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Unisa VC leads two delegations to prominent South Korean universities

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The Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, has invited eleven distinguished African Universities, viz. Unisa, Addis Ababa University, St Paul’s University, and the Universities of Dar es Salaam, Ghana, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Nairobi, Pretoria, Stellenbosch and Zambia to the launch of the Yonsei- African Universities Initiative for Research and Human Development.

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Unisans forming part of the delegation visiting the Incheon Smart City Corporation were Prof James Chibueze, Department of Mathematical Sciences, College of Science, Engineering and Technology (first from the left), Prof Solomon Magano, Vice-Principal: Institutional Development (second from the left ), Tebogo Moemise, Office of the Principal and Vice-Chancellor (third from the left), Mathabo Nakene, Vice-Principal: ICT (fifth from the left), Prof Puleng LenkaBula, Principal and Vice-Chancellor (seventh from the left), Prof Eunice Seekoe, Distinguished Professor in the College of Human Sciences (eighth from the left), and Prof Madipoane Masenya, Acting Executive Director: Office of the Principal and Vice-Chancellor (far right)

As evidence of Yonsei University's unwavering commitment to cultivating international collaborations, the university has begun meaningful dialogues with some of the prominent universities across the African continent. Prof Puleng LenkaBula, Unisa Principal and Vice-Chancellor (VC), has been privileged to lead a delegation comprising of representatives of these universities.

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A laboratory visit by members of the delegation

The VC is also leading a nine-member Unisa delegation with the goal of facilitating, among others, the exchange of ideas and resources between academia and industry, with a focus on the transformative potential of education within society.

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Unisans forming part of the delegation visiting the Yonsei University Health Systems and Severance Hospital were, at the back, Prof James Chibueze, Department of Mathematical Sciences, College of Science, Engineering and Technology (third from the right), and, at the front, Tebogo Moemise, Office of the Principal and Vice-Chancellor (second from the left), Mathabo Nakene, Vice-Principal: ICT (sixth from the left), Prof Puleng LenkaBula, Principal and Vice-Chancellor (seventh from the left), Prof Eunice Seekoe, Distinguished Professor in the College of Human Sciences (eight from the left), and Prof Solomon Magano, Acting Vice-Principal: Institutional Development (ninth from left)

The following are areas of Unisa’s anticipated engagements during this visit:

  • Probing the idea of a modern medical school (in line with Unisa’s Health Studies/Medicine catalytic niche area)
  • Digitalisation and convergent technologies
  • Biomedical science (in line with Unisa’s Natural Sciences and Biotechnological Studies niche area)
  • Humanities/Global sciences (to promote theological and religious studies on the continent)
  • Strengthening Unisa’s foci on innovation and commercialisation
  • In the spirit of reclaiming Africa’s intellectual futures, strengthening bilateral and multi-lateral collaborations on strategic issues within the continent

On the first day, 10 October 2023, the Africa-Yonsei Delegation was treated to the following field visits:

  • Yonsei University Health Systems & Severance Hospital
  • Incheon Smart City Corporation
  • Cytiva, a global provider of technologies and services that advance and accelerate the development and manufacture of therapeutics
  • Yonsei International Campus and Korea National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (K-NIBRT)

Discussions of the specifics of the anticipated collaborations and partnerships are expected to take place in the next two days.

* Submitted by Tebogo Moemise, Office of the Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Unisa

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Publish date: 2023/10/11

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