The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants has moved programmes offered by Unisa’s College of Accounting Sciences from a previous rating of three to continued full accreditation. This serves as affirmation that Unisa’s accounting qualifications meet, to an appropriate extent, the education and related requirements. Read more

A recent survey conducted by the university’s Student Retention Unit shows that 81% of prospective Unisa students regard the institution as their university of first choice and that the proactive services provided by the unit are vital in this regard. Read more

Speaking at the official closing of the 2022 academic year, Professor Puleng LenkaBula, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, said the celebration was testament to the commitment and hard work of Unisans. Read more

The Unisa Alumni Relations Office concluded 2022’s activities with a visit to alumni in Mauritius. The office had the opportunity to visit 18 of the 21 chapters this year, and rekindle relationships with Unisa’s valued alumni after the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

Unisa boasts alumni chapters in ten African countries and eleven in South African regions. The chapters were established in 2008 to play an integral part in the university’s sustainability. Read more

Bezalem Eshetu Yirdaw, a PhD student in Unisa’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology, was announced as one of the top 20 scientists awarded the 2022 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Sub-Saharan Africa Young Talents Award for her work in child morbidity. Read more

Great excitement was evident as graduates who could not attend the autumn graduation ceremonies in Unisa’s Eastern Cape Region recently collected their certificates. Read more

Masedi Masekane, a joint doctoral student from Unisa’s Department of Physics and the University of Zagreb, was recently awarded a young scientist award in Trieste, Italy. Read more

Is there a gap in the market, and is there a market in that gap? Unisa’s Directorate of Innovation, Technology Transfer and Commercialisation has been training staff and students to evaluate whether their proposed solution addresses a real market need. Read more