University of Zululand

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University of Zululand
Universiteit van Zoeloeland (Afrikaans)
University of Zululand logo.svg
Other name
UniZulu
Former names
University College of Zululand
MottoDilligentia Cresco (Latin)
Motto in English
By diligence I grow
Type Public university
Established1960
Academic affiliations
 AAU
ACU
HESA
Chancellor Raymond Zondo
Vice-Chancellor Xoliswa Mtose
Academic staff
345 (2022) [1]
Students16,337 (2022) [1]
Undergraduates 14,882 (2022) [1]
Location
Empangeni
,
KwaZulu-Natal
,
South Africa

28°51′10″S31°51′00″E / 28.85278°S 31.85000°E / -28.85278; 31.85000
Colours         Blue, white, black, gold
Mascot African Fish Eagle
Website www.unizulu.ac.za

The University of Zululand or UniZulu is a comprehensive tertiary educational institution north of the uThukela River in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The university has established partnerships with schools in the United States and Europe such as the University of Mississippi, Radford University, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and Chicago State University. UniZulu was founded with the help of the Prince of Phindangene, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, who was also chancellor of the institution when it was established.

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History

Standardised assessment tests (SATs) are administered for the first time in order to assess first-year students in English, Mathematics and Science, so that students at risk in these subjects can be assisted to improve their skills through participation in appropriate enrichment programmes. The Overarching Reconfiguration Committee (ORC) is established to represent all stakeholder groupings on campus as well as local businesses so as to generate policies and principles to facilitate the goal of reconfiguring the university into a comprehensive institution as decreed by the Department of Education in May 2002.

A five-year Strategic Plan is inaugurated.

Effective measures are introduced to turn around the university’s poor financial record and to redeem an overdraft of over R46-million within a three-year period.

Launch of the South African-Norway Tertiary Education Development Programme (SANTED) – a major capacity-building project to meet the needs of the restructuring process.The Quality Promotion Assurance (QPA) Unit is launched to promote quality in teaching, learning and research by means of practical support, provision of advice and policy development.

The university celebrates its 45th anniversary.

UNIZULU launches its internal Organisational Development Plan (ODP) and major turn-around achievements are recorded.

A new Department of Quality Assurance is established and a Director, Prof G. Kistan, is appointed.

GIJIMA (Change Management Project) is inaugurated to ensure the implementation of operational changes in a systematic and controlled fashion.

New student residences are completed to house 368 occupants.The university, with co-host Jackson State University, US, hosts the first-ever Global-World HIV/AIDS Alliance conference (GHAA) in Africa which was attended by delegates from 25 global countries.UniZulu’s Chemistry Department and the International Centre for Materials Research, the University of California and Jackson State University, host an International Nanotechnology Conference with 1996 Nobel Laureate and initiator of the nanotechnology revolution, Sir Harry Kroto, as Chairman.

The Richards Bay Campus is launched in October 2009.

Campus

The main Campus is 22 km south of Empangeni and about 142 km north of Durban off the N2 National Road on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast. Empangeni (UMhlathuze Local Municipality) 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. [2]

Campus media

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:

  1. Accounting & Auditing [3] (including Information Systems) which headed by Professor M Livingstone CA (SA)
  2. Department of Business Management [4] (incorporating Human Resources Management) which is headed by N Vezi-Magigaba
  3. Department of Economics, [5] headed by Professor I Kaseeram
  4. Department of Public Administration, [6] headed by NM Jili
  5. Department of law [7] (Private law, Public law and Criminal & Procedural law) Which is headed by 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, Educational Psychology and Foundations of Education.

Engineering, Science and Agriculture

The Faculty of Science and Agriculture offers various Science Programmes within the departments of Agriculture, Biochemistry and Microbiology, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Consumer Science, Geography and Environmental Studies, Human Movement Sciences, Hydrology, Mathematical Science, Nursing, Physics and Engineering, Science Foundation and Zoology.

Humanities & Social Sciences

  1. The Faculty of Arts [8] is the largest faculty within the institution and boasts 16 departments. The Faculty is headed up by the dean, Professor MA Masoga.
  2. Anthropology and development studies
  3. Communication science
  4. Creative Arts
  5. English
  6. General Linguistics and modern languages
  7. Geography and environmental studies
  8. 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 aerobics, basketball, bodybuilding, boxing, chess, dance, judo, karate, pool, squash, and table tennis.

Outdoor sports include athletics, cricket, hiking, hockey, netball, rowing, rugby, soccer (men and women), softball, swimming, tennis, and volleyball.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Facts and Figures 2022" (PDF). University of Zululand. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "University of Zululand". Southern African Regional Universities Association . Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Accounting & Auditing – Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law".
  4. ↑ "Business Management – Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law".
  5. ↑ "Economics – Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law".
  6. ↑ "Public Admin – Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law".
  7. ↑ "Law – Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law".
  8. ↑ Gwebu, Mmeli D. "HSS Home". Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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