The Horticulture Centre at the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) achieved a new milestone in its endeavours to lead the way in greenhouse production in South Africa. The Ceres Building on the Unisa Science campus was fitted with solar panels to supplement the energy supply, and these... Read more
Student success in open learning needs serious attention, says Deputy Minister
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of South Africa September 18, 2018
Questions around student success must be seriously addressed if open learning is to live up to its promise, says South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mr Buti Manamela. Speaking at the opening of the Open Learning Conference 2018, held at Unisa from 5 to 7 September,... Read more
Unisa to take Mthatha back to the future
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of South Africa September 5, 2018
On Thursday, 16 August 2018, the diaries of the people of the Zimbane Village in Mthatha, in the Eastern Cape, were penciled in for a date with destiny. On this day, ordinary members of the community were set to bear witness to a ground-breaking sod-turning ceremony, presided over by... Read more
All set for the I-SET Mobile Unit launch this Friday
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of South Africa September 4, 2018
Inspired towards Science, Engineering and Technology (I-SET) community engagement flagship project, submitted a proposal for a mobile robotics laboratory to the Sasol Foundation. The I-SET Mobile Unit worth a million rand is a modified vehicle equipped with apparatus to conduct I-SET robotics workshops, as well as a laboratory to... Read more
Unisa master’s student wins prestigious WiSA award
AchieversArchivesUniversity of South Africa August 29, 2018
Congratulations to Sikelelwa Ndaweni, a master’s student in the Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (NanoWS) Research Unit, who won the South African Woman in Science Awards (WISA) Tata Africa Scholarships for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology for master’s students for 2018. The theme for the 2018 WISA is leveraging science, technology... Read more
Mlambo-Ngcuka: ‘Not just women’s rights—rights for all
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of South Africa August 23, 2018
Two major milestones—Unisa’s 145thanniversary as a beacon of hope and the 70thanniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights—shared the stage on 15 August 2018 when the institution hosted an event themed ‘Supporting social movements and civil society activism to leave no one behind for peace, prosperity and... Read more
Engaged Scholarship at Unisa (CSET) – Learner Research Summit
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of South Africa August 23, 2018
The College of Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET) at the University of South Africa (UNISA) under the leadership of Professor Bhekie Mamba engages with many communities as part of its community engagement initiatives to promote science, engineering and technology (SET) as a possible career choice for learners. The College does... Read more
College of Human Sciences leads decoloniality conversations
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of South Africa August 21, 2018
Unisa’s College of Human Sciences (CHS) hosted a groundbreaking conference that sought to find answers on what de-colonisation and re-Afrikanisation truly mean for South Africa and Africa? Themed De-colonisation and Re-Afrikanisation: A Conversation, leading thinkers such as Argentine semiotician and professor at Duke University, Walter D Mignolo; sangoma, Gogo Dineo... Read more
National Science Week: Greater participation and increased access
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of South Africa August 16, 2018
The Unisa Science Campus hosted the 2018 National Science Week (NSW) from 30 July to 4 August 2018. The aim of NSW is to promote science, engineering, and technology, focusing on the theme of deepening our democracy through science! Inspired Towards Science, Engineering and Technology (I-SET) is one of... Read more
UNISA in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology hosted the 2018 National Science Week on the 30 July to the 4 August. The event which was attended by over 120 international delegates aims to promote science, engineering and technology as tools to economic freedom. This way the... Read more
