News & Events
"We must act together to build a brighter future"
Delivering the keynote address at 12th Annual Thabo Mbeki Africa Day Lecture, Professor Toyin Falola, an African and global intellectual legend, took stock of what the African Union has achieved since its launch twenty years ago.Read more
The journey after graduation: a travel advisory
Drawing on her extensive personal experience, Professor Fortunate Silinda recently provided graduates with invaluable advice on important things to bear in mind as they continue down the road of life.Read more
Just do it!
Dianne Gibson recently graduated with an LLB degree at Unisa after 28 years on a completely different career path. She advises people of all ages to follow their dreams without letting any limitations stand in their way.Read more
Keeping hope alive and learning how to dance in the rain
Refusing to give up during the darkest time of her life, Riaana Robberts wrote her final exams going through chemotherapy after being diagnosed with aggressive stage-three breast cancer. Read more
CHE site visit concluded successfully
Three hundred stakeholders at Unisa participated in thirty-three sessions during a recent site visit by a panel from the Council on Higher Education to conduct an overall evaluation of the institution’s quality management in several focus areas.Read more
Unisan awarded a coveted Fulbright grant
Maxine Schaefer, a PhD student in Linguistics and Modern Languages, has been awarded a Fulbright Visiting Student Researcher grant to conduct nine months’ research in the United States of America and to work with a leader in her field.Read more
Psychology graduate soars above challenges
A tenacious student who survived ordeals that could have derailed her academic journey has bagged another degree and is one step further towards being an independent clinical psychologist. Read more
Innovator in the service of humanity earns a training opportunity in Switzerland
Mbuso Ngcongo, a Bachelor of Science in Computing student, is one of the winning innovators earmarked to attend a training programme in Switzerland, in September of this year.Read more
Gaining inspiration at the ultimate innovation source
Striving towards realising her vision to position Unisa as a university that is central to the development of the country, Professor Puleng LenkaBula, Unisa Principal and Vice-Chancellor, recently visited Silicon Valley in the United States of America as part of a delegation led by Dr Blade Nzimande, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation.Read more
