University of South Africa
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The University of South Africa (english University of South Africa, UNISA short ) is a public comprehensive university and distance learning university in South Africa, based in Pretoria. It is the oldest and largest distance learning university college in Africa. It is also one of the world 's largest universities with very rapid growth in student numbers.
The University of South Africa was founded in 1873 after the model of the University of London under the name University of the Cape of Good Hope as a university examination facility. For much of its early history, it served as Audit Institution of the British universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
The University of South Africa operates internationally with various universities and academic institutions. In Germany in particular, cooperate in the field of theology of the Society for Education and Research in Europe a number of theological seminaries and academies with UNISA, the students can also obtain academic degrees at UNISA in this way in addition to their German and European qualifications. Therefore, the study program of such educational institutions is closely coordinated with the University of South Africa. In the field of missiology UNISA enjoys international renown. The Missio Logical department has been founded by the mission scientist David Bosch and decisively shaped.
Organization and campus
The university is headed by a Vice-Chancellor and Principal, the management are in addition a pro - vice-chancellor, six Vice- principals and a testing official. The Registrar shall be representative tasks. The line is the University responsible.
The UNISA in addition to its main campus in Pretoria regional locations throughout South Africa, including Durban, Cape Town, Mbombela, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein and Mahikeng. It is divided into six colleges, which are the umbrella for various Schools:
- College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences School of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- School of Environmental Sciences
- School of Accounting Sciences
- School of Economic Sciences
- School of Management Sciences
- School of Arts, Education, Languages and Communications
- School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Theology
- School of Law
- School of Criminal Justice
- School of Science
- School of Engineering
- School of Computing.
As the lowest academic units are the Department under the Schools.
Known Teachers
- Hermann January Melania de Vleeschauwer, philosophy, and library science (1951-1966)
- David Bosch, Professor of Missiology (1971-1992)
- Heinz Hofmann, Lecturer in the Department of Classics (1971-1973)
- John Reimer, Professor of Missiology (since 1997)