- Accounting Sciences
- Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
- Economic and Management Sciences
- Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL)
- Education
- Human Sciences
- Law
- Science, Engineering and Technology
- Graduate Studies, which provides a range of research training programmes, enrichment activities and support mechanisms to assist postgraduate students and contribute to the development of researchers.
The Guide to South African Higher Education | 18th Edition
University of South Africa
Shaping Futures for 145 years
The University of South Africa (Unisa), celebrates 145 proud years as a beacon of knowledge and inspiration on the African continent – as a leading light shaping futures, and being illuminated in turn by its students and alumni, its partners and the worldwide community it serves.
Throughout its history, Unisa has always aspired to unlock access to Higher Education for as many people as possible.
Proudly African
Unisa is the only Higher Education institution to carry the name of the country, is the people’s university in every sense of the word. Located at the southern tip of Africa, Unisa takes pride in its identity and has the interest of the continent at heart.
Innovative in teaching and learning
Unisa offers both vocational and academic programmes from the level of short courses, undergraduate and postgraduate certificates, and diplomas to degrees, including masters and doctoral qualifications. The university has nine colleges offering learning programmes in a broad spectrum of disciplines.
UNISA colleges include:

University of South Africa
International Relations
Tel: +27 (0)12 441 5306
Fax: +27 (0)86 523 9482
E-mail: smaguban@unisa.ac.za
Website: www.unisa.ac.za
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