The University of Zululand or UniZulu is the only comprehensive tertiary educational institution north of the

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, South Africa. Its new status is in accordance with South Africa's National Plan for Higher Education aimed at eradicating inequity and costly duplication. As a result, UniZulu offers career-focused programmes as well as a limited number of relevant university degree courses that have been structured with potential employees and employers in mind. The university has extended its existing links with a wide array of tertiary educational institutions in the United States and in Europe by establishing partnerships with the

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. UniZulu pursues an agenda for scholarly investigation in response to social problems, with community service being systematically integrated into the formal curriculum. The university strives to produce graduates with high-level knowledge and skills and who have been educated for citizenship and for active participation in society. To do so effectively, it seeks to cultivate relationships with funding agencies at home and abroad. UniZulu was founded with the help of the Prince of Phindangene,

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and he was chancellor of the institution when it was established.

History

The University of Zululand was first established in 1960 as the University College of Zululand with only 41 students, 75 per cent and 25 per cent female. As a constituent college affiliated with the University of South Africa (UNISA), it initially catered mainly for the Zulu- and Swazi-speaking groups. In 1970, the college was granted University status. Since then the university has continued to expand and has experienced an increased intake of students from other parts of Africa, especially from

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. In 1982, the University of Zululand Foundation, administered by a board of Governors, was established to administer the university's fundraising and investment operations. In 1984, the University Council was granted autonomy with regard to practically all matters relating to the disbursement of the annual subsidy, the provision of facilities and the employment of staff. In 2002, this rural-based institution was declared a comprehensive institution offering both traditional degrees and career-focused programmes. In 2005, the former six faculties (Arts, Education, Science and Agriculture, Law, Commerce and

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) merged to become four faculties, namely Arts, Commerce, Administration and Law, Education, and Science and Agriculture. In 2006, the existing Information Technology infrastructure was replaced by a R32,9 million system. In 2008, the building of new student residences commenced. In the 2021 academic year, under the deanship of Professor Kunene, and after the introduction of electrical and mechanical engineering qualifications, the faculty of Science and Agriculture was renamed the Faculty of Agriculture, Science & Engineering In 2022 the Faculty of Arts, under the deanship of Professor A Masoga, was renamed to the faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Campus

The main Campus is situated in Kwadlangezwa, 22 km south of

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and about 142 km north of

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off the N2 National Road on the

North Coast.

(

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) is the nearest town.

Satellite campuses

While in the past, the university has had satellite campuses throughout the KwaZulu-Natal Province and even further afield, it currently only has a satellite campus, offering mostly certificate and diploma programmes in Richards Bay. It also has a Science Centre, also in Richards Bay, which provides a hands-on science experience to school children from throughout the province.

Ranking

Students

Student enrollment

The University of Zululand is a contact-only university, with 8,751 students enrolled in 2007. This total included 8,738 full-time students and 13 part-time students. Of the total, 8,583 were South African citizens, while 75 were from other SADC countries and 93 students from non-SADC countries. Enrollment was 17,360 students for the academic year of 2018.

Campus media

* Isigijimi was the official newsletter of the University of Zululand that published news for the university staff and management. * UZPress Online provided campus news to students as well as training opportunities for communications science students recruited through a portfolio of numerous articles. UZPress was established in August 2005 by Tendani Maemu, an IT student and

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with the help of several other students under the

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of Thabo Leshoro, the

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of the university. *Campus Six has since been discontinued as a television broadcasting station, due to funding requirements.

Academic faculties

Programs are offered within four faculties:

Commerce, Administration and Law

The Faculty of Commerce, administration and law (Henceforth FCAL) is headed by the dean Professor Lorraine Greyling and comprises 5 academic departments, namely: # Accounting & Auditing (including Information Systems) which headed by Professor M Livingstone CA (SA) # Department of Business Management (incorporating Human Resources Management) which is headed by Dr N Vezi-Magigaba # Department of Economics, headed by Professor I Kaseeram # Department of Public Administration, headed by Dr NM Jili # Department of law (

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and

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) Which is headed by Dr K Naidoo The Faculty participates avidly in community outreach and development programmes. The Faculty website : http://www.fcal.unizulu.ac.za/

Education

The faculty consists of six departments, namely, Comparative and Science of Education, Curriculum and Instruction Studies, Educational Planning and Administration,

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and Foundations of Education.

Engineering, Science and Agriculture

The Faculty of Science and Agriculture offers various Science Programmes within the departments of Agriculture,

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and

Microbiology Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, ...

Botany Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek w ...

Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the elements that make up matter to the compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions: their composition, structure, proper ...

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

Consumer Science Home economics, also called domestic science or family and consumer sciences, is a subject concerning human development, personal and family finances, consumer issues, housing and interior design, nutrition and food preparation, as well as texti ...

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and

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, Human Movement Sciences,

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and Engineering, Science Foundation and

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Humanities & Social Sciences

# The Faculty of Arts is the largest faculty within the institution and boasts 16 departments. The Faculty is headed up by the dean, Professor MA Masoga. # Anthropology and development studies # Communication science # Creative Arts # English # General Linguistics and modern languages # Geography and environmental studies # History

Sports and recreation

Sports and Recreation is governed by the Student Services Department which carries out some of the co-curricular services that aim at contributing towards total personal student development and advancement. There are 23 sports codes classified as indoor and outdoor. Indoor sports include

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, dance,

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, and

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. Outdoor sports include

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, soccer (men and women),

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, swimming,

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, and

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Organisation

The University of Zululand's first convocation committee was appointed in 1984 with the late P.C. Luthuli as the first President. Subsequent presidents were L.M. Magi, Sisho Maphisa, the late Jethro Ndlovu, Simo Lushaba, Mpho Makwana and Vusi Mahaye. The current

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executive consists of: Bonginkosi Makhathini (President), Godfrey Ntombela (

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), Nomalungelo Gina (Secretary), Gugu-Mapule Mashiteng (Treasurer), Petrus Ngomana ( Additional member) and Mondli Ndlela ( Additional member). The first full-time Convocation Officer responsible for operations was appointed in 1998 and the incumbent, Thula Makhathini held the post until 2011. The current Convocation Officer is Sihle Mabaso.

Controversy

In 2007, the SRC led South African Students Congress introduced new lecture visual aids in lecture halls, however they destroyed some during protests regarding a backlog in student politics. In 2009, a dispute over the SRC elections between the Inkatha Freedom Party-aligned South African Democratic Students Movement Sadesmo and the ANC-aligned South African Students Congress Sasco a lecture hall was burned down and several buildings were damaged. Police officers investigating the 2018 murder of the Dean of the university's Faculty of Arts, Professor Gregory Kamwendo, stated that he was killed in an attempt to cover up a scheme issuing fraudulent PhD degrees from the university.

References

External links

University of Zululand's official website
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