News & Events

Young African minds poised to leapfrog Africa’s digital divide

Unisa, in partnership with the Association of Technical Universities and Polytechnics in Africa, hosted the 7th Pan African Youth Forum at an international conference, themed Innovate, lead and thrive: Empowering Africa’s youth for sustainable development and digital transformation. Read more

Strengthening disability-inclusive practices across higher education

Unisa’s Advocacy and Resource Centre for Students with Disabilities recently held its forum for students with disabilities at a national conference, which was themed Leading change: Engaging on inclusive policies and empowered futures. Read more

Unisan to lead SASCOC psychology working group

Dr Koketjo Tsebe, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, was recently appointed as Chairperson of the High-Performance Psychology Working Group of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee.Read more

Unisa renders real-time, student-centred support at correctional and regional centres

Led by Executive Director Prof Meahabo Magano, the Department of Tuition Support and Facilitation of Learning spearheaded a programme to support students in academic, assessment, and financial matters. Read more

Unisa moves up in the ARWU list of top 1 000 international universities

Released on 15 August, the 2025 Academic Ranking of World Universities indicates that Unisa has moved up to the 801-900 range. The university is one of only three African institutions to improve its position compared to last year.Read more

Unisa shoots for the stars with strategic international partnership in space sciences

Unisa and Chinese aerospace company STAR.VISION have entered into a historic partnership which will leverage the university's expertise in artificial intelligence and data science and the company's cutting-edge satellite platforms. Read more

Road-mapping the National Dialogue

Successfully hosted by Unisa, the historic first National Convention of the National Dialogue culminated in guidelines towards a draft plan of action to set the twelve-month process in motion. Read more

Unisa's book boffins clinch debate victory over UJ

The Unisa Library and Information Services Book Club recently claimed top honours in a spirited debate against the University of Johannesburg's Library Book Club on the theme “The Societal Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics”. Read more

Ramaphosa reaffirms that National Dialogue belongs to all South Africans

Delivering the keynote address at the first National Convention of the National Dialogue, held at Unisa, President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent an unequivocal message that the dialogue is not a partisan platform, but a national one where no voice is too small and no perspective too inconvenient to be heard. Read more