University of South Africa

Ethiopia Regional Learning Centre

Information on 2024 Admission
Application for PhD and Master’s
Programmes

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lifelong learning
 UNISA in Brief UNISA in Ethiopia
Welcome to a world-class UNISA is operating in
institution that has been building Ethiopia on the invitation of
Africa’s future for 150 years. the Ethiopian Government
to collaborate in high-level
The University of South Africa UNISA is adapting quickly to the fast- human-capital development.
(UNISA) is the largest comprehensive paced higher-education environment
open distance e-learning institution of the 21st century. We are also We invite you to join UNISA and learn without limits.
in Africa and the longest-standing harnessing new and emerging
dedicated distance-education technologies to catapult the university
university in the world. into a truly digital future. We operate in So far, 490 PhD & 368 master’s
collaboration with graduates and many other graduates
the Ministry of have completed their studies through
Education (MOE). UNISA in Ethiopia.
We offer an unparalleled As one of the leading research
range of study choices at institutions on the continent, our
all levels of study. research efforts have won us
numerous awards, recognitions, and
honours.
More than 290 of the PhD graduates are academics from public universities.

This document is designed to provide you with basic

information on applying for admission.
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 Applying for Steps in Admission
Admission Application
In order to be admitted to UNISA’s PhD and master’s
Follow these steps to complete your online application:
programmes in 2024, you need to apply for admission.
• Access UNISA’s website and find your qualification of interest. Then read about the
All UNISA admission applications must be done online at: www.unisa.ac.za/apply
admission requirements, research focus areas, and other details about the qualification.
• Apply for a student number (if you already have a UNISA student number, this is not
The application period is from 14 September to 10 November 2023.
necessary).
• Apply for admission.
• Upload your documents.
You can apply for the following qualifications outside the - All documents indicated in red when you are requested to upload your documents
application period: are compulsory for that specific qualification.

• MSc in Nature Conservation Before you apply for admission for your selected qualification, prepare your research
• Qualifications in the Department of Decision Sciences outline in line with the departmental requirements, based on one of the focus areas
• Qualifications in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology available.
(excluding Computer Science, Information Systems, and Information
Technology qualifications) Students applying to the College of Science, Engineering and Technology must contact
the relevant department or professors prior to applying, in order to find a suitable
supervisor who will provide a letter of confirmation.

Academic departments have different dates on which selection for master’s and
doctoral qualifications will take place. Applicants will be informed outcome of
their application towards the middle of February/beginning of March 2024.

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 Documents Needed Preparing
for Application Documents for
The following documents are needed for application:
Application
• Academic documents
- Degrees and academic records (student copies) of all completed qualifications Your documents must be prepared in electronic
• Valid passport OR birth certificate format (scanned/saved) on your computer for
- Must indicate the birth date and full name, including grandfather’s name in English. uploading.
• Outline of proposed research (3-5 pages) describing the following. This is not
required for course work master’s degree programs such as MBL, MBA, The files to be uploaded for application need to conform to the
and LLM. following specifications:
- Title, Summary of topic, Short literature review, Expected contribution of the study, • Each document must be uploaded as a separate file. Academic documents can
Methodology to be followed, Availability of the data, List of references, Reasons why be combined in one file.
you are interested in the topic • The maximum number of files allowed is 7.
• Curriculum vitae (CV) • Files cannot be larger than 2 MB (2048 KB) each.
• Departmental questionnaire (only for applications in the College of • Only black-and-white documents may be submitted.
Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and MCom in Industrial • Only the following file types can be accepted: PDF, DOC(X) (Word document
Psychology -course work) file) or TIF (image file).
• Letter from department or professor (only for applicants in the College of Science
Engineering and Technology)
• SQAQ Evaluation Certificate (Equivalency evaluation certificate from South African
Qualifications Authority –SAQA- for degree(s) obtained from non-South African Suggestions:
universities). For information on the evaluation process, check
https://dfqeas.saqa.co.za/dfqeas/user/home • If you do not have a scanner, you can download Clear Scanner or another
- If the certificate is not ready, submit the rest of your application documents. The scanning app on your smart phone and scan with it.
certificate can be submitted when it is ready. • If your file is larger than 2 MB, you can compress it at
• Proof of registration as a Social Worker (if you are applying for a qualification in the http://pdfcompressor.com/ or other sites providing similar service.
department of Social Work)

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 Ministry of Education Online Application
(MOE) Sponsorship •

•
A detailed step-by-step explanation of the online application process is given in a
separate document.
If you did not get the step-by-step guide, contact us using the addresses given on the
last page.
MOE sponsors applicants from government • Please review the guide before you start and refer to it during your online application.
universities to study with UNISA. • Skipping steps and uploading incomplete documents are major reasons for
the rejection of many applications in the past.
• Please complete all the steps of the application process and upload all the required
documents.
To be sponsored by MOE, your home university must:
• include you in a list of applicants, and If you need additional information or face a problem during your online application,
• send the list with a formal letter to MOE and the UNISA Ethiopia Centre. contact us using the addresses given on the last page.

The list to be sent by your university has to include:

• your full name (including grandfather’s name)
• the qualification for which you are applying
• your UNISA student number (which will be provided to you during the
online application process)
• your telephone number, and your email address

Apply as early as possible. Do not wait for the list to be sent.

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 Application Fee
Payment
Applicants are required to pay an application fee
of 135.00 South African Rand

• MOE-sponsored applicants are not required to pay the application fee.

• You can pay the application fee after you have completed the online
application.
• To get the applicable Rand to Birr exchange rate, contact us using
the addresses given on the last page.
• To pay the application fee, deposit its Birr equivalent at any Awash Bank
branch.
• Use the ‘Awash School Fee Payment Form’, as indicated below.
Do not use the regular deposit form.

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Contact Details
Email
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

Telephone
093 848 7101
093 681 2181
094 826 2076

Physical Address
Lancha (Beklo-bet) area, Kirkos Sub-City, Addis Ababa
(100 metres behind NOC petrol station)

www.unisa.ac.za