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Summit set to propel Unisa towards enhanced local and global performance

On the opening day of the university's three-day Principal and Vice-Chancellor's Summit, delegates were challenged to reflect on the institution's strategic priorities and its role in advancing higher education in South Africa, on the continent and beyond.

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2026-07-02 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa hosts international delegates at African musical instrument workshop

The university's Department of Art and Music recently welcomed delegates from universities in Bulgaria, Germany and South Africa to a workshop combining hands-on music-making, archival access, and conversations about technology, pedagogy and preservation.

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2026-07-02 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

A season of excellence celebrated at Bloemfontein graduations

Unisa's autumn graduations held in Bloemfontein during June were an unforgettable celebration of achievement, perseverance and transformation as graduates crossed the stage into a new chapter of their lives.

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2026-07-02 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Collaboration between Unisa and IDSA set to benefit young female students

Prof Puleng LenkaBula and her executive management team recently met with the leadership of the International Diplomatic Spouses Association to explore strategic collaboration in professional international relations and diplomacy development for Unisa's young female students.

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2026-07-01 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa continues to shape generations of musicians

Children as young as five regularly walk through the university's examination venues to take part in one of the institution's longest-standing educational traditions: its music examinations.

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2026-07-01 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Corporate

Latest global ratings confirm Unisa's rise in higher education sustainability impact

Released last week, the Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026 confirms that the university has moved up from the 601-800 band to the 401-600 band in terms of its performance regarding Sustainable Development Goals, retaining its spot in the top half worldwide, and in the top 200 regarding two of these goals.

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2026-06-30 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa dialogue calls on young South Africans to become creators, not captives

The university’s Department of Communication Science, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Mail & Guardian, hosted its Youth Month Dialogue 2026 under the theme "Good Trouble: 1976–2026 – Creators, Not Captives".

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2026-06-30 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Law, Featured, Corporate

Global recognition for Unisa Law Clinic Head

Advocate Kgagudi Morota will receive the prestigious Global Excellence in Access to Justice, Legal Empowerment and Socio-Economic Transformation Award at the Clevenard Global Awards 2026, to be held in Alicante, Spain.

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2026-06-30 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Global research resources drive local impact at Unisa Vendor Day

The university’s Library and Information Services recently hosted a successful Vendor Day, allowing visitors to explore innovative digital resources shaping the future of research, teaching and learning.

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2026-06-29 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Seminar examines attaining the Pan-Africanist vision of development and human security in Africa

A virtual seminar recently hosted by the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs focused on examining the African Continental Free Trade Area as a mechanism for advancing the Pan-Africanist vision of development and human security across the continent.

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Upcoming events

27 October

International Conference on Coastal, Marine, and Maritime Research (COMMRE 2026)

Venue: Durban International Conference Centre (Durban ICC)
Event dates: 27 - 30 October 2026
Full day

29 July

Unisa Catalytic Niche Area Research Symposium

Venue: Unisa, Muckleneuk and Science Campuses
Event dates: 29 - 31 July 2026
Full day

17 July

Debate, poetry, reading and writing programmes

Event dates: 17 July 2026
Full day