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2023-03-10 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Unisans share the world of language studies and careers with rural learners
Learners, especially those in rural areas, are not always aware of career paths involving indigenous languages. This void was recently addressed when Unisa's Department of African Languages visited KwaZulu-Natal in the spirit of the university's 150th anniversary theme, "Reclaiming Africa's intellectual futures".
2023-03-09 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Why classical European philosophy is relevant to African ubuntu
In his inaugural lecture, Prof Callum Scott, of the Department of Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology, examined the intersection between the church’s formal philosophical and theological tradition and the indigenous knowledge systems of Africans.
2023-02-27 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Education, Featured, Corporate
Unisa is a driver of teaching and learning empowerment
As it continues to shape and reclaim Africa’s intellectual futures, Unisa contributes immensely to an improved education system in South Africa and towards the National Development Plan 2030, thus the Sustainable Development Goals more so of equitable and equal education.
2023-02-23 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Lead, Featured, Dept information science, Corporate
Unisan appointed by International Council on Archives (ICA)
Prof Ngoako Marutha’s career proves that your background doesn’t define you – through hard work and dedication, you can achieve anything in life. He started his career as a trainer of German shepherd security dogs and has progressed to a full professor in information science.
2023-02-20 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Lead, Featured, Corporate
Towards ending female genital mutilation by 2030
Marking the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Unisa's Institute for Gender Studies reaffirmed its solidarity with and support of the campaign against this form of gender-based violence.
2023-02-16 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Long live Unisa, long live!
Unisa staff and students share their well wishes ahead of the university's 150th anniversary (#Unisa150) official academic opening ceremony on Friday 10 February 2023.
2023-02-10 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Lead, Featured, Dept Afrikaans, Corporate
Unisa author scoops two creative awards
Dr Gerda Taljaard-Gilson from the Department of Afrikaans and Theory of Literature was recently awarded the prestigious ATKV Prose Prize and the kykNET-Rapport Fiction Prize for her novel Vier susters.
2023-02-06 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Graduate Sciences, College of Human Sciences, Featured, Featured, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured
Unisa participates in the 2022 National Three Minute Thesis Competition
The College of Graduate Studies facilitated the university's participation in the 2022 National Three Minute Thesis Competition. Through three of its students, Unisa joined over 900 universities worldwide that participated in 2022.
2023-02-01 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Unisan earns two international affiliation appointments
Prof Puleng Segalo has recently earned two appointments, namely, the 2023 African Affiliate Fellow by the Kansas African Studies Center (University of Kansas, US) and the 2023 Research Associate by the Institute of African Studies (University of Ghana).