Mobilising Unisa Alumni - May 2018

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This year Unisa celebrates 145 proud years as a beacon of knowledge and inspiration on the African continent. One of the pivotal bodies at the university is the Unisa Alumni Association, established in 2008.

This defines Unisa alumni as all graduates of the university who receive degrees or diplomas. It provides an environment where alumni can actively participate and stay involved. Join the Unisa Alumni Association and stay involved in the activities of the university to contribute to its long-term success and sustainability.

New Ekurhuleni alumni chapter convenor elected

A new convenor and a new committee to serve the alumni chapter of Ekurhuleni were elected in March. Neo Tsebe, an alumnus of Unisa, was ecstatic at the realisation that she had been elected to the position of convenor. She studied her Honours BCom Internal Audit through Unisa and currently works as an auditor at a multi-national audit firm. Read more

African children and capacity building at Unisa's heart

The reality of African children and their families differs in many ways from the conventional narratives drawn from Western views of early childhood development. Disciplines such as biology and developmental and child psychology have presented universalised images of children and childhood. Read more

Helping Unisa grow and succeed

Alumni in Botswana gathered in numbers to attend their first Botswana Alumni Chapter and Convenor Election Event for 2018 where Sakarea Kenewang was elected the new convenor for the chapter. Read more

Pay it forward

Gauteng alumni were urged at their first 2018 chapter meeting to donate to Unisa and create a legacy at the university. In a move to resuscitate the chapter, alumni shared in learning about the development of the university. Read more

South African households richer in 2017. Read more.

Alumni on the move

A legal eagle takes wing Unisa’s youngest female PhD star sparkles shiningly
Chairperson of the Unisa Tshwane RSRC, Tokologo Monene, passed the final year of her LLB with a distinction after being granted an FI concession by the university. Read more. Dr Shandré Jansen van Rensburg received the 2017 Elsevier Women in Research award for the youngest female doctoral graduate last year. Read more.

Events

18 May 2018 The East London Alumni Breakfast

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