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The 7th Unisa International Voice Competition promises an electrifying music experience

The much-anticipated 7th Unisa International Voice Competition will take place from 20 to 31 January 2026, attracting outstanding vocal talent from across the globe and reaffirming the university's longstanding commitment to excellence in music performance and education.

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2025-12-12 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Science Campus hosts successful international conference

The recent International Conference on Advances in Cement and Concrete Research brought together academics, students and professionals from across the world.

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2025-12-12 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Perseverance pays off for visually impaired student

Twenty-five-year-old Robyn Waters recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing, an impressive and inspiring achievement given that she has been blind since birth.

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2025-12-12 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Embracing and promoting multilingualism

Inspired by multilingual language policy implementation workshops presented by Unisa, librarians at the Unisa Cape Town Branch Library began actively seeking new ways to include multilingualism within their services.

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2025-12-11 00:00:00.0 | Category: Alumni, Corporate

Unisa alumna pursues her dream with determination

Having overcome numerous obstacles to graduate with a BA in Counselling Psychology, Nhlanhla Khuzwayo has her sights set firmly on a postgraduate qualification.

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2025-12-11 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Unisa concert strikes a powerful chord for women's safety

In partnership with the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in South Africa, the Unisa Music Foundation recently presented a "Music with a Mission" concert themed , paying tribute to the power of art to raise awareness and lead change.

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2025-12-11 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, Featured, Corporate

Shaping the future of distance learning through a shared vision

Speaking at the recently held 30th International Council for Distance Education World Conference, Prof Puleng LenkaBula challenged institutions of higher learning to move beyond technocentric models, but to also build ecologies of care that honour diverse knowledge systems, languages and lived realities.

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2025-12-11 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Unisa introduces translanguaging

The university has made a significant move toward transforming students’ learning experience by officially incorporating translanguaging into its teaching and learning strategy, thus facilitating a sense-making pedagogy.

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2025-12-11 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Graduate Sciences, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Showcasing postgraduate research and innovation with global impact

Held on 18 November, master's and doctoral students rose to the challenge at the 2025 Unisa Research and Innovation Postgraduate Student Showcase Competition, which was aligned with the university's 10 catalytic niche areas.

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2025-12-11 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Celebrating the spirit of endurance

The Unisa Athletics Club was celebrated in style at a gala dinner that brought together athletes, staff members and university leadership to honour the club’s resilience and unity, which define the Unisa athletics community.

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Upcoming events

27 2026-10-27 00:00:00.0

International Conference on Coastal, Marine, and Maritime Research (COMMRE 2026)

Venue: Durban International Conference Centre (Durban ICC)
Event dates: 2026-10-27 00:00:00.0 - 2026-10-30 00:00:00.0
Full day

24 2026-03-24 00:00:00.0

International Conference on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ICTVET2026)

Event dates: 2026-03-24 00:00:00.0 - 2026-03-27 00:00:00.0
Full day

24 2026-02-24 00:00:00.0

Digital Technology Conference

Event dates: 2026-02-24 00:00:00.0 - 2026-02-26 00:00:00.0
Full day