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Fostering Student Entrepreneurship in Unisa’s Innovation Ecosystem
Innovation plays a significant role in cultivating entrepreneurship by bringing products to markets and solving societal challenges. The Directorate of Innovation, Technology Transfer and Commercialisation (DITTC) is the driving force…
Unisa Partners with Western Cape Government to Boost Career Planning and Employability
Chantal Adams, Acting Senior Student Counsellor for Unisa’s Western Cape Region, attended a Life Orientation Career Clubs stakeholder engagement on 17 July 2023. The Life Orientation (LO) team of the Western Cape Education Department…
CGS Spearheading Unisa’s Catalytic Niche Area Optimization
Prof Jessica Murray from the College of Graduate Studies (CGS) is facilitating the college's catalytic niche areas optimisation interventions. The CGS supports all colleges optimising the catalytic niche areas (CNAs) in their different…
Unisa Athletes Set to Compete in Africa’s Largest Running Event – the Two Oceans…
The Unisa runners will join a massive field of competitors vying to conquer the challenging 56km course, which winds its way around the scenic Cape Peninsula. The race attracts top South African athletes and international participants,…
Unisa Celebrates Libraries’ Role in Fostering Social Cohesion
The event took place at the Phyllis Ntantala Collaborative Library in East London on 27 March 2024. The library houses the branch libraries of Unisa, the Walter Sisulu University and the University of Fort Hare. The event was organised to…
Examining the Impact of AI on Higher Education and Business Strategy
The Department of Business Management in the School of Management Sciences recently held a virtual Dean Leadership Session under the theme "The role of artificial intelligence in higher education, business strategy and the economy's…
Unisa Hosts Information Session at Porterville Library
On the day, representatives of the Library, Facilitation of Learning and the Western Cape Regional Student Representative Council (RSRC) set off for Porterville. Upon arrival at the public library, they were warmly welcomed by Cleophas, her…
UWC Becomes First Institution to Offer Islamic Studies as a Major
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has broken new ground to become the first University in South Africa to offer Islamic Studies as a major subject for undergraduate students.
For over a decade, the University has taught Islamic…
Dalhousie Sociologist Secures $1.9M to Forge Network Targeting Emissions Reduction in Canadian…
Canada's federal government has committed to cutting agricultural emissions from fertilizer use and methane by 30 per cent below 2020 levels by 2030. It is an ambitious goal that’s going to take significant commitment and collaboration…
Dalhousie University: Project Addressing Harmful Language Toward Indigenous Peoples Receives…
Stacy Allison-Cassin, an assistant professor in Dal’s Faculty of Management, and Camille Callison, university librarian at University of the Fraser Valley, have received a $1.8-million grant from the prestigious Mellon Foundation. They are…