Programme

Date

time

Where

Venue

Tuesday, 18 November 2025

 

09:00 - 11:00

 

Opening Ceremony

(Science Campus, Florida)

 

Programme Director: TBA

 

Welcome Address

Keynote Speaker

Outline of the programme for the Festival

Closure of the session

 

 

Marquee

Mapungubwe Parking Area

 

11:00-11:15

 

Refreshments

11:15-13:00

 

Crucible Pitches

(Marquee)

Exhibitions

(Designated Exhibition areas)

 

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 16:00

Lab Tours

  • Wetlabs
  • BioLabs
  • Electronics Labs
  • Social Innovation lab
  • Product Development Technology Station

Judging of exhibitions and posters

(Designated exhibition areas)

Postgraduate Student Showcase

Kgorong Building, Muckleneuk Campus

 

09:00 – 10:00

Link to the Opening Ceremony

 

Function Hall, Kgorong Building

10:30 – 13:00

Natural and Physical Sciences

Conference Room 5

Kgorong Building

 

Social Sciences

Bamboo Auditorium

Kgorong Building

Humanities

4th Floor Function Venue

Kgorong Building

13:00 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 16:00

Natural and Physical Sciences

Conference Room 5

Kgorong Building

 

Social Sciences

Bamboo Auditorium, Kgorong Building

Humanities

4th Floor Function Venue

Kgorong Building

16:00

End of the sessions

 

 

 

Pitching Sessions for various Innovation Challenges

Kgorong Building

Wednesday, 19 November 2025

 

09:30-15:00

City of Tshwane Event

Bamboo Auditorium

Kgorong Building

 09:30-11:00

The Forge - Unisa Innovation Challenge Finalists (Live)

Exam Hall 1B

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Building

 

(Closed Session)

Innovation Pioneers Programme

Exam Hall 1A

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Building

 

 

11:00 – 11:30

Refreshments. Exam Hall 2A

11:30 – 12:30

The Forge - Unisa Innovation Challenge Finalists (Live)

Exam Hall 1B

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Building

 

(Closed Session)

Innovation Pioneers Programme

Exam Hall 1A

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Building

 

12:30 – 13:00

Lunch. Exam Hall 2A

13:00 – 15:00

Tshwane Youth Innovation Challenge Finalists (Live)

Exam Hall 1B Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Building

 

15:00 – 15:15

Refreshments. Exam Hall 2A

 

15:15 – 16:30

Tshwane Youth Innovation Challenge Finalists (Live)

Exam Hall 1B Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Building

 

16:30

Closure

 

Thursday, 20 November 2025

Unisa Innovation Festival Closing Ceremony

Enoch Sontonga Auditorium, Sunnyside Campus

 

10:00 – 13:00

Programme Director 

Ms Noxolo Fani, CEO, Phenomenal Light Construction

Welcome address TBA

Keynote Speaker: TBA

Entertainment

Closure