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A research degree is possible for all at Unisa
The university invests heavily in the research interests of its permanent specialist and support professional employees. Dr Sipho Makgopa is a Professional Research Group member who has struck academic gold, as he holds two master's degrees and managed to complete his PhD studies through the support services provided by the Professional Research Committee. Read more
Unisa researcher wins prestigious grant from WRC
Dr Hlengilizwe Nyoni, an instrument scientist and lab manager at the Institute of Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, has received R500 000 from the Water Research Commission, which will result in the development of an all-inclusive toolbox for water quality assessment relevant to addressing water-related socio-economic issues. Read more
Pushing back the frontiers of poverty and improving lives
Prof Pumela Msweli, acting Executive Dean of the Unisa SBL, has developed a new project, the time banking volunteer programme for rural-urban global business skills transfer. This is particularly useful for mobilising resources to assist communities going through an economic crisis, such as that caused by the current Covid-19 pandemic. Read more
Examining SA's readiness for the next crisis
Members of the Unisa Polokwane Alumni Chapter were recently addressed by business coach and futurist, Ashley Rasebotsa, who said that everyone was talking about going back to the old normal—but they seem to have forgotten that the normal they knew was not normal at all. Read more
Unisa SBL military programme a 'restoration of hope'
The Graduate School of Business Leadership is holding a four-day security cluster seminar that is bringing together veterans and officers to situate their research within broader transformation plans resolving socio-economic issues in South Africa. Read more
Exceptional - without exception
Unisa and the College of Accounting Sciences celebrate Prof Mbalenhle Zulu, a SAICA Top-35-under-35 2020 finalist. The competition recognises young chartered accountants who are not just achieving extraordinary results in their professional capacity, but also have a significant impact on society. Read more
Be prepared to reskill and approach learning as a continuous process
Delivering a keynote address at the Unisa Teaching & Learning Festival 2020, Prof Tshilidzi Marwala, UJ VC and Deputy Chair of the Presidential Commission on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, said: "Our education system at all levels must promote problem-solving skills, computational thinking, multidisciplinary skills and systems thinking, as well as mastering the social, economic and political worlds." Read more
Profound changes in how universities function
Former Unisan Dan Remenyi and present Unisan Shawren Singh are two of the editors of The University of the Future: Responding to Covid-19, published recently by ACIL (UK). The book asks the question, "Who could have imagined the upheaval of the first six months of 2020?" and addresses the extreme crisis that these higher education institutions currently face. Prof Mandla Makhanya, Unisa Principal and Vice-Chancellor, has contributed one of the chapters. Read more
Quality in the university matters
Prof Kethamonie Naidoo, CHE Director of Programme Accreditation, said at the Unisa Teaching & Learning Festival 2020 that undergoing an educational programme in HE is far more than the production of an industry-ready worker. It is also about the changing world of work and the adaptability, social consciousness, humanity, flexibility, agility and stability needed of these new graduates. Read more
Tackling cyber-challenges faced by educational institutions
Speaking at Unisa's 2020 Teaching and Learning Festival, Sipho Mogane pointed out the importance of strengthening the weakest link in the cyberchain - the human - and of defining, among others, policies, standards, guidelines and best practices to manage cybersecurity risks. Read more
