News & Events

Engaging and activating Unisa’s identity as a CODEL + institution

Dr Genevieve James, Deputy Director: Community Engagement, addressed the Unisa Management Lekgotla on Unisa’s engaged scholarship. Stressing the need to discern the times and seasons higher education finds itself in, she submitted that higher education should be looked at against the backdrop of how well it has supported the nation in achieving its aspirations and development goals.Read more

International award for Unisa’s excellence in impactful research

Announced at the opening ceremony of the 5th MENA Higher Education Leadership Forum, Unisa took home an international award on 23 March in Dubai, reclaiming its place at the top tier of tertiary education institutions in South Africa – and on the continent. Read more

Bringing career opportunities to aspiring accountants at Sun International Hotel

Unisa’s College of Accounting Sciences and Counselling and Career Development took career day services to the Sun International Hotel Time Square.Read more

Unisa nominated in top three institutions in the Zairi International Awards

Unisa was recently nominated in the top three institutions by the Zairi International Awards for Excellence in Higher Education inaugural 2022 edition. Read more

Celebrating the spirit of unity and renewal

On 21 March, Human Rights Day, Unisans will join their South African compatriots in remembering those who fought in the struggle for our freedom and democracy. This year’s theme for Human Rights Month – March – is The year of unity and renewal: Protecting and preserving our human rights gains.Read more

Unisa celebrates International Mother Language Day 2022

Unisa’s vibrant celebratory event and webinar focused on mother-tongue-based multilingual education, the promotion of multilingualism and the potential role of technology in multilingual education. Read more

Autumn feels like spring as new graduates celebrate

Joy and pride at the conclusion of an often difficult study journey was evident at the start of Unisa’s autumn graduation ceremonies.Read more

Autumn graduations kick off at Unisa

‘Graduations are the hallmark and pinnacle of trajectories that students follow in the life-long pursuit of wisdom and knowledge in the various degrees they undertake at Unisa,’ wrote Professor Puleng LenkaBula in a personal message to newly minted graduates as the autumn graduation season commences on 14 March 2022.Read more

Towards breaking gender bias

The Unisa Women’s Forum commemorated the 2022 International Women’s Day which was globally centred around #BreakTheBias under the theme: Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow. Read more