Unisa Courses - Who Is Unisa?

UNISA is Africa’s leading distance learning institution nurturing inspiring leaders of tomorrow. We are a reputable, comprehensive, flexible and accessible Open Distance Learning institution that is motivating a future generation. Unisa Course are internationally accredited qualifications and have world-class resources that inspire learners to create meaningful futures on their own terms. Our vision “Towards the African university in the service of humanity” drives us to find answers to Africa’s education and developmental problems. By forming partnerships in Africa and throughout the world, we are able to help the people of Africa achieve their dreams.

Mission

The University of South Africa is a comprehensive, open learning and distance education institution, which, in response to the diverse needs of society

• unisa courses are designed to provide quality general academic and career-focused learning opportunities underpinned by principles of lifelong learning, flexibility and student centredness;
• undertakes research and knowledge development guided by integrity, quality and rigour;
  participates in community development by utilising its resources and capacities for the upliftment of the disadvantaged;
• unisa courses are accessible to all learners, specifically those on the African continent, and the marginalised, by way of a barrier-free environment, while responding to the needs of the global market;
• unisa courses addresse the needs of a diverse student profile by offering relevant learner support, facilitated by appropriate information and communications technology;
• develops and retains high-quality capacities among its staff members to achieve human development, by using the resources at its disposal efficiently and effectively;
• cultivates and promotes an institutional ethos, intellectual culture and educational experience that is conducive to critical discourse, intellectual curiosity, tolerance and a diversity of views;
• contributes to good and responsible society by graduating individuals of sound character and versatile ability;
• meets the needs of the global competitive society by nurturing collaborative relationships with its stakeholders and other partners.

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Key values

UNISA’s key values are based on the following elements: excellence, integrity, and social justice and fairness.

Excellence: The quality or state of being outstanding and superior; a feature or respect in which somebody or something is greater, better and more outstanding.

Integrity: The quality of possessing and steadfastly adhering to high moral principles or professional standards; the state of being complete or undivided.

Social justice and fairness: Fairness or reasonableness, especially in the way people are treated and decisions and conclusions are determined; the condition of being just or impartial.