University of South Africa

Electric fence broken at various points; seems neglected. Lawns not kept up to the standard of major SA universities, indicative of an institution with poor environmental management structures .Office services were however very quick.

Does anyone work in their call center or admin?Emailed end of January and it is now the last week of feb with no response.Tried phoning the student help center multiple times and not once has anyone answered

I'm writing this review with a heavy heart and feel that the university lectures are failing their student. A lecture is someone to look up to and have respect for, but as the time goes on the lectures have more excuses for the poor management of exam than a 7 year old child.There has been a lot of excuses over the past 3 months about exam in this second semester.1. The exam was not loaded on the dashboard because the lecture decided not to inform all the student that the exam will not take place anymore on that date, his decision was made one day before the exam date.2. The exam was not loaded on the dashboard because the lecture forgot about the exam, this was only confirmed after calling the lecture in the exam time slot and he ask student to communicate among them self that the exam is cancelled, he did not have the decency to inform the student himself.3. The exam is loaded late, well this is interesting... student that attended the venue-based exam may not attend the exam late, if they do, they will NOT have the opportunity to write exams, BUT the lecture may load the exam 10 min late on the dashboard and the student does not even receive the time lost for their exam that was loaded late.4. The exam is cancelled on a Friday afternoon after 18:00, this only after the students communicated with the lecture to confirm if the exam is still taking place on a Sunday, and the lecture did confirm this with all the student. Then after this communication, he rescheduled the exam date.5. Now the exam is loaded on time, finally one out of the past 5 exams, and 40 min within the exam time, the lecture realizes the paper is a previous paper and the then only attempted to load the correct paper, but unfortunately, he only communicated this on the chat group.... and phones is not allowed during the exam...The list goes on, disappointment one after another.Every time the exam changes and students have to attend the exam they have to book off from work for that time, this is part time studying which indicates that the student has other responsibilities outside of their studies. Informing the work one day before your exam that its cancelled is creating discomforted between collages, that is standing in for one another.Transport arrangements on this short notice can be expensive or eventually it is impossible for student to claim their study leave from work because there was no exam.If this behaviour is acceptable for UNISA, I do not know what the future will hold for UNISA onwards.

If I could give negative stars, I would. They never give you the answers you need when you email them and they never answer phone calls. Even the lecturers are incompetent. When you ask them for help they always apparently on holiday" and decide not to help you. They took forever to forward my results. I highly recommend that you do NOT go to this atrocious institution. Their service is unacceptable. Lecturers can't even spell properly."

Great institution with great stuff members. Quite space, plenty of resources such as library, WIFI, study halls etc

Great place and university. Their ability to accommodate multiple people from diverse educational backgrounds is commendable.Higher qualifications from Masters level are a definite yes; supervisors work tirelessly and the quality of work is out there.However, lower qualifications are a definite no no here especially in studies requiring practical knowledge. Most employers might feel that distance learning does not sufficiently equip individuals with much needed skills in their first degree.

If I could give no Stars I would .NO ONE COMES BACK TO YOU EVER !!!!!! via email or telephonically . I have spent 1 and a half hours on the phone today and NOT one person has picked up the phone . I WILL NEVER EVER RECOMMEND UNISA!!!!!!!!. YOU SHOULD JUST LOOK AT ALL YOUR COMPLAINTS.I WILL GET TO THE TOP OF THIS !!!!!!

I am writing today to review a person, not the University itself. Worked through a difficult patch in terms of my registration but was helped efficiently by Mpho Mathye. Extremely satisfied by the assistance received, so I thank and applaud you.

I've had countless issues with Unisa since the beginning of my studies. Would not recommend studying here. Lecturer's are not helpful at all. Don't even bother emailing or calling them, you will not receive any response. By far the worst experience I've had in my life, Unisa tends to forget that we are actual human beings with lives and bills to pay.