WITH over a million alumni spread across the globe, the milestone of reaching 150 years of Unisa’s existence belongs not only to students and South Africans, but to Africa and the world at large.
In this spirit, the university pledged to forge ahead with its core mandate of teaching, learning, research, engaged scholarship, student academic support and resourcing the future once more in the year ahead.
Unisa officially opened the 2023 academic year on Friday, with Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor Puleng LenkaBula saying while there would be a number of activities to celebrate and mark the milestone anniversary, these celebrations were also meant to be a critical platform for the exchange of ideas about where the university came from, where it was, where it ought to be, and more importantly,…