University of KwaZulu-Natal

History 

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."Professor Malegapuru William Makgoba". Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

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"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. for de university wey result in exodus of world-class academics.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. Dr Albert van Jaarsveld succeed am.
 University of Natal 

 University of Durban-Westville 

 Organization 

Dem d govern de university for accordance plus de Higher Education Act of 1997,Parliament of South Africa (1997). "Higher Education Act" (PDF). Government Gazette. 390 (18515). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2008. den ein constitution dem specify insyd de Statute of de University of KwaZulu-Natal,Parliament of South Africa (2005). "Statute of the University of KwaZulu-Natal" (PDF). Government Gazette. 684 (29032). 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)University of KwaZulu-Natal. "Executive of the University of KwaZulu-Natal". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
 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 
De university dey make up of four colleges, wich be in turn dey make up of several schools.UKZN. "Schools". Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012. 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.UKZN. "School of Chemistry". Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.

 College of Agriculture, Engineering den Science 

 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 

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

 College of Humanities 

 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 

 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 
De geographically divide de university into five distinct campuses,"About UKZN". UKZN. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011. 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 

 Howard College campus 

 Westville campus 

 Nelson Mandela medical school 

 Edgewood campus 

 Student profile 
+Student Enrollment for de University of Kwa-Zulu Natal by RaceEthnic Group2016 Number2016 Percentage2018 Number2018 PercentageAfrican33,29271.56%37,53077.83%Indian10,17621.87%8,31317.24%White1,8854.05%1,3002.70%Coloured9682.08%8771.82%Oda1990.43%2000.41%Total46,520100%48,220100%
+University of Kwa-Zulu Natal Staff by Race (2016)RaceNumberPercentageAfrican2,28955%Coloured1373.32%Indian1,02821.71%White50512.13%Total4,161100%

 Rankings den reputation 
University rankingsGlobal – OverallARWU World"University of KwaZulu-Natal". Shanghai Ranking. Retrieved 3 March 2024.501–600 (2023)QS World"University of Kwazulu-Natal". Top Universities. 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.621–630 (2024)THE World"University of KwaZulu-Natal". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Retrieved 3 March 2024.501–600 (2024)
UKZN Times Higher Education Ranking 2016 to 2024YearWorld Rank2024501–6002023401–5002022351–4002021351–4002020401–5002019401–5002018401–5002017501-6002016401-500"World University Rankings 2024 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2023 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2022 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2021 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2020 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2019 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2018 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2017 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2016 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2015 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2014 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2013 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2012 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2024."World University Rankings 2011 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

 Controversies 
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,Dell, Sharon (14 November 2008). "UKZN staff prepare for strike". The Witness. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.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.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.Ndlovu, Sinegugu (31 March 2011). "Campus turns into battlefield". The Mercury. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011."Campus turns into battlefield". Sapa. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011. 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."UKZN Student Protest Turns Ugly". The Mercury. 24 March 2009. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.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.

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.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."FXI distressed by disciplinary action against two UKZN Professors". NTSEU. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.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."Controversy and transformation at UKZN". Science and Development Network. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011. Dese actions draw wide criticism from academics den from organisations such as Cosatu den UNESCO.Hlongwane, Agiza (7 December 2008). "Clean up your act, UKZN warned". Sunday Tribune. p. 1. Retrieved 8 December 2008.

Der sanso be de cause of 2008 staff strike.Dell, Sharon (14 November 2008). "UKZN staff prepare for strike". The Witness. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.

 Notable alumni 

 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 

 External links 
Wikimedia Commons get media wey dey relate to University of KwaZulu-Natal.

 Official website
 Fight for Fazel Khan – Union Leader Fired from UKZN in 2006
 Freedom of Expression Institute website
 Official UKZN twitter
 UKZN Press website
 "Digital Innovation South Africa". University of KwaZulu-Natal. OCLC 225596326. "National collaborative...resource containing historical material of importance and interest to scholars and students" . Disa.ukzn.ac.za. Formerly known as "Digital Imaging South Africa"

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