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- Climate change leadership seminar series with the theme 'Bringing science, people and policy together'. The first seminar will take place on Thursday 15 April 2021.
- Unisa statement on the outcome of the court cases lodged by the EFFSC and the BLA Student Chapter against the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation and the University
Unisa at the forefront of technological solutions in response to Covid-19 regulations
Close to 73 000 students have registered for the new booking app that limits access to campus buildings to the required number by law and to the maximum number a venue is authorised to take.
Transformation at the core of maintaining Unisa as an African university
Making an African university in the service of humanity: Professor Mandla Makhanya's speeches was launched on 19 March 2021. The former VC said he had been committed to building a new DNA in a university that would actually bring about what would be viewed as a culture of academic excellence and service to stakeholders.
Unisa VC: "Student crisis goes beyond funding"
Speaking at a panel discussion on the issues surrounding free higher education, Prof Puleng LenkaBula said that money alone is not the solution, but that structural intervention regarding universal access is required.
Still among the top emerging economies universities
Unisa is one of only eleven South African universities to make the Times Higher Education Rankings 2021 in this sector. It features in the segment #251–300.
A gendered perspective on responses to the Covid-19 pandemic
"It is my hope that our energies will be channelled towards the holistic recovery of our communities, even in our vision for a gender-conscious women-affirming world," said Prof Puleng LenkaBula, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Unisa, delivering the keynote address at the Thabo Mbeki Foundation Annual International Women's Day commemoration.
Masters of the (ODeL) universe
The official academic opening ceremony acknowledged 16 Unisans who have advanced excellence, innovation and leadership in Open Distance e-Learning by completing certificates of advanced studies in online teaching and learning at Germany's Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg.
The world needs science and science needs women
Meet Noluthando Kana, who is boosting those female numbers in STEM. She is a PhD student in Chemical Engineering, a fellow at the UNESCO-Unisa Africa Chair in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, and a reactor fuel engineering manager at the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station.
#WomenInScience
Psychology carries a dark past: how the discipline can be Africanised
Unisa’s Puleng Segalo and Julia Simango write in The Conversation that many societies on the continent still draw heavily on their traditional beliefs and cultural heritage and therefore it’s important to take these into consideration.
Rethinking higher education
Professor Puleng LenkaBula delivered her opening address as the new Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Unisa at the academic opening of the university on 12 February 2021. “The abnormal normal ushers in an opportunity, a new dawn, a new era in terms of how various institutions, including HE institutions, should be run.”
Why the South African government should buy locally made vehicles for state use
Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 lockdown’s ongoing devastating impact on the economy, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa recently called on South Africans to buy local goods
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Gardener completes law degree
From a gardener to obtaining an LLB degree at Unisa, an ecstatic Robert Maposa aims to achieve more by becoming an advocate.
The future of Unisa embrace their #Heritage
Against the backdrop of the national theme for #HeritageMonth this year, “Celebrating South Africa’s living human treasures”, Unisa students share their views on what heritage means to them.
Proud Unisa graduate beats the COVID-19 blues in style
Sonke Nkwane hosted her own graduation ceremony at home and shared it online to mark an important milestone during the SA lockdown.
Unisa alumnus named ICT Minister in Namibia
Dr Peya Mushelenga has completed three degrees at the university in Political Sciences and believes in lifelong learning.
Diplomat wife honoured at Unisa's graduations in Ethiopia
Unisa made it possible for diplomatic spouses to have their own careers by studying in foreign countries.