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Unisa experts develop multilingual robotics terminologies

In another major step forward for indigenous robotics education in South Africa, a multidisciplinary team completed a collaborative project developing multilingual robotics terminologies, glossaries, and open education resources. 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

How men can advance to the forefront of combating GBV

Unisa academic, Dr George Mkuzelwa Skosana, puts a spotlight on the contribution that men can make in the fight against GBV, and how socio-economic status of the country can contribute to rising GBV statistics. Read more

Joy, celebration as master’s and doctoral candidates graduates

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