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Recognising Unisans' pursuit of excellence

Held on 8 December 2025, the Unisa Institutional, Research, Teaching and Engaged Scholarship Excellence Awards celebrated the university's cream of the crop, affirming their excellence in contributing to the university's core business and strategic objectives, as well as their impact on society.

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December 12, 2025 | Category: College of Accounting Sciences, Featured, Corporate

From prison graduate to aspiring chartered accountant

Ralph Brandt's path reflects courage, discipline and belief that growth is possible, even in the most difficult times.

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December 12, 2025 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Science Campus hosts successful international conference

The recent International Conference on Advances in Cement and Concrete Research brought together academics, students and professionals from across the world.

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December 12, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Perseverance pays off for visually impaired student

Twenty-five-year-old Robyn Waters recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing, an impressive and inspiring achievement given that she has been blind since birth.

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December 12, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Embracing and promoting multilingualism

Inspired by multilingual language policy implementation workshops presented by Unisa, librarians at the Unisa Cape Town Branch Library began actively seeking new ways to include multilingualism within their services.

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December 11, 2025 | Category: Alumni, Corporate

Unisa alumna pursues her dream with determination

Having overcome numerous obstacles to graduate with a BA in Counselling Psychology, Nhlanhla Khuzwayo has her sights set firmly on a postgraduate qualification.

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December 11, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Unisa concert strikes a powerful chord for women's safety

In partnership with the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in South Africa, the Unisa Music Foundation recently presented a "Music with a Mission" concert themed , paying tribute to the power of art to raise awareness and lead change.

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December 11, 2025 | Category: College of Education, Featured, Corporate

Shaping the future of distance learning through a shared vision

Speaking at the recently held 30th International Council for Distance Education World Conference, Prof Puleng LenkaBula challenged institutions of higher learning to move beyond technocentric models, but to also build ecologies of care that honour diverse knowledge systems, languages and lived realities.

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December 11, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Unisa introduces translanguaging

The university has made a significant move toward transforming students’ learning experience by officially incorporating translanguaging into its teaching and learning strategy, thus facilitating a sense-making pedagogy.

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December 11, 2025 | Category: Corporate

Celebrating the spirit of endurance

The Unisa Athletics Club was celebrated in style at a gala dinner that brought together athletes, staff members and university leadership to honour the club’s resilience and unity, which define the Unisa athletics community.

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24 February

Digital Technology Conference

Event dates: 24 - 26 February 2026
Full day