Unisa KZN's record-setting registration push for 2025

As the 2025 online registration and applications opened, Unisa’s Durban campus quickly became a hive of activity. From 6 to 20 January, the university’s KwaZulu-Natal Region saw an impressive 11 239 students using the self-help facility, with an additional 2 662 receiving personalised assistance from student advisors. The team also processed 460 applications and assisted 34 students with disabilities.

Student administration staff members

On arriving at the Durban campus, students are directed by protection services to a designated waiting area, where student administration staff explain the process to them. Small staff groups can be seen engaged in collaborative sessions, refining their approach to ensure more efficient student support and accurate information distribution. General enquiries from walk-in students relate to curriculum choices, funding, exams and application status.

Siphelele Ngcobo, student advisor, addresses students in the waiting area

The Durban campus attended to 1 263 electronic enquiries, maintaining a swift 48-hour turnaround time. The energy and commitment on the part of the team are helping ensure a smooth start to 2025 for students across the region.

* By Jo Cossavella, Communications Officer, KwaZulu-Natal Region, with input from ChatGPT