community As one of the world's mega universities, Unisa presents academic offerings associated with both technological and traditional universities. These include, but are not limited to, a combination of career-orientated courses usually associated with a university of technology, and formative academic programmes typically linked to a traditional university. College of Accounting Sciences College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences College of Education College of Economic and Management Sciences College of Graduate Studies College of Human Sciences College of Law College of Science, Engineering and Technology Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL) In addition to the eight colleges and SBL, Unisa has numerous bureaus, centres, institutes, museums and units supporting academic development and research. Despite the qualifications offered by the various departments, the College of Science, Engineering and Technology offers sub-standard qualifications, being on Dublin (Technician) & Sydney (Technologist) Accords. Simply put a graduate from the university cannot register as a Professional Engineer. Recently the university has introduced the new Bachelor of Engineering Technology Honours being a Level 8 qualification and still not recognised on Professional Engineer level. Ranking In 2015, the University of South Africa was ranked the 6th best university in South Africa by the Times Higher Education. This makes the university the 6th best university in Africa, out of 30. Distance education at Unisa Accreditation Unisa received a royal charter in 1877. It currently operates under the Statute of the University of South Africa issued in terms of the Higher Education Act (No. 101 of 1997), and is accredited by the South African Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education (CHE). Its qualifications (including those of the SBL) are registered with the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). International accreditation of Unisa's qualifications Unisa is inter alia listed in the following publications: International Handbook of Universities published by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and officially verified by the International Association of Universities. In other cases the publication of an institution's name in specific authoritative publications forms the basis of accreditation. Students must however enquire from the specific foreign country/university whether Unisa's qualifications are accredited/recognised. Internationally, Unisa is listed in the Commonwealth Universities Handbook of 1999 and also in the International Handbook of Universities of 1998. It is actually listed as Member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU 2018). The qualifications offered by the College of Science, Engineering and Technology are also accredited internationally