton's bushveld, where delegates reconnected through mind-blowing educational ideas and presentations of the lessons learned from Covid-19 towards shaping today's education and defining the future of work. Read more
Towards open access for climate justice
Unisa Library and Information Services hosted its annual Open Access Scholarship Webinar on 27 October 2022 to mark International Open Access week from 24 to 30 October. Read more
Into the spotlight from behind the scenes
Having for years organised Unisa graduates' big day, Patricia Dunn-Dube this year had the opportunity to participate as a graduate herself. Read more
Unisa alumni changing lives
More students thank Unisa alumni for contributing towards the Alumni Fund that has paid their outstanding fees and allowed them a chance to graduate sooner than they imagined. Read more
Impacting lives through water treatment research
In his quest to find solutions for the treatment of wastewater, acid mine drainage and surface water pollution, Unisa’s Prof Bhekie Mamba has been generating and imparting scientific knowledge to those who come after him in academia, as well as to the water industry and society. Read more
Key stakeholders ponder water solutions at Unisa conference
Unisa’s Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability recently hosted the highly successful 2022 iNanoWS Guvhangano under the theme Think Globally, Research Locally, which attracted the attendance of more than 200 key stakeholders from industry, academia and government; all working in the field of water treatment and sustainability. Read more
