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Unisa autumn graduations on the go
Unisa is not only the largest university in Africa, but it produces the highest number of graduates in the country. For the 2019 autumn graduations, the number of qualifications is more than 30 000, which makes the institution an epicentre of knowledge production.
Provisionally included in this figure are 109 doctorates, 190 master’s degrees and 1 278 honours degrees. Graduates with both three and four-year bachelor degrees number 9 566, while there are 16 389 undergraduate diplomas and certificates. Of the colleges, the College of Education has produced the most qualifications at 16 302, while the Gauteng Region heads the overall list with 7 023 degrees.
In total, 30 690* students will receive qualifications during Unisa’s current graduations that began on 4 March and will finish on 28 June 2019.
Graduation ceremonies will be held in Pretoria, Mbombela, Polokwane, Cape Town, Durban, East London and Bloemfontein.
*These statistics are still provisional.
* Compiled by Sharon Farrell, Editor: Internal Communication, Department of Institutional Advancement
Publish date: 2019-03-26 00:00:00.0
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