University of KwaZulu-Natal

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. Na dem form am for 1 January 2004 after de merger between de University of Natal den de University of Durban-Westville.

## 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.

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" for de university wey result in exodus of world-class academics. 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, den ein constitution dem specify insyd de Statute of de University of KwaZulu-Natal, 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)
* 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. 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.

### 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, 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

## Rankings den reputation

## 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, 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.

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. Dese actions draw wide criticism from academics den from organisations such as Cosatu den UNESCO.

Der sanso be de cause of 2008 staff strike.

## 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 ******.

* 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"