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.
November 10, 2025 | Category:
College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured
Driving entrepreneurship for sustainability
Unisa recently hosted the 2025 EDHE Studentpreneurs Indaba and Lekgotla, bringing together student entrepreneurs, academics and policymakers from around the world under the theme "Entrepreneurship for Sustainability".
November 10, 2025 | Category:
Alumni, Corporate
Unisa Chancellor's Golf Challenge drives hope and access to education
The university recently hosted its Chancellor's Shaping Futures Golf Challenge 2025 for the institution's Gauteng Region, bringing together leaders from business, government, academia and civil society for a day of sport, networking and purpose.
November 10, 2025 | Category:
Thabo Mbeki African School, Lead, Corporate
Unisa equips African women to lead as equals
Joining other progressive institutions on the continent, the university contributed to the design of the curriculum of the Africa Leadership Academy for Women in Political Leadership, a United Nations Development Programme initiative.
November 10, 2025 | Category:
Corporate
New graduates will create a better world
Speaking at the recent Unisa Midlands Region graduation ceremony in Bloemfontein, Dr Azwinndini Tshivhase said the university strives to reimagine the higher education landscape through its daily activities and operations, reclaiming the intellectual futures of Africans, because it believes it has the tools to create a better world for all.
November 10, 2025 | Category:
Featured, Research news, Corporate
Research and innovation ecosystem practitioner to speak at the Innovation Festival
Shanna Nienaber, Programme Manager at the Water Research Commission, will speak on "Innovating and commercialising within the parameters of legislation", at the 2025 Unisa Innovation Festival.
November 10, 2025 | Category:
Lead, Alumni, Corporate
Unisans continue to make a major impact on and off the pitch
Read about four Unisa alumni and an academic staff member whose achievements and leadership in the highly competitive world of international cricket are a testament to the university’s role in shaping champions who balance intellect, discipline and drive.
November 06, 2025 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Lead, Featured, Corporate
Unisa and Egypt join hands to illuminate a shared past
At an event attended by high-profile dignitaries, the university, in collaboration with the Egyptian Embassy, recently hosted a live screening of the historic opening ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
November 06, 2025 | Category:
Featured, Research news, Corporate
Turning waste into power – The Archaea Eco story
Iviwe Notununu, a Unisa Innovation Challenge winner from the previous #UnisaInnovationFestival, has been making strides and effecting change through his startup, Archaea Eco, turning organic waste into clean cooking biogas and fertiliser.
November 06, 2025 | Category:
Thabo Mbeki African School, Lead, Corporate
Advancing academic excellence through global collaboration
Unisa hosted representatives of Sacramento State University and the Gauteng Provincial Legislature on 4 November 2025 to explore avenues for academic collaboration, aimed at strengthening international academic exchange and cooperation.
International Conference on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ICTVET2026)
Event dates: 24 - 27 March 2026
Full day
Event dates: 24 - 26 February 2026
Full day