College of Graduate Studies

Honouring knowledge excellence

Speaking at a dinner celebrating Unisa’s NRF-rated researchers, Professor Puleng LenkaBula, the institution’s Principal and Vice-Chancellor, said that the university is a global player in knowledge formation, research and innovation. Read more

High-level Unisa delegation in France to advance Science Diplomacy

A high-level delegation from the University of South Africa (Unisa) is on a research and innovation mission in France to attend the South African Higher Education Institutions Research Week. The event started in Paris, France on Monday, 27 June 2022. The itinerary will also include a visit to Montpellier, one of the French cities renowned for being the hub of Science and Innovation. Read more

Top EPHA honours for Unisa PhD graduate

Ethiopian national and Unisa alumnus Dr Bekele Beayihun recently received a gold medal as a ‘Young public health researcher’ at the 33rd Annual Scientific Conference of the Ethiopian Public Health Association. Read more

CGS contributing to Unisa’s global ranking

The prestigious Nature Scientific Reports recently published two indigenous knowledge papers co-authored by the UNESCO-Unisa Africa Chair in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, a number of Unisa colleges and international partners. Read more

New Unisa journal gives a voice to Africa’s nanoscience expertise

Launched within the Postgraduate Studies, Innovation and Commercialisation Portfolio of the College of Graduate Studies, the journal Nano-Horizons will be a vehicle for scientific excellence in the multidisciplinary fields of nanoscience and nanotechnologies on the African continent and beyond. Read more

Extending mutual higher education quality expertise into Africa

Following discussions between Unisa's Principal and Vice-Chancellor and Ethiopia’s former Minister of Science and Higher Education, a high-level delegation from the Ethiopia Education and Training Authority recently visited Unisa to share in the institution’s expertise on issues relating to quality assurance during an intensive programme. Read more

Professor Maaza garners international award

Professor Malik Maaza, incumbent of the UNESCO-Unisa Africa Chair in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, has received the coveted 2022 Spirit of Abdus Salam Award for his major role in helping to shape Africa’s science and technology landscape. Read more

Rethinking the challenges of development in terms of decoloniality

The current series of onsite graduations at Unisa will see newly minted master’s and doctoral graduates joining the ranks of South Africa’s best and brightest.es graduate Read more

Unisa hosts conference to address sustainable solutions for ODeL during global crises

The onset of Covid-19 has affirmed the importance of the open distance e-learning system as a modality to avail higher education to many people, provided that institutions focus candidly and resolutely on quality, improved teaching and learning, and optimal faculty and support structures to support their students' success.
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Innovative monitoring for postgrads launches

It's all systems go as Unisa's Master's and Doctoral Students' Supervision and Monitoring Dashboard, a project of the College of Graduate Studies for the quality assurance of postgraduate student engagements across all colleges, takes off. Read more