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2023 University of South Africa Application Date

2023 University of South Africa Application Date 2023/2024 University of South Africa Application Date : The application dates for University of South Africa application is available below; Undergraduate qualifications (higher certificates, advanced certificates, diplomas, advanced diplomas & degrees): 20 August – 27 September Honours degrees & postgraduate diplomas: 20 August – 27 September Master’s & doctoral… Read More »

Nsfas Unisa

Nsfas Unisa Nsfas Unisa loans and bursaries Nsfas NUnisa : National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is a statutory body, funded primarily by the South African National Department of Education and Training, which provides study loans to academically able but financially needy students who wish to study at one of South Africa’s public institutions of… Read More »

From Timbuktu to Unisa

The Unisa Library has acquired yet two more gems to add to its growing collection of books. The two books, Curing disease & defects: Both apparent and hidden and Qissat Dhul Qurnain: Tale of the Two Horned One, were translated and edited from the original Timbuktu manuscripts from Mali, and were donated to the library… Read More »

It’s never too late to learn at Unisa

Gawtum Rughoonundun Age and nationality are never obstacles, but rather opportunities for those who chose to study at Unisa. The 47-year-old Mauritian-born Gawtum Rughoonundun, who is one of many who have benefited from Unisa’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) programme, recently graduated with a Bachelor of Consumer Science. Rughoonundun was granted access to pursue his… Read More »

UCT Bursaries 2023/2024 – DirectAxis Bursaries

UCT Bursaries 2023/2024 – DirectAxis Bursaries   DirectAxis University Scholarship 2023/2024 We are excited to launch the DirectAxis University Scholarship. The programme will award R20 000 each to two diligent students. We see education as an important way to make the most of life’s opportunities and we would like to help two students along the… Read More »

Unisa benefits from collaboration with PURCO SA

The Purchasing Consortium of Southern Africa (PURCO SA) has presented a cheque to Unisa to the value of R897 537. This is part of PURCO SA’s commitment to give back to its university business partners a rebate amount based on the procurement actions they facilitated for and on behalf of the institution. Pictured at the cheque… Read More »

CEDU graduates 26% of Unisa doctoral degrees

The National Development Plan has set a target of 100 000 additional PhDs by 2030 to improve research and innovation capacity in South Africa. In order to reach this target, a total of 6 000 PhDs per annum needs to be produced. To live up to the NDP’s expectations, Unisa continues to play a significant role to… Read More »

Unisa welcomes Fulbright Scholar

Inspired towards Science, Engineering and Technology (I-SET) proudly welcomes Dr Tanja Karp from Texas Tech University to Unisa. She will be part of the team until June , and was welcomed by Prof Isaac Osunmakinde, Director of the School of Computing, and Kabelo Pheeha, I-SET Facilitator. I-SET is a flagship community engagement project of the… Read More »

Unisa SBL’s Douglas Boateng honoured with lifetime achiever award

The Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership’s (SBL) Prof Douglas Boateng, was recently honoured with a Lifetime Achiever Award at CEO Global’s “Titans Building Nations Awards”. Africa’s first Professor Extraordinaire in Supply and Value Chain Management, Boateng was recognised for his extraordinary contribution to regional, national and continental socio-economic development—especially with regard to the promotion… Read More »

Unisa academic does it again!

Recently appointed member and chairperson of the National Archives Advisory Council, Unisa’s Prof Pat Ngulube, from the College of Graduate Studies, has now been appointed a senior board member on the Board of the Mixed Methods International Research Association (MMIRA). MMIRA is a professional association created to promote the development of an international and interdisciplinary… Read More »