Explore the more than 140 years of Unisa’s existence and celebrate our decades of service to students in South Africa and beyond. Learn more about Unisa’s evolution from a small, colonial examining body into one of the world’s largest open distance learning institutions — an exuberantly African global leaders.
The three core business areas of Unisa are teaching, research and community engagement. Our world-class research is spearheaded by the Research and Innovation portfolio and community engagement by our Community Engagement and Outreach Policy. We also place great importance on the celebration and promotion of our African arts and culture through various endeavours.
Offering study opportunities to more than 400 000 students from across South Africa, Africa and other parts of the world, Unisa offers a diverse choice of study fields at levels from certificate to degree. The university is considered South Africa’s most productive* accounting for 12.8% of all degrees conferred by the country’s 23 public universities and universities of technology.
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Learn more about the Global Student Satisfaction AwardsAn unparalleled range of study choices is offered, ranging from short courses and certificate programmes to three-and four-year degrees and diplomas, to over 400 000 current students. As one of the leading research institutions on the continent, the research efforts have won us numerous awards, recognitions and honours.
Long distance learning requires an individual to be disciplined and to aim higher. Learning away from lectures is difficult but if you receive adequate attention from your lectures surely you'll Excell in your academics .
The university of South Africa taught me to be determined and independent. The lecturers are very supportive and always ready to assist.I can recommend Unisa to anyone.
The problems at this university vary from slow administration to poor communication or lack thereof. These problems are magnified by the self study and online nature of the university, meaning that when our electricity provider decides to introduce rolling blackouts the electricity which we use to power the devices that we use to do assignments and study from are no longer...
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