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Month: June 2018

CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE: CHE CONFIRMS ACCREDITATION OF UNIZULU LLB

I am proud to announce that the Council on Higher Education (CHE) has confirmed full accreditation for the UNIZULU LLB programme in the Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law at the University of Zululand. The CHE is the statutory body responsible for quality assurance in higher education in South Africa and thus responsible for accreditation […]

Elation as Full Accreditation of LLB Programme Attained

Elation as Full Accreditation of LLB Programme Attained

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) is still in celebratory mode since the announcement of the outcomes of the Council on Higher Education (CHE) National Review of the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Programme which have seen the institution attaining full accreditation for its LLB course. “The LLB at the University of Zululand has, for many years, […]

UNIZULU Women’s Soccer Team Gearing Up for USSAs

UNIZULU Women’s Soccer Team Gearing Up for USSAs

Following their remarkable qualification for the 2017 leg of the University Sport South Africa (USSA) Varsity Cup, the biggest football tournament for universities, the University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) Ladies Swallows football team is promising to deliver and strive at this year’s contest. USSA is the controlling body of all sporting codes played at tertiary level […]

Social Cohesion Discussed During International Students’ Conference

Social Cohesion Discussed During International Students’ Conference

Following its success in 2017, the International African Students Cultural Exchange Conference 2018 was once again hosted by the University of Zululand International Student Society (UZISS) during the month of May at the University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) KwaDlangezwa Campus. The annual event seeks to promote unity, peace and further strengthen the existing relationship between international […]

UNIZULU Students Empowered by Toastmasters Experience

UNIZULU Students Empowered by Toastmasters Experience

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) recently held an informative weeklong Toastmasters workshop, from Monday to Friday (11 – 15 June), in pursuit of transferring public speaking and leadership skills to students, an area of development often seen to be overlooked in specialised higher education. The participants of the workshop were nominated by the Student Services […]

Inaugural IGU Commission on African Studies Conference a Huge Success

Inaugural IGU Commission on African Studies Conference a Huge Success

It was a historical moment in the African Geography sector when various scholars from Africa and around the globe convened for the inaugural International Geographical Union (IGU) Commission on African Studies conference which recently took place at the University of Namibia. The IGU Commission on African Studies was formed in May 2017 by Dr Innocent […]