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Unisa celebrates its crème of the crop researchers
A total of 80 awards were presented when the university held its maiden online annual Research and Innovation awards ceremony. "It is not only dedication through their research that the awardees have displayed but they go beyond demonstrating passion - they went further to find solutions." Read more
The job mismatch
The country is producing an oversupply of graduates in skills that do not support economic growth and employment opportunities created in those sectors are unable to absorb all those graduates, according to a recent public lecture hosted by CEMS. Read more
Tshepiso Ledwaba hits the right notes
The head technician of the new Unisa Piano Repair Centre will manage all of the university's pianos, and repair and service pianos for external clients. "Young people should follow what they are most passionate about, but also take up an activity in the arts." Read more
Amplifying the already huge impact of a modern African classic
On his passionate journey to Africanise the university landscape, Unisa alumnus Dr John Mambambo single-handedly translated Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo’s seminal work, Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature, to ChiShona, thus extending its reach to grassroots level. Read more
Intensifying a pathway to postgraduate research success
Unisa's College of Graduate Studies and the National Student Representative Council recently presented a virtual student showcase and awards ceremony themed "Transformative research in the advent of global crises" Read more
Unisa hosts conference to address sustainable solutions for ODeL during global crises
The onset of Covid-19 has affirmed the importance of the open distance e-learning system as a modality to avail higher education to many people, provided that institutions focus candidly and resolutely on quality, improved teaching and learning, and optimal faculty and support structures to support their students' success.
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IASIA/IISA conference lures delegates from around the world
Bad as it is, the Covid-19 pandemic has served as a catalyst for development that would otherwise have taken a long time, the Minister of Public Administration and Management said at the opening of the virtual event. “We have to integrate systems, with the help of 4IR. We have to overhaul public administration and embrace technological advances in order to be more efficient.” Read more
Unisa school has continent-wide ambitions
Plans for the SBL include regaining lost ground in executive education and help to develop smaller enterprises. “I want us to be the top business school in Africa,” says ED Pumela Msweli. Read more
Positioning ourselves in society with society Unisa’s CE projects
At its 12th Annual Nelson Mandela Commemoration Day, Unisa drove the discourse of the institution’s vision of engaged scholarship as a critical asset in nation-building, sustainable development, Covid-19 disaster management, and recovery efforts. #MandelaDay2021 Read more
Resilience gives students an edge in rural African universities
Students in rural African universities typically experience several challenges to do with poor infrastructure and a poor education foundation. As a way to deal with learning challenges, some scholars have suggested decolonisation of the curriculum. This implies replacing colonial content and practices with indigenous ones. Read more
