Setting the tone for the Principal and Vice-Chancellor's Management Lekgotla, Professor Puleng LenkaBula said that the gathering is a critical opportunity to reflect on and reassess the university's progress toward realising its vision for the new generation of students, assess deliverables and achievements, and consider challenges and opportunities. Read more

While the Principal and Vice-Chancellor’s Lekgotla continued with intense management engagement regarding the university’s vision and mission, Professor Puleng LenkaBula made a point of taking time to congratulate Unisans who have made remarkable strides amidst their extremely full schedules. Read more

The Morning Live team recently visited the Unisa Science Campus to learn about the university’s wide range of offerings, its exciting catalytic niche areas, and its potential role in providing alternative learning options while addressing the current student uptake crisis. Read more

Targeting waste from food products, Mosa Mapheto, a fourth-year LLB student at Unisa, is on a mission to offer alternative fuel. Her innovative venture, Greatfuel, repurposes used cooking oil into biodiesel. Read more

Following deliberations at the Hungarian-South African Rectors' Forum in Budapest, Unisa has signed a memorandum of understanding with Óbuda University, allowing joint projects in especially the engineering and technology disciplines that are central to a number of Unisa's catalytic niche areas. This follows an agreement entered into earlier this year with Eötvös Loránd University, the oldest and largest university in Hungary. Read more

Excitement is building ahead of Unisa’s 2^nd International Higher Education Teaching, Learning, and Student Support Conference, a landmark event that brings together global educators, researchers, policymakers, students, and practitioners to revolutionise higher education. Find out what the buzz is about in this short video interview. Read more

With space studies as one of its catalytic niche areas, the university is proud to host the African Astronomical Society Conference and General Assembly 2025, an annual gathering that celebrates Africa’s flourishing astronomy community, and brings together scientists, students, educators, and international partners. Read more

At the annual general meeting of the Unisa Convocation, held on 14 and 15 March 2025, Dr Elias Monhla was elected Unisa Convocation representative to the university’s Council. Read more

The university is working towards partnering with NTG Solutions and the Department of Employment and Labour to implement the Spatial Intelligence Data Science Skills Programme at the institution's computer laboratories, starting in the KZN Region. Read more