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NEWS | The latest information to keep you informed and up to date

UN awards Mandela Uni Law Centre grant #R2bP

Reasons to be Proud - #R2bP: The Education for Justice (E4J) Grants Programme for Higher Education Institutions of the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has selected the Centre for Law in Action in the Law Faculty of Mandela University to be awarded a major United Nations Grant.

Economics student selected for prestigious festival #R2bP

Reasons to be Proud - #R2bP: Asanda Koyo, a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Economics student, has been selected to participate at the prestigious and competitive 2020 Rethinking Economics for Africa Festival hosted by the Institute for Economic Justice.

GMMDC National Math-Art competition goes digital

COVID-19 may have put the brakes on many events, but it didn’t stop the Nelson Mandela University’s annual GMMDC (Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Centre) National Math-Art Competition from going ahead.

Nelson Mandela University partners with Sasol in the production of hand sanitiser for community beneficiaries

Nelson Mandela University has entered into a partnership with Sasol to boost production and provision of free hand sanitisers.

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COVID-19 Readiness | What is our university doing?

Returning to campus

Information regarding the return to campus for staff and students.

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Photo galleries

These photo galleries document some of the measures that have been put in place across our campuses to combat COVID-19.

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#MaskUpMandela

Mandela University’s #MaskUpMandela movement is part of a collective drive to save lives by wearing a mask and help prevent further spread of the coronavirus. This includes our new cartoon series, eRona Times.

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Academic & Research Activities during COVID-19

Our approach is to allow all students to achieve their learning outcomes through multiple, blended pathways.

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Convergence Fund

The purpose of the Mandela University Convergence Fund is to mobilise resources to assist in addressing serious societal issues like hunger and deprivation in communities.

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COVID-19 Readiness | What is our university doing?

COVID-19 information pages

The University has established a multi-stakeholder task team to lead the efforts to fight against the COVID-19 virus.

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Together We Can

In serving our community, we are facilitating a volunteer process in seeking the expertise of professionals in our fight against COVID-19.

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Information posters

Multilingual posters for downloading

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Research and Innovation response to COVID-19

The CEO of Universities South Africa (USAf) has requested universities to respond to a call to rapidly provide assistance to the public against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Study@Mandela | Follow this 4-step process to your future at our university

Step 1: Discovery

See what options are available to you, look at the prospectus and quick guides, make your career choice, find out which courses (qualifications) can get you there and see if you meet the requirements.

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Step 2: Application

Decided what you want to study and meet the requirements?
Right, now you can apply online for admission, for accommodation and for funding.

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Step 3: Admission

Submitted your application? Now you can view your admission status, change your study choice or confirm any admission offer you may have received so that we can reserve a place for you.

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Step 4: Registration

Been admitted to study at Nelson Mandela University? Take part in the orientation programmes, go through the registration process to enrol in your chosen subjects and find out when lectures start.

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EVENTS | Upcoming events on our campuses

WEBINAR SERIES - Re-Imagining TVET: The Implications of COVID-19

A partnership between universities, TVET colleges, the Departments of Higher Education and Training and Science and Technology and research enterprises.

Academic Referencing & Writing Support Webinar: OBITOR STYLISTIC GUIDELINES

Academic writing support webinar series, session 3.

TRANSFORMATION COLLOQUIUM - INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE WEBINAR

Series of webinars. Theme for the first is Institutional Culture.

CWGS 1 year anniversary with Thandiswa Mazwai

An interview with Thandiswa Mazwai on heritage, women and popular culture.

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LEARNING AND TEACHING | Insight into our university philosophy

Decolonising our curricula

Realising our vision as a dynamic and comprehensive African institution, which responds to local, national and global needs.

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Humanising our teaching

Nelson Mandela University has adopted a humanising pedagogy as the philosophical underpinning for curriculum transformation.

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Technology-enhanced learning

Both staff and students engage in practices that harness the full potential of technology and modern methodologies.

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Listening to our students

Nelson Mandela University prioritises student voices and supports student involvement in core projects and in curriculum renewal.

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OUR CAMPUSES | All the information you need about our campuses and libraries

Multimedia gallery

Drone flybys, events, student life and more, see all the pictures and videos of life at Nelson Mandela University.

Virtual tours

For a 360° view of our campuses and various buildings, take a virtual tour through our interactive maps.

Campuses

Find out more about our six campuses located in the Nelson Mandela Metropole and one in the city of George.

Libraries

Printed or digital, online or offline, find all the library resources you need to support assignments and projects.

RESEARCH AND ENGAGEMENT | Focusing on academic engagement with our communities

Research

A fundamental aspect of Nelson Mandela University, is producing high quality research that makes an impact.

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Innovation

Innovation is a fundamental part of the education landscape, allowing us to engage in creating new knowledge.

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International Office

Enriching diversity by drawing postgraduate students from SADC, other African countries, and the global community.

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Engagement

To promote, develop and maintain partnerships between Nelson Mandela University and the external community.

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NEWS | The latest information to keep you informed and up to date

UN awards Mandela Uni Law Centre grant #R2bP

Economics student selected for prestigious festival #R2bP

GMMDC National Math-Art competition goes digital

Nelson Mandela University partners with Sasol in the production of hand sanitiser for community beneficiaries

COVID-19 Readiness | What is our university doing?

Returning to campus

Photo galleries

#MaskUpMandela

Academic & Research Activities during COVID-19

Convergence Fund

COVID-19 Readiness | What is our university doing?

COVID-19 information pages

Together We Can

Information posters

Research and Innovation response to COVID-19

Study@Mandela | Follow this 4-step process to your future at our university

Step 1: Discovery

Step 2: Application

Step 3: Admission

Step 4: Registration

EVENTS | Upcoming events on our campuses

WEBINAR SERIES - Re-Imagining TVET: The Implications of COVID-19

Academic Referencing & Writing Support Webinar: OBITOR STYLISTIC GUIDELINES

TRANSFORMATION COLLOQUIUM - INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE WEBINAR

CWGS 1 year anniversary with Thandiswa Mazwai

LEARNING AND TEACHING | Insight into our university philosophy

Decolonising our curricula

Humanising our teaching

Technology-enhanced learning

Listening to our students

OUR CAMPUSES | All the information you need about our campuses and libraries

Multimedia gallery

Virtual tours

Campuses

Libraries

RESEARCH AND ENGAGEMENT | Focusing on academic engagement with our communities

Research

Innovation

International Office

Engagement

MAIL AND PORTALS

BE ENGAGED

WORK@MANDELA

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