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University of KwaZulu-Natal
university
Year dem found am2004 Edit
CountrySouth Africa Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydDurban Edit
Coordinate location29°52′3″S 30°58′51″E Edit
Member ofSouth African National Library and Information Consortium, ORCID, Inc., Agence universitaire de la Francophonie, Association of African Universities Edit
Dey replaceUniversity of Natal Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.ukzn.ac.za/ Edit
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De University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN Zulu: INyuvesi yakwaZulu-Natali, Afrikaans: Universiteit van KwaZulu-Natal) be university plus five campuses insyd de province of KwaZulu-Natal insyd South Africa.[1][2] Na dem form am for 1 January 2004 after de merger between de University of Natal den de University of Durban-Westville.[3]

History[edit | edit source]

Dem form de university by de merger of de University of Natal den de University of Durban-Westville, insyd 2004.

De Council of de University of Natal vote for 31 May 2002 make e offer de post of Vice-Chancellor den University Principal to world-renowned medical scientist den former Medical Research Council Presido – Professor Malegapuru Makgoba, wey assume office for 1 September 2002. Na dem entrust am plus make he lead de University of Natal into de merger plus de University of Durban-Westville. In so doing, he cam turn de last Vice-Chancellor of de University of Natal. Professor Makgoba succeed Professor Brenda Gourley as Vice-Chancellor.[4]

He serve brief stint as de interim Vice-Chancellor insyd 2004 na dem formally appoint am as de founding Vice-Chancellor of de newly merged University of KwaZulu-Natal. Na dem install am for ceremony for 30 September 2005.

Professor Makgoba serve two five-year terms of office den retire insyd 2015. Ein tenure, however, na e plague plus controversies. Dem claim say Makgoba create "culture of hostility"[5] for de university wey result in exodus of world-class academics.[6] Dr Albert van Jaarsveld succeed am.

University of Natal[edit | edit source]

University of Durban-Westville[edit | edit source]

De Memorial Tower Building for de Howard College Campus insyd Durban, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Organization[edit | edit source]

Dem d govern de university for accordance plus de Higher Education Act of 1997,[7] den ein constitution dem specify insyd de Statute of de University of KwaZulu-Natal,[8] as approve by de South African Minister of Education den de Parliament of South Africa.

Insyd de statute, de university dey consist of:

  • de chancellor (de titular head). Na de first chancellor of de university dem merge be Dr Frene Ginwala. Ebe currently Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.
  • de vice chancellor (de executive head)
  • two anaa more deputy vice chancellors (currently der be five full den one acting)[9]
  • de registrar (responsible make edey register students)
  • de council (responsible for governance of de institution as whole)
  • de senate (responsible for governance of academic activities)
  • de students representative council (responsible for students representation)
  • De institutional forum (responsible make edey advise de council for matters of human rights den equality top)
  • de colleges (currently der be four)
  • de academic den support staff
  • de students
  • de convocation (all de alumni den sam odas)

Academic structure[edit | edit source]

De university dey make up of four colleges, wich be in turn dey make up of several schools.[10] For most cases insyd, dem dey spread subdivision across one anaa more of de university ein campuses. For example, de Chemistry dey for both de Pietermaritzburg den Westville campuses insyd.[11]

College of Agriculture, Engineering den Science[edit | edit source]

  • School of Engineering(all)
  • School of Agricultural, Earth den Environmental Sciences
  • School of Chemistry den Physics
  • School of Life Sciences
  • School Mathematics, Statistics den Computer Science

College of Health Sciences[edit | edit source]

  • School of Clinical Medicine
  • School of Laboratory Medicine den Medical Sciences
  • School of Health Sciences
  • School of Nursing den Public Health

College of Humanities[edit | edit source]

  • School of Religion, Philosophy den Classics
  • School of Arts
  • School of Social Sciences
  • School of Applied Human Sciences
  • School of Built Environment den Development Studies
  • School of Education

College of Law den Management Studies[edit | edit source]

  • Graduate School of Business den Leadership (Business Management Association for cooperation plus Hampton College Durban)
  • School of Accounting, Economics den Finance
  • School of Law
  • School of Management, IT den Governance

Institute dem build for cooperation plus de Howard Hughes Medical Institute be de fresh KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis den HIV, dem gbele am insyd 2012. Edey for de Nelson Mandela School of Medicine campus top.

Campuses[edit | edit source]

De geographically divide de university into five distinct campuses,[12] wich dey partially correspond to ein managerial den academic divisions. Two campuses (Edgewood den de Medical School) house specific academic divisions (education den medicine respectively), buh de remainder of de university ein academic divisions span Howard College, Pietermaritzburg den Westville.

Pietermaritzburg campus[edit | edit source]

Howard College campus[edit | edit source]

Westville campus[edit | edit source]

Nelson Mandela medical school[edit | edit source]

Edgewood campus[edit | edit source]

Student profile[edit | edit source]

Student Enrollment for de University of Kwa-Zulu Natal by Race
Ethnic Group 2016 Number 2016 Percentage 2018 Number 2018 Percentage
African 33,292 71.56% 37,530 77.83%
Indian 10,176 21.87% 8,313 17.24%
White 1,885 4.05% 1,300 2.70%
Coloured 968 2.08% 877 1.82%
Oda 199 0.43% 200 0.41%
Total 46,520 100% 48,220 100%
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal Staff by Race (2016)
Race Number Percentage
African 2,289 55%
Coloured 137 3.32%
Indian 1,028 21.71%
White 505 12.13%
Total 4,161 100%

Rankings den reputation[edit | edit source]

University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World[13] 501–600 (2023)
QS World[14] 621–630 (2024)
THE World[15] 501–600 (2024)
UKZN Times Higher Education Ranking 2016 to 2024
Year World Rank
2024 501–600
2023 401–500
2022 351–400
2021 351–400
2020 401–500
2019 401–500
2018 401–500
2017 501-600
2016 401-500
[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]

Controversies[edit | edit source]

Na der be number of controversies for de University of KwaZulu-Natal since ein foundation.

Firstly, na der be several staff strikes den student protests,[30][31][32][33][34] plus sam protests from 2009 dey go wey dey involve police intervention den de use of riot control measures, as well as violence for de part of sam strikers.[35][36]

Secondly, na der be series of legal den disciplinary actions senior university management take against academics for dey speak for public insyd about de university.[37][38][39][40] Dese actions draw wide criticism from academics den from organisations such as Cosatu den UNESCO.[41]

Der sanso be de cause of 2008 staff strike.[42]

Notable alumni[edit | edit source]

  • John Smit, World Cup winning South African Rugby Union captain.
  • Imani Sanga, composer den ethnomusicologist
  • Lize Heerman, singer-songwriter den media personality
  • Gita Ramjee, scientist den researcher for HIV prevention insyd
  • Ncoza Dlova, first black dermatologist produce by de university den head of de School of Clinical Medicine
  • Salome Maswime, global health expert den activist
  • Mondo Mazwai, legal practitioner den chairmo for South Africa ein Competition Tribunal from 2019
  • Mosa Moshabela, 11th Vice-Chancellor of de University of Cape Town
  • Promise Mthembu, HIV/AIDS activist
  • Nokwanda Makunga, biotechnologist

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "CHE | Council on Higher Education | Regulatory body for Higher Education in South Africa | Education | Innovation | University | South Africa". che.ac.za. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Choice of campuses". University of KwaZulu-Natal. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
  3. ↑ "History of the University of KwaZulu-Natal". University of KwaZulu-Natal. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Professor Malegapuru William Makgoba". Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Macfarlane, David (14 January 2011). "Controversial UKZN audit under wraps". The Mail & Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Saunderson-Meyer, William (31 January 2020). "Malegapuru Makgoba and the white bonobos". Politicsweb. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. ↑ Parliament of South Africa (1997). "Higher Education Act" (PDF). Government Gazette. 390 (18515). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2008.
  8. ↑ Parliament of South Africa (2005). "Statute of the University of KwaZulu-Natal" (PDF). Government Gazette. 684 (29032).
  9. ↑ University of KwaZulu-Natal. "Executive of the University of KwaZulu-Natal". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  10. ↑ UKZN. "Schools". Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  11. ↑ UKZN. "School of Chemistry". Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  12. ↑ "About UKZN". UKZN. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  13. ↑ "University of KwaZulu-Natal". Shanghai Ranking. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  14. ↑ "University of Kwazulu-Natal". Top Universities. 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  15. ↑ "University of KwaZulu-Natal". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  16. ↑ "World University Rankings 2024 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  17. ↑ "World University Rankings 2023 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  18. ↑ "World University Rankings 2022 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  19. ↑ "World University Rankings 2021 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  20. ↑ "World University Rankings 2020 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  21. ↑ "World University Rankings 2019 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  22. ↑ "World University Rankings 2018 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  23. ↑ "World University Rankings 2017 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  24. ↑ "World University Rankings 2016 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  25. ↑ "World University Rankings 2015 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  26. ↑ "World University Rankings 2014 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  27. ↑ "World University Rankings 2013 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  28. ↑ "World University Rankings 2012 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  29. ↑ "World University Rankings 2011 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  30. ↑ Dell, Sharon (14 November 2008). "UKZN staff prepare for strike". The Witness. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  31. ↑ Mbonambi, Gugu (9 March 2010). "March disrupts lectures on KZN campus". The Mercury. Archived from the original on 24 April 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  32. ↑ Subramoney, Thrishni (9 September 2011). "UKZN management to take action against strike". East Coast Radio. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  33. ↑ Ndlovu, Sinegugu (31 March 2011). "Campus turns into battlefield". The Mercury. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  34. ↑ "Campus turns into battlefield". Sapa. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  35. ↑ "UKZN Student Protest Turns Ugly". The Mercury. 24 March 2009. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  36. ↑ MAGWAZA, NOMPUMELEL (24 March 2009). "Blind student hurt as protest turns ugly". The Mercury. Archived from the original on 21 November 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  37. ↑ McKune, Craig (20 January 2009). "Management shows contempt for academic freedom at UKZN". South African Journal of Science. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  38. ↑ "FXI distressed by disciplinary action against two UKZN Professors". NTSEU. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  39. ↑ Gower, PRIMARASHNI (15 March 2008). "UKZN academics question senate probe". Mail and Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  40. ↑ "Controversy and transformation at UKZN". Science and Development Network. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  41. ↑ Hlongwane, Agiza (7 December 2008). "Clean up your act, UKZN warned". Sunday Tribune. p. 1. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  42. ↑ Dell, Sharon (14 November 2008). "UKZN staff prepare for strike". The Witness. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.

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