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2021-08-12 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Dept Business management, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured

Online research poses opportunities and ethical challenges

With over 38 million active internet users in South Africa, the research landscape has changed. Current issues were debated at a session on Ethics in the age of technological disruption during the recent Unisa ODeL conference, hosted by CEMS

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2021-08-11 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured

The job mismatch

The country is producing an oversupply of graduates in skills that do not support economic growth and employment opportunities created in those sectors are unable to absorb all those graduates, according to a recent public lecture hosted by CEMS.

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2021-07-15 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Economic and Management Sciences, Featured

Unisa should reclaim its leadership position in education

Professor Puleng LenkaBula, Unisa Principal and Vice-Chancellor (VC) paid virtual visit to CEMS

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2021-06-17 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured

Unisa a key player in global research on educational equality in a digital world

Unisa's Prof Paul Prinsloo and his co-researchers investigate educational equality and inequality in a digital world.

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2021-06-07 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Featured

Young researcher passionate about monetary economics

Her outstanding research on population growth, youth unemployment and economic growth in South Africa recently earned Prof Temi Lydia Leshoro a Y2 NRF rating.

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2021-05-11 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Featured, Research news, Dept Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured

Globally impactful research recognised

Unisa’s Dr Sin-Yu Ho says her C2 NRF rating allows her to expand her research capacities in terms of research funding, and collaboration opportunities with domestic and international scholars.

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2020-12-16 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Dept of Operations Management, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate

Unisa innovator wins another big award

Professor Marcia Mkansi, from the Department of Operations Management in the College of Economic and Management Sciences, claimed first prize in the medical category at this year’s Innovation Hub competition for the Gauteng Accelerator Programme.

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2020-11-10 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Dept of Public Administration and Management, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured

'Mr Fix It' receives honorary doctorate from Unisa

For his life of service to humanity, the university conferred the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration (honoris causa) on Mavuso Msimang last week. The MK veteran was recognised as a leader of change—for his military service to the liberation of the country, working as a UN volunteer, his service in community organisations, and outstanding service at public service level.

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2020-10-20 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Dept of Applied Management, Featured

Erosion of capacity contributes to corruption

Delivering the keynote address at a summit hosted by the African Institute for Supply Chain Research at Unisa, the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Lechesa Tsenoli, said that while the Covid-19 fronting and price escalation was very embarrassing, it also provided an opportunity to learn from mistakes made.

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