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Media Invite- DHET Minister to visit UNIZULU

Media Invite- DHET Minister to visit UNIZULU

MEDIA ADVISORY TO: All media ATTENTION: News Editors/ Reports For Immediate use: MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION, DR BLADE NZIMANDE, TO MONITOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, will lead a delegations comprising of […]

Outstanding Honours Research Award

Outstanding Honours Research Award

Lubanzi Dlamini, a University of Zululand (UNIZULU) honours student is walking tall after recently receiving the Outstanding Honours Research award from the Society of South African Geographers (SSAG). This is a new award and It is the first time that it has been awarded by the Society. Dlamini is thus one of the first two […]

UNIZULU Academic Selected as Visiting Professor at Poland University

UNIZULU Academic Selected as Visiting Professor at Poland University

Professor Khajamohiddin Syed, one of the University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) eminent academics, has recently been selected to be a visiting professor at the University of Warsaw, Poland for a period of one month. His selection was made as part of the Visiting Professor Programme (VPP) at the University of Warsaw Biological and Chemical Research Centre […]

UPDATE: SAVING LIVES AND SAVING THE ACADEMIC YEAR

UPDATE: SAVING LIVES AND SAVING THE ACADEMIC YEAR

In previous communiques, the University had indicated that it was preparing itself for the return to campus of students as allowed under the Level 3 Lockdown government regulations. This process has already started with the return of final year students in Nursing Science. The University wishes to reiterate that, while it is committed to the […]

APPOINTMENT: SCM DIRECTOR

APPOINTMENT: SCM DIRECTOR

The university of Zululand is pleased to announce its appointment of a Supply Chain Management Director, Mr ME Ngcobo. Ngcobo reports directly to the Executive Director: Finance. His role entails aligning Supply Chain Strategies to the University’s Vision and Mission aspirations as well as develop and implement World-Class Supply Chain Strategies for the UNIZULU business […]

UNIZULU welcomes new ED: Richards Bay Campus

UNIZULU welcomes new ED: Richards Bay Campus

The University has recently been joined by seasoned scientist and quality assurance expert Dr Makhapa Makhafola, who assumed the Executive Director: Richards Bay Campus position. His role involves providing strong leadership to the entire campus team to ensure that the campus provides a high quality learning experience for students, providing exceptional service to other critical […]

Appointment of DVC Research and Innovation

Appointment of DVC Research and Innovation

The University Management has a great pleasure to announce the appointment of Professor Mashupye Ratale Kgaphola – DVC Research and Innovation effective from 01 July 2020. Professor Kgaphola holds a B.Sc (Hons) and Ph.D. in Bio-Organic Chemistry from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Amongst his notable achievements is the successful registration of […]

Appointment of interim Student structure

Appointment of interim Student structure

02 JULY 2020 About a week ago, a group of students comprising various political formations on campus approached University Management (Management) with a view of finding an interim solution regarding students’ representation within the University governance structures. The intervention by the student political formations was prompted by the resignation earlier in the year of the […]

Risk adjusted strategy for the covid-19 pandemic

Risk adjusted strategy for the covid-19 pandemic

25 JUNE 2020   THE UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND – RISK ADJUSTED STRATEGY FOR THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC The University has been hard at work in ensuring that the institutional facilities are able to accommodate the categories of returning students identified under each level.  The preparation includes adherence to physical distancing, the handling of communal spaces, hygiene […]

Institutional update on the transition from level 4 to level 3 lockdown

Institutional update on the transition from level 4 to level 3 lockdown

10 June 2020 University Management has been working on plans to implement Government’s Risk Adjusted Strategy for the phased-in return of students to the campus. In doing so, Management is guided by the COVID-19 Regulations under Level 3 Lockdown. To this end, the University has completed its own situational analysis through the efforts of the […]