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2022

Year: 2022

UNIZULU YOUNG ACADEMIC HONOURED BY SAYAS

UNIZULU YOUNG ACADEMIC HONOURED BY SAYAS

An  academic staff  member from the Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law, Doctor  Bongumusa Makhoba has been  named amongst South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS). SAYAS aims to contribute towards solutions to national and global challenges facing society and seeks to elect the country’s leading emerging researchers in basic and applied science, engineering, social […]

FCAL’s Dean’s Excellence Awards 2022

FCAL’s Dean’s Excellence Awards 2022

In line with the University’s Strategic goal 3 : To foster critical and transformative pedagogies for teaching and learning by Tracking and monitoring of student performance to improve student success , the faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law at the University of Zululand hosted a Dean’s Excellence Awards 2022. This was in recognition of the […]

OPINION PIECE: Prioritising mental, emotional, and social well being

OPINION PIECE: Prioritising mental, emotional, and social well being

What is mental health? And, why is mental health care important? Mental Health can be defined as having and sustaining a healthy mind/mindset. In understanding mental health, it can be further explained as having four pillars, i.e., Physical, Cognitive, Emotional and Social well-being. In an ever-evolving world of reaching goals and becoming successful, one leans […]

Stand by! Cast ready? AND Action! UMOBA students’ arts festival unzips young minds at UNIZULU

Stand by! Cast ready? AND Action! UMOBA students’ arts festival unzips young minds at UNIZULU

Department of Creative Arts of the Faculty of Human Social Sciences’ (HSS) staged the 2nd annual UMOBA STUDENTS’ ARTS FESTIVAL with an array of 40 plays based on the theme: arts for resilient, united communities at the Black Box Theatre from the 20-22 October 2022, 09H00-17H00. The festival highlights were site specific performing arts disciplines, […]

The Faculty of Education Celebrates the Academic Excellence of Future Educators from UNIZULU

The Faculty of Education Celebrates the Academic Excellence of Future Educators from UNIZULU

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) through its Faculty of Education recently hosted an aesthetic and joyful Dean’s Excellence Awards ceremony for UNIZULU students, at Bhekuzulu hall KwaDlangezwa Campus. The academics and students from the Faculty of Education were in a jovial mood to celebrate the excellence of all their students that have excelled in their […]

Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering Symposium a great success

Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering Symposium a great success

The Faculty of Science, Agriculture, and Engineering at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) hosted its annual Symposium on 11 October 2022. The theme of the Symposiums was; Conducting Scientific Research under COVID-19: Dealing with the “New Normal”. The Symposium which was hosted by the Department of Geography and Environmental attracted well over seventy-five abstracts from […]

The Department of Student Services Hosts First Year Leadership Development Program

The Department of Student Services Hosts First Year Leadership Development Program

The Department of Students Services (SSD) recently hosted a first-year leadership development program at Bhekuzulu hall KwaDlangezwa Campus. This imbizo aimed to discuss “Governance, leadership and accountability for modern day leaders: what works and what does not in terms of addressing our societal challenges.” Themba Godi, the speaker for the day, is a South African […]

6th Teaching and Learning Conference Focuses on a Just and Democratic Society

6th Teaching and Learning Conference Focuses on a Just and Democratic Society

Excitement was high at the Premiere Hotel on Monday, 17 October 2022 as academics representing different institutions gathered for the 6th annual Teaching and Learning Conference (TLC). Organised by the Teaching and Learning Centre at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU), the conference was established as a platform for networking, sharing information and having discourse about […]

Insights on Why Young Women are at High Risk of HIV Infection

Insights on Why Young Women are at High Risk of HIV Infection

The faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering at the University of Zululand recently hosted a webinar on “Insight on why young women are at high risk of HIV Infection” The Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Innovation Professor Nokuthula Kunene gave her welcome address, she started off by acknowledging that this is a very important issue. […]

Nuggets of Wisdom for Female Students During Indaba

Nuggets of Wisdom for Female Students During Indaba

An indaba held for female students at the King Bhekuzulu Hall on Friday, 7 October 2022 saw attendees being reminded about self-worth, the benefits of setting high academic goals and the essence of exploiting the varied support services available to them on the KwaDlangezwa and Richards Bay campuses. The function was organised by the Pastoral […]