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{{Short description|Largest public university in South Africa}}
{{redirect-acronym|Unisa|[[University of South Australia]]}}
{{Use South African English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox University
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
|name = University of South Africa
{{Infobox university
|image_name = Unisa.png
| name = University of South Africa
|established = 26 June 1873
| image = University of South Africa emblem.jpg
|type = [[Public university|Public]] [[Distance education|open distance learning]]
| image_size =
|head_label = Principal & Vice-Chancellor
| caption =
|chancellor = Judge Bernard Ngoepe
| motto = {{lang|la|Pro Gentibus Sapientia}} {{small|([[Latin]])}}
|head = Prof. Mandla Makhanya
| mottoeng = ''In the service of humanity''
|students = 328,179 (2011)
| established = {{start date and age|1873}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.royalsocietysa.org.za/?page_id=2075 |title=South African Universities – a historical perspective |access-date=28 June 2019 |archive-date=23 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623045323/http://www.royalsocietysa.org.za/?page_id=2075 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|staff = 5,575 (2011)
| type = [[Public university|Public]]<br />[[Distance education]]<br />[[List of largest universities and university networks by enrollment|Mega University]]
|city = [[Pretoria]]
| head_label = Vice-chancellor
|state = [[Gauteng]]
| chancellor = [[Thabo Mbeki]]
|country = South Africa
| head = Puleng LenkaBula
|former_names = University of the Cape of Good Hope
| students = 420,000 {{small|(as of 2019)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://heda.unisa.ac.za/indicatordashboard/default.aspx |title=Institutional Information and Analysis Portal |access-date=15 January 2018 |archive-date=16 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081353/http://heda.unisa.ac.za/indicatordashboard/default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
|website = http://www.unisa.ac.za/}}
| administrative_staff = 6,218 {{small|(as of 2015)}}
| city = [[Pretoria]]
| province = [[Gauteng]]
| country = [[South Africa]]
| coor = {{Coord|25|46|02|S|28|11|58|E|type:edu_region:ZA|display=inline,title}}
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| colours = [[Maroon]], [[Navy blue|Navy]] and [[White]]<br />{{color box|#8B0000}}&nbsp;{{color box|#010134}}&nbsp;{{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| former_names = [[University of the Cape of Good Hope]]
| affiliations = {{ubl|[[Association of African Universities|AAU]]|[[Association of Commonwealth Universities|ACU]]|[[Higher Education South Africa|HESA]]}}
| website = {{URL|www.unisa.ac.za|unisa.ac.za}}
| nickname = UNISA
| logo = University of South Africa logo.svg
}}


The '''University of South Africa''' ('''Unisa''', pronounced ''you-nee-sah'') is the largest university on the African continent and attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa. The university has a student headcount of over 300,000 students, including African and international students in 130 countries worldwide, making it one of the world's [[mega university|mega universities]].
The '''University of South Africa''' ('''UNISA'''){{efn|{{langx|af|Universiteit van Suid-Afrika}}, {{langx|zu|Inyuvesi yaseNingizimu Afrika}}, {{langx|xh|IYunivesithi yoMzantsi Afrika}}, {{langx|tn|Yunibesithi ya Aforika Borwa}}, {{langx|ss|INyuvesi yase Ningizimu Afrika}}, {{langx|ve|Yunivesithi ya Afurika Tshipembe}}}} is the largest [[university system]] in [[South Africa]] by enrollment. It attracts a third of all higher education students in [[South Africa]]. Through various colleges and affiliates, UNISA has over 400,000 students, including [[international student]]s from 130 [[Country|countries]] worldwide, making it one of the world's [[mega university|mega universities]] and the only such university in [[Africa]].


As a comprehensive [[university]], Unisa offers both vocational and academic programmes, many of which have received international accreditation, as well as an extensive geographical footprint, giving their students recognition and [[employability]] in many countries the world over. The university lists many notable [[South Africans]] among its [[Alumnus|alumni]], including two [[Nobel prize]] winners: [[Nelson Mandela]], the first democratically elected [[president of South Africa]] and [[Archbishop]] [[Desmond Tutu]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-04-15|title=Illustrious alumni|url=https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Alumni/Illustrious-alumni|access-date=2021-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415133648/https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Alumni/Illustrious-alumni|archive-date=15 April 2021}}</ref>
Unisa is a dedicated open [[distance education]] institution. Open distance learning (ODL) entails a student-centred approach that gives students flexibility and choice over what, when, where, and how they learn, and provides them with extensive student support.


Founded in 1873 as the [[University of the Cape of Good Hope]], the University of [[South Africa]] (or Unisa as it is commonly known) spent most of its early history as an examining agency for [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge universities]] and as an incubator from which most other universities in [[South Africa]] are descended. Legislation in 1916 established the autonomous University of South Africa (the same legislation established [[Stellenbosch University]] and the [[University of Cape Town]] as autonomous universities) as an "umbrella" or federal institution with its seat in [[Pretoria]], playing an academic trusteeship role for several colleges that eventually became autonomous universities.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Welsh |first1=David |title=Universities and Society in South Africa: An Historical Perspective (The Van Wyk de Vries Commission on Universities: Critical Comments) |journal=Philosophical Papers |date=1975 |volume=4 |issue=1 |page=22|doi=10.1080/05568647509506448 }}</ref> The colleges that were under UNISA's trusteeship were Grey University College (Bloemfontein), [[Huguenot College|Huguenot University College]] (Wellington), [[University of Natal|Natal University]] College (Pietermaritzburg), [[Rhodes University|Rhodes University College]] (Grahamstown), [[Transvaal University College]] (Pretoria), the South African School of Mines and Technology (Johannesburg), and Potchefstroom University College.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Welsh |first1=David |title=Universities and Society in South Africa: An Historical Perspective |journal=Philosophical Papers |date=1975 |volume=4 |issue=1 |page=22|doi=10.1080/05568647509506448 }}</ref> In 1959, with the passage of the Extension of University Education Act, UNISA's trusteeship also extended to the five "black universities", namely [[University of Zululand]], [[University of the Western Cape]], [[University of the North]], University of Durban-Westville, and [[University of Fort Hare]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Moulder |first1=James |title=Academic Freedom and the Extension of University Education Act |journal=Philosophical Papers |date=1975 |volume=4 |issue=1 |page=65|doi=10.1080/05568647509506451 }}</ref> In 1946, UNISA was given a new role as a [[distance education]] university, and today it offers [[Academic certificate|certificate]], [[diploma]] and [[Academic degree|degree]] courses<ref>{{cite web |title=Unisa Short Courses |url=https://mansadigital.co.za/top-10-unisa-information-technology-short-courses/ |website=Mansa Digital |date=17 November 2019 |access-date=17 November 2019 |archive-date=17 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117105254/https://mansadigital.co.za/top-10-unisa-information-technology-short-courses/ |url-status=live }}</ref> up to [[doctorate|doctoral]] level.
As a comprehensive university, Unisa offers both vocational and academic programmes, many of which have received international accreditation, as well as an extensive geographical footprint, giving their students recognition and employability in many countries the world over.


In January 2004, UNISA merged with Technikon Southern Africa (Technikon SA, a [[technikon|polytechnic]]) and incorporated the distance education component of [[Vista University]] (VUDEC). The combined institution retained the name ''University of South Africa''. It is now organised by [[college]] and by school; see [[#Academic community|below]].
==History==
Founded in 1873 as the [[University of the Cape of Good Hope]], the University of South Africa (or Unisa as it is commonly known) spent most of its early history as an examining agency for [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge universities]] and as an incubator from which most other universities in South Africa are descended. In 1946, it was given a new role as a distance education university and today it offers [[Academic certificate|certificate]], [[diploma]] and [[Academic degree|degree]] courses up to [[doctorate|doctoral]] level.


== The university ==
Largely because it was a distance education university, it remained multiracial during the years of [[apartheid]] in South Africa. In January 2004, Unisa merged with [[Technikon Southern Africa]] (formerly known as Technikon SA) and incorporated the distance education component of [[Vista University]]. The combined institution retained the name University of South Africa, unlike other merged institutions, which underwent name changes. It is now organised by college and by school; see [[University of South Africa#Colleges|below]].
[[File:The University of South Africa.jpg|thumb|The university campus in Pretoria]]

==The University==
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[[Image:UNISA at night-001.jpg|thumb|right|Unisa Muckleneuk campus at night]]
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=== Location ===
=== Location ===
Unisa's Muckleneuk Campus is located in Pretoria and is a major landmark of the capital city. It was in 1972 that Unisa moved into its new home on Muckleneuk Ridge having vacated the old quarters in central Pretoria. The complex of buildings was designed by Bryan Sandrock Architects in the 1960s and expresses an international style characterised by monumental proportions and engineering feats like the cantilevered structures. The most striking feature is the long projection from the brow of the hill, supported by a giant steel girder resting on a massive column.
Unisa's Muckleneuk Campus is located in [[Pretoria]] and is a major landmark of the capital city. It was in 1972 that Unisa moved into its new home on [[Muckleneuk]] Ridge having vacated the old quarters in central Pretoria. The complex of buildings was designed by Bryan Sandrock Architects in the 1960s and expresses an international style characterised by monumental proportions and [[engineering]] feats like the cantilevered structures. The most striking feature is the long projection from the brow of the hill, supported by a giant steel girder resting on a massive column.
[[File:The front of Unisa (Main Campus).ogg|thumb|Panorama View of Unisa (Main Campus)]]


Also in Pretoria is the Sunnyside campus, the main area of student activity. The Florida campus in Johannesburg is set to become Unisa's science hub. The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and some departments of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology are already situated there.
Also in Pretoria is the Sunnyside [[campus]], the main area of student activity. The Florida [[campus]] in [[Johannesburg]] is Unisa's science [[campus]]. The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and some departments of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology is housed here. The science campus contains 12 buildings, a [[library]], two [[auditorium]]s and a large study area. It also includes a horticultural centre and a multipurpose research and training facility designed to meet the education and research needs of students in a range of programmes including agriculture, ornamental horticulture and nature conservation.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.techcentral.co.za/unisa-opens-r1bn-science-campus/42379/|title= Unisa opens r1bn science campus|website= www.techcentral.co.za|date= 31 July 2013|access-date= 10 July 2016|archive-date= 26 January 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160126122652/http://www.techcentral.co.za/unisa-opens-r1bn-science-campus/42379/|url-status= live}}</ref>
[[File:Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Building.jpg|thumb|Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Building]]
The university has seven regional centres in [[South Africa]], servicing students in all nine provinces. These are:


* [[Eastern Cape]] ([[East London, Eastern Cape|East London]], [[Mthatha]], [[Port Elizabeth]])
The university has seven regional centres in South Africa, servicing students in all nine provinces. These are:
* [[Free State (province)|Free State]] ([[Bloemfontein]], [[Kroonstad]])
* Eastern Cape (East London, Mthatha, Port Elizabeth)
* Gauteng (Ekurhuleni, Florida, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Vaal Triangle)
* [[Gauteng]] ([[Ekurhuleni]], [[Florida, Gauteng|Florida]], [[Johannesburg]], [[Pretoria]], [[Vaal Triangle]])
* Kwazulu-Natal (Durban, New Castle, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Wild Coast)
* [[Kwazulu-Natal]] ([[Durban]], [[Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal|Newcastle]], [[Pietermaritzburg]], [[Richards Bay]], [[Wild Coast Region, Eastern Cape|Wild Coast Region]])
* Limpopo (Giyani, Makhado, Polokwane)
* [[Limpopo Province]] ([[Giyani]], [[Makhado]], [[Polokwane]])
* [[Northern Cape]] ([[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]])
* Midlands (Bloemfontein, Kimberley, Kroonstad, Mafikeng, Potchefstroom, Rustenburg)
* [[North West (South African province)|North West]] ([[Mafikeng]], [[Potchefstroom]], [[Rustenburg]])
* Mpumalanga (Middelburg, Nelspruit)
* [[Mpumalanga]] ([[Middelburg, Mpumalanga|Middelburg]], [[Nelspruit]])
* Western Cape (Cape Town, George)
* [[Western Cape]] ([[Cape Town]], [[George, Western Cape|George]])


===Students and staff===
=== Students and staff ===
According to the Department of Institutional Statistics and Analysis (DISA) at the university, Unisa had 328,179 students enrolled in 2011 from South Africa, Africa, and other international states. The largest portion of these students are South African, being 91.5% (300,211) of the sum of the student enrollments. The majority of these students enrolled at the College of Economic and Management Sciences (CEMS), being 42.5% (139,358) of the sum of the student enrollments.


According to data extracted from the final audited [[Higher education|Higher Education]] [[Management information system|Management Information System]] (HEMIS) submissions to the [[Department of Higher Education and Training]] (DHET), Unisa had 355,240 students enrolled in 2013 from [[South Africa]], [[Africa]], and other international states. The largest portion of these students are [[South Africa]]n, being 91.4% (324,607) of the sum of the student enrollments. The College of [[Economy|Economic]] and [[Management science|Management Sciences]] (CEMS) is the largest of the eight colleges, with 26.7% (94,972) of the total student enrollments.<ref>{{cite web|title=Facts & figures – Student enrolments|url=http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/About/Facts-&-figures/Student-enrolments|website=Unisa|access-date=11 December 2016|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220105151/http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/About/Facts-%26-figures/Student-enrolments|url-status=live}}</ref>
According to the same department, Unisa had 5,575 staff members in 2011. The majority of the staff employed are non-professional administrative staff, being 56.8% (3,164). The number of institutional/research professionals are 33.2% (1,846) of the sum of the staff employed.


According to the same HEMIS submission, UNISA had 5,575 staff members in 2013. The staff complement consisted of 3,261 females (55.7%) and 2,593 (44.3%) males. 2011 figures from the Department of Institutional Statistics and Analysis (DISA) at the university show that the majority of the staff employed are non-professional administrative staff, being 56.8% (3,164). The number of institutional/research professionals are 33.2% (1,846) of the sum of the staff employed.Therefore, it is imperative for editors to note unverified notes here,<now everyone is editing>
===Academic Community===<!-- This section is linked from [[University of South Africa]] -->
As an Open Distance Learning (ODL) institution, and one of the world’s mega universities, Unisa presents academic offerings associated with both technological and traditional universities. These include, but are not limited to, a combination of career-orientated courses usually associated with a university of technology, and formative academic programmes typically linked to a traditional university.


=== Academic community ===
* College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unisa.ac.za/caes |title=Unisa - College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences |publisher=Unisa.ac.za |date= |accessdate=2010-09-03}}</ref>
* College of Education<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unisa.ac.za/cedu |title=Unisa - College of Education |publisher=Unisa.ac.za |date= |accessdate=2012-01-20}}</ref>
* College of Economic and Management Sciences<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unisa.ac.za/cems |title=Unisa - College of Economic and Management Sciences |publisher=Unisa.ac.za |date= |accessdate=2010-09-03}}</ref>
* College of Graduate Studies<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unisa.ac.za/cgs |title=Unisa - College of Graduate Studies |publisher=Unisa.ac.za |date= |accessdate=2012-01-20}}</ref>
* College of Human Sciences<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unisa.ac.za/chs |title=Unisa - College of Human Sciences |publisher=Unisa.ac.za |date= |accessdate=2010-09-03}}</ref>
* College of Law<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unisa.ac.za/claw |title=Unisa - College of Law |publisher=Unisa.ac.za |date= |accessdate=2010-09-03}}</ref>
* College of Science, Engineering and Technology<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unisa.ac.za/cset |title=Unisa - College of Science, Engineering and Technology |publisher=Unisa.ac.za |date= |accessdate=2010-09-03}}</ref>
* Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sblUnisa.ac.za/ |title= Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL) |publisher=Unisa.ac.za |date= |accessdate=2010-09-03}}</ref>


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In addition to the seven colleges and SBL, Unisa has numerous Bureaus, Centres, Institutes, Museums and Units<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unisa.ac.za/cems |title=Unisa - Bureaus, Centres, Institutes, Museums and Units |publisher=Unisa.ac.za |date= |accessdate=2012-01-20}}</ref> supporting academic development and research.
As one of the world's mega universities, Unisa presents academic offerings associated with both technological and traditional universities. These include, but are not limited to, a combination of career-orientated courses usually associated with a university of technology, and formative academic programmes typically linked to a traditional university.


* College of [[Accounting|Accounting Sciences]]
==Ranking==
* College of [[Agriculture|Agricultural]] and [[Environmental science|Environmental Sciences]]
* College of [[Education]]
* College of Economic and [[Management science|Management Sciences]]
* College of [[Graduate Studies]]
* College of [[Human science|Human Sciences]]
* College of [[Law]]
* College of Science, [[Engineering]] and Technology
* Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL)

In addition to the eight colleges and SBL, UNISA has numerous bureaus, centres, institutes, museums and units<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unisa.ac.za/cems |title=Unisa – Bureaus, Centres, Institutes, Museums and Units |publisher=Unisa.ac.za |access-date=20 January 2012}}</ref> supporting academic development and research.

The qualifications offered by the College of Science, [[Engineering education|Engineering]] and Technology for the field of engineering are intended for technician and technologist training rather than as the academic component for admission to the engineering profession. The programs are therefore aligned with Dublin (Technician) & Sydney (Technologist) Accords.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 31, 2019 |title=Degrees Accredited as Meeting the Educational Requirement for Registration as a Candidate or Professional Engineer |url=https://www.ecsa.co.za/education/EducationDocs/List_of_AccrUniv_E-20_PE.pdf |access-date=February 3, 2023 |website=Engineering Council of South Africa}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=May 31, 2019 |title=Degrees Accredited as Meeting the Educational Requirement for Registration as a Candidate or Professional Engineering Technologist |url=https://www.ecsa.co.za/education/EducationDocs/List_of_AccrBTech_E-20_PT.pdf |access-date=February 3, 2023 |website=Engineering Council of South Africa}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=May 31, 2019 |title=Degrees Diplomas as Meeting the Educational Requirement for Registration as a Candidate or Professional Engineering Technician |url=https://www.ecsa.co.za/education/EducationDocs/List_of_AccrNDip_E-20_PN.pdf |access-date=February 3, 2023 |website=Engineering Council of South Africa}}</ref> Graduates from the university in these programmes cannot register with the as a Professional Engineer with the [[Engineering Council of South Africa]]. The university has introduced a Bachelor of Engineering Technology Honours being a Level 8 qualification (on the [[National Qualifications Framework (South Africa)|National Qualification Framework]]). This is not recognized for admission as a Professional Engineer and is a bridging mechanism for further studies for technologists and technicians.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2020 |title=Qualification Standard for Bachelor of Engineering Technology Honours: NQF Level 8 |url=https://www.ecsa.co.za/ECSADocuments/Shared%20Documents/E-09-PT%20BEng%20Tech%20Hons%20Qualification%20Standard%20for%20Bachelor%20of%20Engineering%20Technology%20Honours%20NQF%20Level%208%2020.pdf |access-date=February 3, 2023 |website=Engineering Council of South Africa}}</ref>

[[South Africa]] has an extreme skills shortage in respect of engineering and allied vocations.

== Ranking ==
{{Infobox university rankings
| ARWU_W = 901–1000 |ARWU_W_year = 2023| ARWU_W_ref =<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2023|title=Academic Ranking of World Universities 2023|website=shanghairanking.com|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref>
| QS_W = 851–900 | QS_W_year = 2024| QS_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-south-africa|title=QS World University Rankings: University of South Africa|date=29 June 2023|website=Top Universities|access-date=29 June 2023}}</ref>
| THE_W = 1001–1200 |THE_W_year = 2024| THE_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-south-africa|title=University of South Africa|date=28 September 2023|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
| USNWR_W = =821 | USNWR_W_year = 2023 | USNWR_W_ref =<ref name="USNWR">{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/university-of-south-africa-529170|title=University of South Africa|author=U.S. News|access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref>
}}
{{see also|Rankings of universities in South Africa|Rankings of business schools in South Africa}}
{{see also|Rankings of universities in South Africa|Rankings of business schools in South Africa}}
In 2013, [[Webometrics Ranking of World Universities|Webometrics]] ranked the university the 6th best in Africa and 862nd in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.webometrics.info/en/Africa|title=Top Africa |work=Ranking Web of World Universities |accessdate=26 February 2010}}</ref>
In 2015, the University of South Africa was ranked the 6th best university in [[South Africa]] by the Times Higher Education. This makes the university the 6th best university in [[Africa]], out of 30.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webometrics.info/en/Africa|title=Top Africa|work=Ranking Web of World Universities|access-date=26 February 2010|archive-date=9 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709194918/http://www.webometrics.info/en/Africa|url-status=live}}</ref>


[[File:University of South Africa World Ranking.png|thumb|University of South Africa World Ranking]]
==Distance education at Unisa==

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |'''UNISA Times Higher Education Ranking 2016 to 2024'''
|-
!Year
!World Rank
|-
|2024
|1001–1200
|-
|2023
|1001–1200
|-
|2022
|801–1000
|-
|2021
|1001+
|-
|2020
|1001+
|-
|2019
|1001+
|-
|2018
|801–1000
|-
|2017
|801+
|-
|2016
|601-800
|-
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== Education at UNISA ==


=== Accreditation ===
=== Accreditation ===
Unisa received a [[Royal Charter]] in 1877. It currently operates under the ''Statute of the University of South Africa'' issued in terms of the ''Higher Education Act'' (No. 101 of 1997), and is accredited by the South African Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education (CHE). Its qualifications (including those of the SBL) are registered with the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).


UNISA received a [[royal charter]] in 1877. It currently operates under the ''Statute of the University of South Africa'' issued in terms of the ''Higher Education Act'' (No. 101 of 1997), and is accredited by the [[South African Department of Education]] and the Council on Higher Education (CHE). Its qualifications (including those of the SBL) are registered with the [[South African Qualifications Authority|South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)]].
=== International Accreditation of Unisa’s qualifications ===

Unisa is inter alia listed in the following publications: International Handbook of Universities published by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and officially verified by the International Association of Universities.
=== International accreditation of UNISA's qualifications ===

UNISA is inter alia listed in the following publications: [[International handbook of universities|International Handbook of Universities]] published by the [[UNESCO|United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)]] and officially verified by the [[International Association of Universities]].


In other cases the publication of an institution’s name in specific authoritative publications forms the basis of accreditation. Students must however enquire from the specific foreign country/university whether Unisa’s qualifications are accredited/recognised.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pathwaystudy.com/academic/accreditation/ |title=Accreditation |publisher=http://www.pathwaystudy.com |date=2012-07-02 |accessdate=2012-07-02}}</ref>
In other cases the publication of an institution's name in specific authoritative publications forms the basis of accreditation. Students must however inquire from the specific foreign country/university whether UNISA's qualifications are accredited/recognized.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pathwaystudy.com/academic/accreditation/ |title=Accreditation |publisher=pathwaystudy.com |date=2 July 2012 |access-date=2 July 2012 |archive-date=27 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727203124/http://www.pathwaystudy.com/academic/accreditation/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


Internationally, UNISA is listed in the ''Commonwealth Universities Handbook'' of 1999 and also in the ''International Handbook of Universities'' of 1998. It is actually listed as Member of [[the Association of Commonwealth Universities]] (ACU 2018).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acu.ac.uk/about-us/history/founding-members/unisa|title=Unisa|website=www.acu.ac.uk|access-date=15 January 2018|archive-date=16 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116135117/https://www.acu.ac.uk/about-us/history/founding-members/unisa|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acu.ac.uk/membership/acu-members/africa|title=ACU Members – Africa|website=www.acu.ac.uk|access-date=15 January 2018|archive-date=16 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081343/https://www.acu.ac.uk/membership/acu-members/africa|url-status=live}}</ref>
Internationally, Unisa is listed in the ''Commonwealth Universities Handbook'' of 1999 and also in the ''International Handbook of Universities'' of 1998.


The qualifications offered by the College of Science, Engineering and Technology are also accredited internationally through the accreditation done by the [[Engineering Council of South Africa]] under the [[Dublin]]<ref name=":1" /> and [[Sydney]]<ref name=":0" /> Accords.
On 12 January 2002, Unisa was granted full institutional [[School accreditation|accreditation]] from the Accrediting Commission of the [[Distance Education and Training Council]] (DETC). The accreditation lapsed in March 2007, and Unisa did not pursue renewal.


=== Entrance requirements ===
=== Entrance requirements ===
Students need a school-leaving qualification that would entitle them to enter a university or college in their own country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unisa.ac.za/myChoice |title=Do I qualify to study through Unisa? |publisher=Unisa.ac.za |date=2010-03-09 |accessdate=2010-09-03}}</ref>


Students need a [[School leaving qualification|school-leaving]] qualification that would entitle them to enter a university or college in their own country. The majority of applications are now processed online.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Unisa Online Application (UL)|url=https://allbursaries.co.za/universities/unisa-online-application/|date=2022-04-20|website=AllBursaries.co.za|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> Applicants must meet the requirements for the course they wish to study.
=== Advantages ===

Market research has shown that Unisa is rated as one of the top universities in South Africa (2001)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unisa.ac.za/default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=1694 |title=Unisa - institutional highlights |publisher=Unisa.ac.za |date=2001-05-22 |accessdate=2010-09-03}}</ref> - Unisa qualifications are sought after in the marketplace.
The university has introduced new rules on entrance requirements since 2014, this outright rejects [[TVET (technical and vocational education and training)|TVET]] College graduates. Previously these students was allowed to complete bridge subjects and even Higher Certificates before going towards the [[Diploma]] and National Diploma. Even completing the [[National Senior Certificate]] (Vocational) Level 4 will not be accepted without further education. Universities [[South Africa]] argue the subjects from the school curriculum are more "''significant in-depth''" than the N3 subjects.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Universities South Africa |url=https://mb.usaf.ac.za/ |access-date=February 3, 2023 |website=Universities South Africa, formerly known as Higher Education South Africa (HESA)}}</ref> The university is therefore likely the only university with this rule. University of South Africa refers these students to consider other universities and colleges.<ref name=":2" />
*Courses are offered at one-quarter to one-third the price of residential universities;

*Courses are accessible as students who do not have a university entrance matric can register for Unisa's access programme;
=== Distance education at UNISA ===
*Courses are flexible, because students can plan their studies to fit into their lifestyles;

*The qualifications are credible, because of the international recognition afforded its qualifications.
UNISA is renowned for its versatile teaching approaches — providing [[Online|online and distance]] courses — and high-quality education. Since its establishment, UNISA has proposed the concept of "learner-centered" distance open education.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of South Africa (UNISA) Smart Campus {{!}} Education Network |url=https://e.huawei.com/en/case-studies/solutions/enterprise-network/unisa |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Huawei Enterprise |language=en}}</ref> Over the past century and a half, UNISA has continuously provided high-quality, efficiency-driven tools for students and teachers, for example, providing data services for students and academic personnel to access UNISA's [[virtual education]] environment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joshi |first=Dr Manoj |date=2023-10-20 |title=UNESCO Chair -Unisa on Open Distance Learning (ODL) embracing Ubuntu |url=https://ceoworld.biz/2023/10/20/unesco-chair-unisa-on-open-distance-learning-odl-embracing-ubuntu/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=CEOWORLD magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mbolekwa |first=Sisanda |title=Unisa has been instrumental in transforming education: Mashatile |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-06-26-unisa-has-been-instrumental-in-transforming-education-mashatile/ |website=Sowetan Live}}</ref>

UNISA has seized the opportunities of digital transformation, facilitated high [[scientific research]] output, and ensured more efficient course implementation through multiple and strategic partnerships of the years to enhance and innovate open and distance learning experience across the world.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Unisa Enhances Partnership with the Commonwealth of Learning |url=https://indiaeducationdiary.in/unisa-enhances-partnership-with-the-commonwealth-of-learning/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=India Education {{!}} Latest Education News {{!}} Global Educational News {{!}} Recent Educational News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Editorial |date=2022-11-14 |title=UNISA Appoints Vodacom to Provide Online Learning Resources |url=https://www.techafricanews.com/2022/11/14/unisa-appoints-vodacom-to-provide-online-learning-resources/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=TechAfrica News |language=en-US}}</ref> Notable among these partnerships is the [[Times Higher Education]] - University of South Africa on University Impact Forum: Quality Education by hosting higher education leaders to develop quality education in Africa to meet the [[United Nations Sustainable Development Goals|United Nations Sustainable Development]] [[Sustainable Development Goal 4|Goal 4 - Quality Education]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-23 |title=University of South Africa Partners with THE to Advance Quality Education in Africa |url=https://indiaeducationdiary.in/university-of-south-africa-partners-with-the-to-advance-quality-education-in-africa/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=India Education {{!}} Latest Education News {{!}} Global Educational News {{!}} Recent Educational News |language=en-US}}</ref> Higher education Africa is hindered by chronic lack of investment, an unsustainable policy environment, competition from outside Africa for academic talent, [[international conflict]]s and a [[Colonialism|colonial legacy]] that has created multiple socio-economic challenges that higher education must respond to.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-19 |title=Unisa and Times Higher Education to host higher education leaders to develop quality education in Africa |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/press-releases/unisa-and-times-higher-education-host-higher-education-leaders-develop-quality |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Makhaiza |first=Larona |date=2023-06-20 |title=BOU, UNISA advocate distance learning |url=https://www.mmegi.bw/news/bou-unisa-advocate-distance-learning/news |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Mmegi Online |language=en}}</ref>

=== Disciplinary action ===

The UNISA [[policy]] document on [[Academic integrity|Academic Integrity]] sets out the basic definition and types of academic integrity transgressions (A1), guidelines for policy implementation (A2) guidelines for corrective measures to be imposed for transgression identified in the policy on academic integrity (A3) and declaration of originality (A4).<ref>{{Cite book |last=UNISA |first=University of South Africa |title=Policy Document on Academic Integrity |date=June 10, 2017}}</ref> UNISA has a zero tolerance for any form of dishonesty or cheating activity related to assessments and exams and spell out punishments for students found guilty of any form of [[academic dishonesty]] to have their modules cancelled and their marks withdrawn. They will also face up to a maximum of five years suspension from the university and from all [[universities in South Africa]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=UNISA |first=University of South Africa |date=June 17, 2024 |title=Student values & plagiarism |url=https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/myunisa/default/Study-@-Unisa/Student-values-and-rules}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=UNISA |first=University of South Africa |date=August 14, 2023 |title=UNISA warns students against academic misconduct |url=https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/myunisa/default/Announcements/Unisa-warns-students-against-academic-misconduct}}</ref>

In recent times there has been an outcry on cheating cases with students blaming glitches on the online invigilator application of the institution. UNISA is currently investigating over 1,400 student disciplinary cases of academic dishonesty as of 2024. The University’s [[Vice-principal|Vice Principal]] for Institutional Development, Ramagoai Magano, says most of cases of academic dishonesty are by postgraduate students.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-17 |title=Unisa investigating over 1 400 cases of academic dishonesty - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. |url=https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/unisa-investigating-about-1-4000-cases-of-academic-dishonesty/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Unisa 'working' to address 1,400 pending disciplinary cases |url=https://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/unisa-working-address-1400-pending-disciplinary-cases/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=ECR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Khumalo |first=Zandile |title=Cheating scandal hits Unisa |url=https://www.snl24.com/dailysun/news/university-of-south-africa-irons-out-cheating-and-corruption-scandals-20240418 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Daily Sun |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=cornevanzyl |date=2024-04-18 |title=Unisa investigates thousands of students for dishonesty and plagiarism |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/rekord/news-headlines/2024/04/18/unisa-investigates-thousands-of-students-for-dishonesty-and-plagiarism/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Rekord |language=en-US}}</ref> A significant number of the cases of academic dishonesty are cases of [[plagiarism]] as the university's online system has flagged potential instances of cheating and copying during tests which has prompted these thousands of investigations of academic integrity. Many students on the other hand have blamed the [[academic institution]] for the inconsistencies in its online platform academic assessment.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-17 |title=Plagiarism allegations at UNISA - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. |url=https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/926464-2/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mazibuko |first=Nozibusiso |date=2024-04-18 |title=Unisa rocked by cheating, plagiarism as probes continue |url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/unisa-rocked-by-cheating-plagiarism-as-probes-continue/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=The South African |language=en-ZA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mkize |first=Phumla |date=2024-04-22 |title=Accounting students most often flagged by Unisa for dishonesty |url=https://sundayworld.co.za/news/accounting-students-most-often-flagged-by-unisa-for-dishonesty/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Sunday World |language=en-ZA}}</ref>

== Academic dress ==

* [[Bachelor's degree|Bachelors]], [[Master's degree|masters]] and honours degrees: black gown with the same pattern as a [[Master of Arts]] gown of the [[University of Oxford]] or [[Cambridge]], and a black cap with a black tassel.
* [[Doctorate|Doctoral degrees]]: cardinal red gown with open sleeves lined in cardinal red, cardinal red cap with a tassel in the colour of the college concerned.<ref>{{cite web |title=Academic dress |url=https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/myunisa/default/Graduations/Academic-dress |website=www.unisa.ac.za |access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref>


== Culture ==
== Culture ==
[[File:UNISA Crest 1986.jpg|thumb|150px|Former coat of arms]]
Unisa has been promoting and promulgating culture in all its manifestations since its inception in 1873. Apart from the academic courses offered by Unisa's College of Humanities, practical language, art and music skills have been actively pursued through the setting of curricula and the implementation of special courses and examinations.
Unisa has been promoting and promulgating culture in all its manifestations since its inception in 1873. Apart from the academic courses offered by UNISA's [[College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences|College of Humanities]], practical language, art and music skills have been actively pursued through the setting of curricula and the implementation of special courses and examinations.
* African Centre for Arts, Culture and Heritage studies<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unisa.ac.za/default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=1061 |title=Unisa - African Centre for Arts, Culture and Heritage Studies |publisher=Unisa.ac.za |date=2010-03-15 |accessdate=2010-09-03}}</ref>

* Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unisa.ac.za/default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=62 |title=Unisa - Our Museum |publisher=Unisa.ac.za |date=2010-03-15 |accessdate=2010-09-03}}</ref>
* African Centre for Arts, Culture and Heritage studies
* Department of Music<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unisa.ac.za/default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=159 |title=Unisa - Directorate Music |publisher=Unisa.ac.za |date= |accessdate=2010-09-03}}</ref>
* Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology
* Unisa Space Art Gallery<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unisa.ac.za/gallery |title=Unisa - Unisa Space Art Gallery |publisher=Unisa.ac.za |accessdate=2011-05-27}}</ref>
* Department of Music
* Unisa Music Foundation<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unisa.ac.za/musicfoundation |title=Unisa - Unisa Music Foundation |publisher=Unisa.ac.za |date= |accessdate=2010-09-03}}</ref>
* Unisa [[Spacex (art gallery)|Space Art Gallery]]
* Unisa Music Foundation


== Unisa Foundation ==
== Unisa Foundation ==
The Unisa Foundation was established in 1966 and now has approximately 280 active donors, many of them individual alumni with the desire to give back to the communities, South African and international, with a sense of social responsibility. Equally vital is the role played by the Board of Trustees, whose members not only oversee the affairs of the Unisa Foundation but who also lend the weight of their professional and personal reputations in a drive to reach potential donors, without financial reward to themselves.


The Unisa Foundation was established in 1966 and now has approximately 280 active donors, many of them individual [[alumni]] with the desire to give back to the communities, South African and international, with a sense of [[social responsibility]]. Equally vital is the role played by the [[Board of directors|Board of Trustees]], whose members not only oversee the affairs of the Unisa Foundation but who also lend the weight of their professional and personal reputations in a drive to reach potential donors, without financial reward to themselves.
Based at Unisa's main campus in Muckleneuck, Pretoria, the Foundation has Fundraising and Development Divisions in Gauteng, the Western Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal. The Fundraising and Development Divisions support the smooth running of projects being undertaken in their regions while raising additional funding for local community projects.


Based at Unisa's main campus in [[Muckleneuk|Muckleneuck]], [[Pretoria]], the foundation has Fundraising and Development Divisions in [[Gauteng]], the [[Western Cape]] and [[KwaZulu-Natal]]. These divisions support the smooth running of projects being undertaken in their regions while raising additional funding for local [[community project]]s.
==Vice-Chancellors of the University of the Cape of Good Hope, from 1873 to 1918==
* Sir Langham Dale, 1873 - 1877; 1879 - 1882; 1884 - 1889.
* The Hon. Sir Charles Abercrombie Smith, 1877 - 1879; 1905 - 1911
* The Ven. Hopkins Badnall, 1882 - 1884
* Justice Charles Thomas Smith, 1889 - 1893
* The Rev. Canon George Ogilvie, 1893 - 1897
* Sir Thomas Muir, 1897 - 1901
* The Hon. Sir Ebenezer John Buchanan, 1901 - 1905
* The Rev. Prof Thomas Walker, 1911 - 1913
* Prof William Ritchie, 1913 - 1916
* The Hon. Sir Malcolm William Searle, 1916 - 1918


== UNISA Press ==
==Chancellors of the University of South Africa from 1918 to Present==
* Fied-Marshal H.R.H, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, 1918 - 1942
* Chief Justice the Right Hon. Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet, 1943 - 1951
* Judge President the Hon. Gerhardus Jacobus Maritz, 1951 - 1957
* Dr. Francois Jean de Villiers, 1957 - 1977
* Judge Victor Gustav Hiemstra, 1977 - 1987
* Vacant 1988
* Prof. Theo van Wijk, 1989 - 1990
* Dr. Christoph Friedrich Garbers, September 1990 - 2000
* Judge Bernard Makgabo Ngoepe, 2001–Present


UNISA Press is the largest university press in [[South Africa]] and Africa, with the biggest publication list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unisa Press |url=https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Unisa-Press |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=www.unisa.ac.za}}</ref><ref>[https://journals.co.za/publisher/unisap#:~:text=Unisa%20Press%20is%20the%20largest,role%20in%20supporting%20lifelong%20learning. https://journals.co.za/publisher/unisap#:~:text=Unisa%20Press%20is%20the%20largest,role%20in%20supporting%20lifelong%20learning.]</ref>
==Vice-Chancellors of University of South Africa, 1918 to 1955==
* Prof. Willem Jacobus Viljoen, 1918 - 1922
* Sir. John Ernest Adamson, 1922 - 1926
* The Rev. John Daniel Kestell, 1926 - 1928
* Hugh Bryan, 1928 - 1930
* Dr. Nicolaas Marais Hoogenhout, 1930 - 1932
* Dr. Samuel Henri Pellissier, 1932 - 1934
* Prof. Marthinus Christoffel Botha, 1934 -1936
* François Daniël Hugo, 1936 - 1938
* Senator François Stephanus Malan, 1938 - 1940
* Prof. Ferdinand Postma, 1940 - 1944
* Adv. Alfred Adrian Roberts, 1944 - 1946
* Dr. Herman Heinrich Gerhard Kreft, 1946 - 1948
* Dr. Albertus Johannes Roux van Rhijn, 1948 - 1952
* Prof. Stephanus Petrus Erasmus Boshoff, 1952 - 1955


Notable among the list of publications include; '''''Sisters in the Struggle''''' by Kalpana Hiralal (Women of Indian Origin in South Africa's Liberation Struggle 1900–1994 Volume 1: 1900–1940s),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hiralal |first=Kalpana |date=June 19, 2024 |title=Sisters in the struggle Vol 1 |url=https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Unisa-Press/Books/History-and-Political-Africa/Sisters-in-the-struggle}}</ref> '''''Essays in Online Education; A Global Perspective''''' by Professor Mandla S. Makhanya and Dr Divya Singh,<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Makhanya |first1=Mandla |last2=Singh |first2=Divya |date=June 19, 2024 |title=Essays in Online Education: A Global Perspective |url=https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Unisa-Press/Books/Education/essays-in-ONLINE-EDUCATION}}</ref> '''''Names Fashioned by Gender''''' by Prof Thenjiwe Meyiwa and Prof Madodo Cekiso (a collection of essays on onomastics – a linguistics field of study focusing on the origin, form, history, and use of proper names),<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Meyiwa |first1=Thenjiwe |last2=Cekiso |first2=Madodo |date=June 19, 2024 |title=Names Fashioned by Gender |url=https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Unisa-Press/Books/Humanities-and-Social-Sciences/Names-fashioned-by-gender}}</ref> '''''Dark Matters: A Conversation with History, Saluting the Extraordinary Humanitarian Endeavours of South African Black Scientists''''' by Colin T. Johnson<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Colin |date=June 19, 2024 |title=Dark Matters: A Conversation with History, Saluting the Extraordinary Humanitarian Endeavours of South African Black Scientists |url=https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Unisa-Press/Forthcoming-Publications/DARK-MATTERS}}</ref> and Violence in Schools: South Africa in an International Context by Clive Harber and Vusi Mncube.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Harber |first1=Clive |last2=Mncube |first2=Vusi |date=June 19, 2024 |title=Violence in Schools: South Africa in an International Context. Second Edition |url=https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Unisa-Press/New-featured-books/Violence-in-Schools:-South-Africa-in-an-International-Context.-Second-Edition}}</ref>
==Principals and Vice-Chancellors of the University of South Africa, from 1953 to Present ==
* Prof. Andries Jacobus Hendrik Johannes Van der Walt, Principal, 1953 - 1955
* Prof. Andries Jacobus Hendrik Johannes Van der Walt, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, 1956
* Prof. Samuel Pauw, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, 1956 - 1972
* Prof. Theo van Wijk, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, 1972 - 1988
* Prof. Jan Casper Gerhardus Janse van Vuuren, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, 1989 - 1993
* Prof. Marinus Wiechers, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, 1994 - 1997
* Prof. Antony Patrick Melck, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, 1998 (acting) and 1999 - 2001
* Prof. Nyameko Barney Pityana, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, 2002 - 2010
* Prof. Mandla Makhanya, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, 2011–Present


== List of notable alumni ==
==Notable alumni (students and faculty)==
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The Alumni Relations Office deals with all matters that are related to alumni. All Unisa Graduates or Convocants are therefore the alumni of the university. Unisa has established the Alumni Association which is a platform for alumni to actively participate in the activities of the university in order to contribute to its long-term success and sustainability.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unisa.ac.za/alumni |title=Unisa - Alumni |publisher=Unisa.ac.za |accessdate=2011-05-27}}</ref>
File:Edwin Cameron in robes.jpg|[[Edwin Cameron]]
File:DenisGoldbergRJL.JPG|[[Denis Goldberg]]
File:ChenjeraiHove2007.jpg|[[Chenjerai Hove]]
File:Antjie Krog 2021.jpg|[[Antjie Krog]]
File:Nelson Mandela-2008 (edit).jpg|[[Nelson Mandela]]
File:Gifty Oware-Aboagye NSS.jpg|[[Gifty Oware-Mensah]]
File:Moseneke.jpg|[[Dikgang Moseneke]]
File:Barney Pityana.jpg|[[Barney Pityana]]
File:Mamphele Ramphele 3.jpg|[[Mamphela Ramphele]]
File:Prime Minister Sunak met with President Ramaphosa of South Africa in Number 10 - 2022 (cropped).jpg|[[Cyril Ramaphosa]]
File:Archbishop-Tutu-medium.jpg|[[Desmond Tutu]]
</gallery>


== Controversies ==
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On 17 [[October]] 2021, a leaked ministerial report claimed that rampant [[corruption]] at Unisa undermines the quality of education, and highlighted the risk that the institution is becoming a "qualifications factory".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/nzimande-is-still-studying-the-leaked-unisa-report/|title=Nzimande is still studying the leaked Unisa report|first=Nonjabulo|last=Mntungwa-Makamu|website=SABC|date=18 October 2021|access-date=19 October 2021|archive-date=18 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018064008/https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/nzimande-is-still-studying-the-leaked-unisa-report/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/2021-10-17-network-of-corrupt-officials-as-unisa-turns-into-qualifications-factory/|title='Network of corrupt officials' as Unisa turns into 'qualifications factory'|first=Prega|last=Govender|website=TimesLIVE|date=17 October 2021|access-date=19 October 2021|archive-date=19 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019110447/https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/2021-10-17-network-of-corrupt-officials-as-unisa-turns-into-qualifications-factory/|url-status=live}}</ref> The claim that Unisa was becoming a [[diploma mill]] due to mismanagement were being reviewed by [[Blade Nzimande]], the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology. On 19 [[October]] 2021, Unisa released a statement attempting to "correct" these claims.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/myunisa/default/Announcements/Unisa-sets-the-record-straight-on-its-qualifications-and-research-capacity|title=Unisa sets the record straight on its qualifications and research capacity|website=Unisa|date=19 October 2021|access-date=19 October 2021|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029175140/https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/myunisa/default/Announcements/Unisa-sets-the-record-straight-on-its-qualifications-and-research-capacity|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/report-questioning-quality-of-unisa-qualifications-malicious-university-says-20211019|title=Report questioning quality of Unisa qualifications 'malicious', university says|first=Nicole|last=McCain|website=News24|date=19 October 2021|access-date=19 October 2021|archive-date=19 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019091211/https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/report-questioning-quality-of-unisa-qualifications-malicious-university-says-20211019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moloi |first=Bonolo |date=2023-11-08 |title=UNISA 'frauduation'-"Either part of the scam or a victim of scams" |url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/unisa-frauduation-either-part-of-the-scam-or-a-victim-of-scams-08-november-2023/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=The South African |language=en-ZA}}</ref>
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* [[Ahmed Kathrada]], a South African politician, received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Criminology and History in 1968 and a Bachelor of Bibliography (B.Bibl.) in African Politics and Library Science in 1975
* [[Bulelani Ngcuka]], first national Director of Public Prosecutions in South Africa, received a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1985
* [[Cyril Ramaphosa]], a South African politician, received a Baccalaureus Procurationis (B.Proc.) in 1981
* [[Danny Jordaan]], Chief Executive Officer of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, received an Honourary Doctor of Administration (D.Admin. Honoris Causa) in 2006
* [[Dikgang Moseneke|Justice Dikgang Moseneke]], current [[Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa]], received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English and Political Science, a Bachelor of Jurisprudence (B.Iuris), a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), and an Honourary Doctor of Laws (LL.D. Honoris Causa) in 2011
* [[Edwin Cameron|Justice Edwin Cameron]], a judge of the [[Constitutional Court of South Africa]], received a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B. Cum Laude) in 1981
* [[Elson Kaseke]], the former [[Solicitor-General of Belize]], received a Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) in 2006
* [[Ephraim Mirvis|Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis]], the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Education and Classical Hebrew (Year unknown)
* [[Ergun Caner]], a Professor and Apologist at the Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and Graduate School in the United States, received a Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) in 2001
* [[F. W. de Klerk]], former [[State President of South Africa]], received an Honourary Doctor of Laws (LL.D. Honoris Causa) in 1995
* [[Georgia Papageorge]], a South African installation artist, received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Fine Arts in 1979
* [[Gwede Mantashe]], a South African politician, received a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) in 1997 and a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours (B.Com. Hons) in 2002
* [[Jean-Bertrand Aristide]], a Haitian politician, received a Doctor of Literature and Philosophy (D.Litt et Phil.) in African Languages in 2007
* [[Johan Froneman|Justice Johan Froneman]], a judge of the [[Constitutional Court of South Africa]], received a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1977
* [[Mamphela Ramphele]], a South African politician, received a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) in Administration in 1983
* [[Mark Pilgrim (presenter)]], a South African radio and television personality, received a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) in Industrial Psychology in 1994
* [[Mogoeng Mogoeng|Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng]], current [[Chief Justice of South Africa]], received a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in 1989
* [[Pius Langa]], former [[Chief Justice of South Africa]], received a Bachelor of Jurisprudence (B.Iuris) in 1973 and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1976
* [[Pravin Gordhan]], the South African Minister of Finance, received an Honourary Doctor of Commerce (D.Com. Honoris Causa) in 2007
* [[Raymond Zondo|Justice Raymond Zondo]], a judge of the [[Constitutional Court of South Africa]], received a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Commercial Law, a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Labour Law, and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Patent Law
* Rudi Jansen, Chief Executive Officer of [[MWEB]], received a Bachelor of Accounting Science with Honours (B.Compt. Hons) in 1990
* [[Trevor Manuel]], a South African politician, received an Honourary Doctor of Technology (D.Tech. Honoris Causa) in 2002
* [[Walter Battiss]], a South African abstract painter, received an Honourary Doctor of Literature and Philosophy (D.Litt et Phil. Honoris Causa) in 1973


The University boasts of being an institution that has given access to [[tertiary education]] to all people, irrespective of race or colour, particularly given South Africa’s history of apartheid. Its rich history includes a diverse mix of notable and famous [[alumni]]. This identity of UNISA has been its strongest and positive attraction that it is open, flexible and affordable thus serving the needs of the most disadvantaged communities.<ref name="AutoDR-44"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Who we are |url=https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/About/Who-we-are#:~:text=Our%20vision%20%22towards%20the%20African,of%20Africa%20achieve%20their%20dreams. |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=www.unisa.ac.za}}</ref> However, the University's anniversary year in 2023 is blemished by a range of controversies and a failure to live up to its mission and strategic goals as it celebrates its 150 years of existence.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-23 |title=University of South Africa Eastern Cape Marks Historic 150th Milestone in Grand Style |url=https://indiaeducationdiary.in/university-of-south-africa-eastern-cape-marks-historic-150th-milestone-in-grand-style/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=India Education {{!}} Latest Education News {{!}} Global Educational News {{!}} Recent Educational News |language=en-US}}</ref> These controversies elicited the Human Rights Commission report, the Ministerial Task Team Report, and now this Independent Assessor report, all of which do not present a positive outlook for the University.<ref name="AutoDR-44"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=SAHRC |title=Joint Media Statement – Unisa and SAHRC to sign Memorandum of Agreement |url=https://www.sahrc.org.za/index.php/sahrc-media/news-2/item/1697-joint-media-statement-unisa-and-sahrc-to-sign-memorandum-of-agreement |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=www.sahrc.org.za |language=en-gb}}</ref> According to the report, UNISA’s problems came to the fore around 2015, with reports of challenges in governance, management and the quality of higher education provision such as allegations of deterioration of governance, instability of the executive management; continued complaints regarding student administration issues; the under-spending of earmarked grants; poor throughput and success rates, and very high dropout numbers; specific concerns regarding the quality of teacher education provision; levels of support provided to students at the institution within the context of distance learning; and concerns around the enrollment planning processes.<ref name="AutoDR-44">{{Cite book |last=Mosia |first=Themba |url=https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/202305/48660gon3461.pdf |title=Higher Education Act: Report of the Independent Assessor into the Affairs of the University of South Africa (UNISA) |publisher=Government Printing Works-Republic of South Africa |year=2023 |location=Pretoria |publication-date=26 May 2023 |pages=5–300}}{{source-attribution}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Minister Blade Nzimande must place Unisa under administration |url=https://www.da.org.za/2023/06/minister-blade-nzimande-must-place-unisa-under-administration |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=Democratic Alliance |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-08 |title=South Africa: placing Unisa into administration 'long overdue' |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/south-africa-placing-unisa-administration-long-overdue |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Makhafola |first=Getrude |date=2023-09-01 |title=Unisa crisis: Sparks fly between union and management in Parliament |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/education/unisa-crisis-sparks-fly-union-management-parliament/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=The Citizen |language=en}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of universities in South Africa]]


Critics have shared their opinions about Nzimande announcement of his intention to place the 150-year-old open-distance e-learning institution under administration after dissolving the institution's council and appointing former University of Johannesburg Vice-chancellor Prof Ihron Rensburg as administrator for 24 months.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blade Nzimande appoints Ihron Rensburg as Unisa administrator - DOCUMENTS {{!}} Politicsweb |url=https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/blade-nzimande-appoints-ihron-rensburg-as-unisa-ad |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=www.politicsweb.co.za |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhengu |first=Cebelihle |title=Blade Nzimande issues Unisa with notice of intention to place it under administration |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/blade-nzimande-issues-unisa-with-notice-of-intention-to-place-it-under-administration-20231005 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref> Minister Blade Nzimande's appointment of Prof Ihron Rensburg as administrator in October 2023 puts control of UNISA under the government for the next 24 months and he will be reporting to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation or any delegated official in the Department of Higher Education and Training in writing on a biannual basis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seeletsa |first=Molefe |date=2023-10-28 |title=Nzimande plays his card: Embattled Unisa gets new administrator |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/news/embattled-unisa-gets-new-administrator/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=The Citizen |language=en}}</ref> A notable critic of the Minister's placement of UNISA under administration, Dr Seán Muller, a senior research fellow at the Johannesburg Institute of Advanced Study based at the University of Johannesburg has indicated that, placing UNISA under an Administrator will not solve the problems and challenges outlined by the Independent Assessor in his report. However, he reiterates that, “What has been clear is that there are many vested interests and agendas at play, including some of those who support the institution being placed under administration for reasons that have nothing to do with setting it on a better path."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mkize |first=Phumla |date=2023-08-20 |title='Placing Unisa under administration may not solve problems' |url=https://sundayworld.co.za/education/placing-unisa-under-administration-may-not-solve-problems/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Sunday World |language=en-ZA}}</ref>
==References==

The management of University of South Africa (UNISA) challenged the decision of the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation to place the institution under administration in court by interdicting the Minister Blade Nzimande.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coetzer |first=Marizka |date=2023-10-07 |title=Unisa's legal battle against administration decision worries students |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/news/unisa-vs-blade-nzimande-and-administration/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=The Citizen |language=en}}</ref> A sighted order granted by the North Gauteng High Court declared that Nzimande’s notice of intention was in breach of an order granted by Mr Justice Adams on 24 August 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patel |first=Faizel |date=2023-10-06 |title=Nzimande interdicted from placing Unisa under administration |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/news/nzimande-interdicted-unisa-under-administration/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=The Citizen |language=en}}</ref> The institution's council has always maintained that the report of the independent assessor was fundamentally flawed, and its recommendations misplaced.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Solomons |first=Cebelihle Mthethwa and Lisalee |title=Unisa heads to court after Nzimande appoints Professor Ihron Rensburg as administrator |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/nzimande-appoints-professor-ihron-rensburg-as-unisas-administrator-20231028 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ngwenya |first=Aphiwe |date=2023-08-08 |title=UNISA, SSETA and NSFAS cause headache for Nzimande |url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/unisa-sseta-and-nsfas-cause-headache-for-nzimande-8-august-2023/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=The South African |language=en-ZA}}</ref>

Another concern about the Minister's decision to place UNISA under administration has brought up possible impacts to students of the University. However, the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation has assured University of South Africa (UNISA) students they will not be affected when the institution is placed under administration.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patel |first=Faizel |date=2023-08-07 |title=How would Unisa administration affect students? Department speaks |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/news/students-not-affected-plans-unisa-administration/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=The Citizen |language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of universities in South Africa]]
* [[List of split up universities]]
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== References ==
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==External links==
=== Notes ===
{{Notelist}}

== External links ==
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=== The University ===
=== The University ===
*[http://www.unisa.ac.za The University of South Africa website]
* {{Official website|http://www.unisa.ac.za }}
*[http://my.Unisa.ac.za myUnisa - The official Unisa website for students]
* [http://www.facebook.com/UniversityOfSouthAfrica Official Unisa Facebook page]
* [https://twitter.com/Unisa Official Unisa Twitter page]
*[http://www.wikistudent.ws WikiStudent.ws - the unofficial Unisa website for students and by students of the University of South Africa]
*[http://www.facebook.com/UniversityOfSouthAfrica - The official Unisa Facebook Page]
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/UnisaVideos Official Unisa YouTube page]
*[http://twitter.com/Unisa - The official Unisa Twitter page]


=== International Cooperation ===
=== International cooperation ===
* [http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/About/Service-departments/International-Relations-and-Partnerships-Directorate/Institutional Institutional Cooperation and Membership]
*[http://www.gbfe.org/main-eng.htm The Network for Education and Research in Europe]
* [http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/About/Service-departments/International-Relations-and-Partnerships-Directorate/African-Relations African Relations]
*[http://www.lza.de/theologisches_seminar/Master/masterprogramm.htm Masterstudium in Praktischer Theologie - Theologisches Seminar Adelshofen, Germany]'''
* [http://www.gbfe.org/en.htm The Network for Education and Research in Europe]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (Network of evangelical seminaries, most in Germany)

* [https://www.lza.de/theologisches-seminar/akademisches-aufbaustudium/ Aufbaustudium (MTh UNISA)]
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University of South Africa
Former names
University of the Cape of Good Hope
MottoPro Gentibus Sapientia (Latin)
Motto in English
In the service of humanity
TypePublic
Distance education
Mega University
Established1873; 151 years ago (1873)[1]
ChancellorThabo Mbeki
Vice-chancellorPuleng LenkaBula
Administrative staff
6,218 (as of 2015)
Students420,000 (as of 2019)[2]
Location
Pretoria
,
Gauteng
,
South Africa

25°46′02″S 28°11′58″E / 25.76722°S 28.19944°E / -25.76722; 28.19944
CampusUrban
ColoursMaroon, Navy and White
     
NicknameUNISA
Affiliations
Websiteunisa.ac.za

The University of South Africa (UNISA)[a] is the largest university system in South Africa by enrollment. It attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa. Through various colleges and affiliates, UNISA has over 400,000 students, including international students from 130 countries worldwide, making it one of the world's mega universities and the only such university in Africa.

As a comprehensive university, Unisa offers both vocational and academic programmes, many of which have received international accreditation, as well as an extensive geographical footprint, giving their students recognition and employability in many countries the world over. The university lists many notable South Africans among its alumni, including two Nobel prize winners: Nelson Mandela, the first democratically elected president of South Africa and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.[3]

Founded in 1873 as the University of the Cape of Good Hope, the University of South Africa (or Unisa as it is commonly known) spent most of its early history as an examining agency for Oxford and Cambridge universities and as an incubator from which most other universities in South Africa are descended. Legislation in 1916 established the autonomous University of South Africa (the same legislation established Stellenbosch University and the University of Cape Town as autonomous universities) as an "umbrella" or federal institution with its seat in Pretoria, playing an academic trusteeship role for several colleges that eventually became autonomous universities.[4] The colleges that were under UNISA's trusteeship were Grey University College (Bloemfontein), Huguenot University College (Wellington), Natal University College (Pietermaritzburg), Rhodes University College (Grahamstown), Transvaal University College (Pretoria), the South African School of Mines and Technology (Johannesburg), and Potchefstroom University College.[5] In 1959, with the passage of the Extension of University Education Act, UNISA's trusteeship also extended to the five "black universities", namely University of Zululand, University of the Western Cape, University of the North, University of Durban-Westville, and University of Fort Hare.[6] In 1946, UNISA was given a new role as a distance education university, and today it offers certificate, diploma and degree courses[7] up to doctoral level.

In January 2004, UNISA merged with Technikon Southern Africa (Technikon SA, a polytechnic) and incorporated the distance education component of Vista University (VUDEC). The combined institution retained the name University of South Africa. It is now organised by college and by school; see below.

The university

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The university campus in Pretoria

Location

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Unisa's Muckleneuk Campus is located in Pretoria and is a major landmark of the capital city. It was in 1972 that Unisa moved into its new home on Muckleneuk Ridge having vacated the old quarters in central Pretoria. The complex of buildings was designed by Bryan Sandrock Architects in the 1960s and expresses an international style characterised by monumental proportions and engineering feats like the cantilevered structures. The most striking feature is the long projection from the brow of the hill, supported by a giant steel girder resting on a massive column.

Panorama View of Unisa (Main Campus)

Also in Pretoria is the Sunnyside campus, the main area of student activity. The Florida campus in Johannesburg is Unisa's science campus. The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and some departments of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology is housed here. The science campus contains 12 buildings, a library, two auditoriums and a large study area. It also includes a horticultural centre and a multipurpose research and training facility designed to meet the education and research needs of students in a range of programmes including agriculture, ornamental horticulture and nature conservation.[8]

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Building

The university has seven regional centres in South Africa, servicing students in all nine provinces. These are:

Students and staff

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According to data extracted from the final audited Higher Education Management Information System (HEMIS) submissions to the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), Unisa had 355,240 students enrolled in 2013 from South Africa, Africa, and other international states. The largest portion of these students are South African, being 91.4% (324,607) of the sum of the student enrollments. The College of Economic and Management Sciences (CEMS) is the largest of the eight colleges, with 26.7% (94,972) of the total student enrollments.[9]

According to the same HEMIS submission, UNISA had 5,575 staff members in 2013. The staff complement consisted of 3,261 females (55.7%) and 2,593 (44.3%) males. 2011 figures from the Department of Institutional Statistics and Analysis (DISA) at the university show that the majority of the staff employed are non-professional administrative staff, being 56.8% (3,164). The number of institutional/research professionals are 33.2% (1,846) of the sum of the staff employed.Therefore, it is imperative for editors to note unverified notes here,<now everyone is editing>

Academic community

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As one of the world's mega universities, Unisa presents academic offerings associated with both technological and traditional universities. These include, but are not limited to, a combination of career-orientated courses usually associated with a university of technology, and formative academic programmes typically linked to a traditional university.

In addition to the eight colleges and SBL, UNISA has numerous bureaus, centres, institutes, museums and units[10] supporting academic development and research.

The qualifications offered by the College of Science, Engineering and Technology for the field of engineering are intended for technician and technologist training rather than as the academic component for admission to the engineering profession. The programs are therefore aligned with Dublin (Technician) & Sydney (Technologist) Accords.[11][12][13] Graduates from the university in these programmes cannot register with the as a Professional Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa. The university has introduced a Bachelor of Engineering Technology Honours being a Level 8 qualification (on the National Qualification Framework). This is not recognized for admission as a Professional Engineer and is a bridging mechanism for further studies for technologists and technicians.[14]

South Africa has an extreme skills shortage in respect of engineering and allied vocations.

Ranking

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University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World[15]901–1000 (2023)
QS World[16]851–900 (2024)
THE World[17]1001–1200 (2024)
USNWR Global[18]=821 (2023)
See also: Rankings of universities in South Africa and Rankings of business schools in South Africa

In 2015, the University of South Africa was ranked the 6th best university in South Africa by the Times Higher Education. This makes the university the 6th best university in Africa, out of 30.[19]

University of South Africa World Ranking
UNISA Times Higher Education Ranking 2016 to 2024
Year World Rank
2024 1001–1200
2023 1001–1200
2022 801–1000
2021 1001+
2020 1001+
2019 1001+
2018 801–1000
2017 801+
2016 601-800
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Education at UNISA

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Accreditation

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UNISA received a royal charter in 1877. It currently operates under the Statute of the University of South Africa issued in terms of the Higher Education Act (No. 101 of 1997), and is accredited by the South African Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education (CHE). Its qualifications (including those of the SBL) are registered with the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).

International accreditation of UNISA's qualifications

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UNISA is inter alia listed in the following publications: International Handbook of Universities published by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and officially verified by the International Association of Universities.

In other cases the publication of an institution's name in specific authoritative publications forms the basis of accreditation. Students must however inquire from the specific foreign country/university whether UNISA's qualifications are accredited/recognized.[34]

Internationally, UNISA is listed in the Commonwealth Universities Handbook of 1999 and also in the International Handbook of Universities of 1998. It is actually listed as Member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU 2018).[35][36]

The qualifications offered by the College of Science, Engineering and Technology are also accredited internationally through the accreditation done by the Engineering Council of South Africa under the Dublin[13] and Sydney[12] Accords.

Entrance requirements

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Students need a school-leaving qualification that would entitle them to enter a university or college in their own country. The majority of applications are now processed online.[37] Applicants must meet the requirements for the course they wish to study.

The university has introduced new rules on entrance requirements since 2014, this outright rejects TVET College graduates. Previously these students was allowed to complete bridge subjects and even Higher Certificates before going towards the Diploma and National Diploma. Even completing the National Senior Certificate (Vocational) Level 4 will not be accepted without further education. Universities South Africa argue the subjects from the school curriculum are more "significant in-depth" than the N3 subjects.[38] The university is therefore likely the only university with this rule. University of South Africa refers these students to consider other universities and colleges.[38]

Distance education at UNISA

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UNISA is renowned for its versatile teaching approaches — providing online and distance courses — and high-quality education. Since its establishment, UNISA has proposed the concept of "learner-centered" distance open education.[39] Over the past century and a half, UNISA has continuously provided high-quality, efficiency-driven tools for students and teachers, for example, providing data services for students and academic personnel to access UNISA's virtual education environment.[40][41]

UNISA has seized the opportunities of digital transformation, facilitated high scientific research output, and ensured more efficient course implementation through multiple and strategic partnerships of the years to enhance and innovate open and distance learning experience across the world.[42][43] Notable among these partnerships is the Times Higher Education - University of South Africa on University Impact Forum: Quality Education by hosting higher education leaders to develop quality education in Africa to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 - Quality Education.[44] Higher education Africa is hindered by chronic lack of investment, an unsustainable policy environment, competition from outside Africa for academic talent, international conflicts and a colonial legacy that has created multiple socio-economic challenges that higher education must respond to.[45][46]

Disciplinary action

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The UNISA policy document on Academic Integrity sets out the basic definition and types of academic integrity transgressions (A1), guidelines for policy implementation (A2) guidelines for corrective measures to be imposed for transgression identified in the policy on academic integrity (A3) and declaration of originality (A4).[47] UNISA has a zero tolerance for any form of dishonesty or cheating activity related to assessments and exams and spell out punishments for students found guilty of any form of academic dishonesty to have their modules cancelled and their marks withdrawn. They will also face up to a maximum of five years suspension from the university and from all universities in South Africa.[48][49]

In recent times there has been an outcry on cheating cases with students blaming glitches on the online invigilator application of the institution. UNISA is currently investigating over 1,400 student disciplinary cases of academic dishonesty as of 2024. The University’s Vice Principal for Institutional Development, Ramagoai Magano, says most of cases of academic dishonesty are by postgraduate students.[50][51][52][53] A significant number of the cases of academic dishonesty are cases of plagiarism as the university's online system has flagged potential instances of cheating and copying during tests which has prompted these thousands of investigations of academic integrity. Many students on the other hand have blamed the academic institution for the inconsistencies in its online platform academic assessment.[54][55][56]

Academic dress

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Culture

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Former coat of arms

Unisa has been promoting and promulgating culture in all its manifestations since its inception in 1873. Apart from the academic courses offered by UNISA's College of Humanities, practical language, art and music skills have been actively pursued through the setting of curricula and the implementation of special courses and examinations.

  • African Centre for Arts, Culture and Heritage studies
  • Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology
  • Department of Music
  • Unisa Space Art Gallery
  • Unisa Music Foundation

Unisa Foundation

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The Unisa Foundation was established in 1966 and now has approximately 280 active donors, many of them individual alumni with the desire to give back to the communities, South African and international, with a sense of social responsibility. Equally vital is the role played by the Board of Trustees, whose members not only oversee the affairs of the Unisa Foundation but who also lend the weight of their professional and personal reputations in a drive to reach potential donors, without financial reward to themselves.

Based at Unisa's main campus in Muckleneuck, Pretoria, the foundation has Fundraising and Development Divisions in Gauteng, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. These divisions support the smooth running of projects being undertaken in their regions while raising additional funding for local community projects.

UNISA Press

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UNISA Press is the largest university press in South Africa and Africa, with the biggest publication list.[58][59]

Notable among the list of publications include; Sisters in the Struggle by Kalpana Hiralal (Women of Indian Origin in South Africa's Liberation Struggle 1900–1994 Volume 1: 1900–1940s),[60] Essays in Online Education; A Global Perspective by Professor Mandla S. Makhanya and Dr Divya Singh,[61] Names Fashioned by Gender by Prof Thenjiwe Meyiwa and Prof Madodo Cekiso (a collection of essays on onomastics – a linguistics field of study focusing on the origin, form, history, and use of proper names),[62] Dark Matters: A Conversation with History, Saluting the Extraordinary Humanitarian Endeavours of South African Black Scientists by Colin T. Johnson[63] and Violence in Schools: South Africa in an International Context by Clive Harber and Vusi Mncube.[64]

List of notable alumni

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Controversies

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On 17 October 2021, a leaked ministerial report claimed that rampant corruption at Unisa undermines the quality of education, and highlighted the risk that the institution is becoming a "qualifications factory".[65][66] The claim that Unisa was becoming a diploma mill due to mismanagement were being reviewed by Blade Nzimande, the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology. On 19 October 2021, Unisa released a statement attempting to "correct" these claims.[67][68][69]

The University boasts of being an institution that has given access to tertiary education to all people, irrespective of race or colour, particularly given South Africa’s history of apartheid. Its rich history includes a diverse mix of notable and famous alumni. This identity of UNISA has been its strongest and positive attraction that it is open, flexible and affordable thus serving the needs of the most disadvantaged communities.[70][71] However, the University's anniversary year in 2023 is blemished by a range of controversies and a failure to live up to its mission and strategic goals as it celebrates its 150 years of existence.[72] These controversies elicited the Human Rights Commission report, the Ministerial Task Team Report, and now this Independent Assessor report, all of which do not present a positive outlook for the University.[70][73] According to the report, UNISA’s problems came to the fore around 2015, with reports of challenges in governance, management and the quality of higher education provision such as allegations of deterioration of governance, instability of the executive management; continued complaints regarding student administration issues; the under-spending of earmarked grants; poor throughput and success rates, and very high dropout numbers; specific concerns regarding the quality of teacher education provision; levels of support provided to students at the institution within the context of distance learning; and concerns around the enrollment planning processes.[70][74][75][76]

Critics have shared their opinions about Nzimande announcement of his intention to place the 150-year-old open-distance e-learning institution under administration after dissolving the institution's council and appointing former University of Johannesburg Vice-chancellor Prof Ihron Rensburg as administrator for 24 months.[77][78] Minister Blade Nzimande's appointment of Prof Ihron Rensburg as administrator in October 2023 puts control of UNISA under the government for the next 24 months and he will be reporting to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation or any delegated official in the Department of Higher Education and Training in writing on a biannual basis.[79] A notable critic of the Minister's placement of UNISA under administration, Dr Seán Muller, a senior research fellow at the Johannesburg Institute of Advanced Study based at the University of Johannesburg has indicated that, placing UNISA under an Administrator will not solve the problems and challenges outlined by the Independent Assessor in his report. However, he reiterates that, “What has been clear is that there are many vested interests and agendas at play, including some of those who support the institution being placed under administration for reasons that have nothing to do with setting it on a better path."[80]

The management of University of South Africa (UNISA) challenged the decision of the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation to place the institution under administration in court by interdicting the Minister Blade Nzimande.[81] A sighted order granted by the North Gauteng High Court declared that Nzimande’s notice of intention was in breach of an order granted by Mr Justice Adams on 24 August 2023.[82] The institution's council has always maintained that the report of the independent assessor was fundamentally flawed, and its recommendations misplaced.[83][84]

Another concern about the Minister's decision to place UNISA under administration has brought up possible impacts to students of the University. However, the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation has assured University of South Africa (UNISA) students they will not be affected when the institution is placed under administration.[85]

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  1. ^ Afrikaans: Universiteit van Suid-Afrika, Zulu: Inyuvesi yaseNingizimu Afrika, Xhosa: IYunivesithi yoMzantsi Afrika, Tswana: Yunibesithi ya Aforika Borwa, Swazi: INyuvesi yase Ningizimu Afrika, Venda: Yunivesithi ya Afurika Tshipembe
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