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Women drone pilots: opportunities and hope for a transformed industry

The Drone Divas Programme is breaking barriers and empowering women in South Africa's rapidly expanding drone industry. This month, Inhlanyelo Hub NPC proudly welcomed its third cohort of young women to join the pioneering initiative. Read more

Facilitating specialist WIL opportunities for Nature Conservation students

Unisa's Nature Conservation students are getting rare, hands-on wildlife post-mortem experience in the university's Science Labs. Through creative collaboration, they are overcoming limited field opportunities to gain vital skills, which cannot be accessed through theory alone. Read more

Unisa champions inclusivity with landmark language policy

Launched recently, the university’s Institutional Multilingual Language Policy fully embraces all South Africa’s official languages, including Sign Language. This marks an important milestone that will foster inclusivity and accessibility for Unisa students, staff, and key stakeholders from various linguistic backgrounds. Read more

Forging global collaboration for academic and staff advancement

A signed memorandum of understanding between Unisa and the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University provides a broad, yet strategic framework for collaboration in critical areas such as research, teaching and learning, student support, and engaged scholarship. Read more

College of Graduate Studies launches video series to support postgraduate student success

Unisa’s College of Graduate Studies has launched a series of 25 short videos aimed at facilitating postgraduate students’ onboarding, affirming the university’s commitment to intensifying academic support services. Read more

Unisa law students shine at the 34th Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition

Two exceptional student mooters represented Unisa on this distinguished continental stage. Their participation in this prestigious event is a testament to the quality of legal education at Unisa and a celebration of the university’s commitment to advancing human rights discourse in Africa. Read more

Eleven triumphs: A look at Unisa’s latest batch of doctoral graduates

The doctoral graduates celebrated in this article embody resilience and a spirit of determination. Each has a story that uplifts, motivates, and affirms the value of higher education as a tool for personal and societal transformation. Read more

Bosadi Artisans Fashion Design Startup Programme to launch at Unisa

An exciting new initiative by Unisa subsidiary Inhlanyelo Hub NPC will equip selected Unisa students with the technical skills and business knowledge required to build and scale fashion startups in today’s fast-paced, globalised market. Read more

Unisa hosts first-ever Hackathon to ignite student learning experience

Unisa’s Information and Communication Technology Portfolio, in collaboration with the College of Science, Engineering and Technology, held the first-ever Hackathon that marked a major step in the university’s journey to embed digital innovation and entrepreneurship into the student learning experience. Read more