 Official Unisa Licesee for Registration & Administration Services
About University of South Africa (Unisa)
Unisa - A Brief History
- University of the Cape of Good Hope founded in 1873 - became University of South Africa in 1916
- University of South Africa became a Distance Education
university
in 1946, creating more than 62 years of experience with distance education
- One of the world's mega-universities
Diversity in Learners
- Approximately 3000 different courses
- Students distributed over South Africa and the rest of the world
- Average age - 30 yrs
- 23 different languages
- 80% students are part-time learners
Famous graduates of Unisa
 Former president Nelson Mandela obtained a law degree from Unisa during the time he spent in jail on Robben Island.
He was also awarded an Honorary Doctoral Degree by Unisa
Academic Structure
- 5 Colleges
- College of Agriculture & Environmental Science
- College of Economic & Management Sciences
- College of Human Sciences
- College of Law
- College of Sciences, Engineering & Technology
- 56 Academic Departments
- Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL)
Unisa International Students
- Africa
- Europe
- Asia
- North America
- South America
- Australia
- New Zealand
ALGERIA
ANGOLA ARGENTINA
AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA
BAHAMAS BURUNDI
BAHRAIN BELGIUM
BENIN BERMUDA
BOSNIA BOTSWANA
BRAZIL BULGARIA
CAMBODIA CAMEROON
CANADA CAYMAN
ISLANDS CHILE
CHINA CONGO
CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC
DENMARK ECUADOR
EGYPT ENGLAND (UK)
ERITREA FINLAND
FRANCE GABON
GAMBIA GERMANY
GHANA GIBRALTAR
GREECE HONG KONG
HUNGARY INDIA
INDONESIA IRAN
IRELAND ISRAEL
ITALY JAPAN
JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN
KENYA
LEBANON LESOTHO
LITHUANIA LUXEMBURG
MADAGASCAR MALAWI
MALAYSIA MALTA
MAURITIUS MEXICO
MONACO MOROCCO
MOZAMBIQUE NAMIBIA
NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND
NIGERIA NORWAY
OMAN PANAMA PHILIPPINES
POLAND PORTUGAL
QATAR RUSSIA
RWANDA SAUDI ARABIA
SCOTLAND SENEGAL SEYCHELLES SIERRA LEONE SINGAPORE
SLOVENIA SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN SRI LANKA
SWAZILAND
SWEDEN SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN TANZANIA
THAILAND TOGO
TURKEY USA UGANDA
UKRAINE UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES VIETNAM
WALES YUGOSLAVIA
ZAIRE ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE
Unisa - a Distance Learning University
- Teaching and learning are separated in terms of time, place and pace
- Learning materials are designed by teams and are primarily print-based
- A variety of learner support mechanisms are used to facilitate learning
The University focuses on:
- Quality Open and Distance Learning opportunities from certificate to doctorate level
- It conducts and fosters Research
- It aims at serving the community through its expertise, teaching and research
Open and Distance Learning at Unisa
Open Learning promotes
- open access to courses
- flexibility in learning provision
- flexibility in methods and criteria of assessing learning process and achievement
Open Learning denotes a shift from content to learner and OBE approach
Curriculum Principles
- "Curriculum" encompasses content, delivery and assessment
- Curricula should be a result of specific needs and situation analyses
- Stakeholders should contribute to the curriculum
Course Design and Development
- Courses are designed using a team approach
- Teams consist of various specialists
- Teams are flexible and are constituted according to specific course design needs
Preplanning of course design and delivery
- Innovative delivery systems (e.g. interactive videoconferencing)
- Marketing of the course(s)
- Project management
- Student support
Academic Support Structure
- Production of Study Materials
- Dispatch of Materials
- Students OnLine
- Library
- Examinations
Distance Learning Delivery Systems
- Print based materials
- Tutors
- Technology support
- Teleconferencing
- Videoconferencing
- OnLine Learning
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