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Regaining consciousness of Africa's intellectual futures
As Unisa hosted a colloquium themed "Reclaiming Africa's Intellectual Futures" on the inauguration and investiture of Prof Puleng LenkaBula, the first black woman to be appointed as the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Unisa, local and global speakers joined the celebration and congratulated her.
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Humble LenkaBula hailed as a “talented and outstanding woman” and “courageous mom”
The inauguration and investiture of Professor Puleng LenkaBula as Unisa Principal and Vice-Chancellor was a herstorical moment she became the first womxn, the first black womxn and only the third black person to be appointed as the head of the institution in its 148 years of existence.
Academically Resilient
Unisa’s 2021 Teaching and Learning e-Festival reaffirmed that the institution is a committed student-centric university that partners with the state, society and the continent – by ensuring that through knowledge, societies can become transformed for the better.
More than equal to the task of leading Africa's mega university
In a move unprecedented since the establishment of the university 148 years ago, the Council of the University of South Africa appointed its first female Principal and Vice-Chancellor at the end of 2020. On 2 September 2021, LenkaBula will be officially inaugurated.
A historic inauguration
Prof Puleng LenkaBula has fearlessly accepted the huge responsibility and expectations that come with the VC position at Unisa, and she is more than equal to the task of taking the university's brand and ethos to new heights. On Thursday 2 September 2021, she will be inaugurated as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Unisa.
Critically engaging with the identities of "man" and "animal"
Prof Jan-Harm de Villiers from Unisa's Department of Jurisprudence was awarded the 2020 Principal's Prize for Excellence in Research. His project foregrounds the challenges accompanying the utilisation of law in service of animal liberation.
How to increase quality publications at Unisa
Academic, administrative, and professional staff and postgraduate students came together at the first Research Methodology Indaba hosted by SIRGS in the College of Graduate Studies to unpack research methodologies.
How to inject ‘equitable care’ into online learning
The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown huge challenges in the path of universities, but they owe it to their lecturers and students not to emphasise rigour and efficiency at the expense of support and community building. This was one of the messages to emerge from Unisa’s recent ODeL Virtual Conference.
Unisa celebrates its crème of the crop researchers
A total of 80 awards were presented when the university held its maiden online annual Research and Innovation awards ceremony. "It is not only dedication through their research that the awardees have displayed but they go beyond demonstrating passion - they went further to find solutions."
Highest international research recognition for outstanding Unisan
Based on his research leadership, Professor Les Labuschagne has become one of only four South Africans to be awarded the highest recognition granted by the International Professional Recognition Council.
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This go-getter is living her dream
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He shoots, he scores … a master’s!
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Proud Unisa graduate beats the COVID-19 blues in style
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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
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