2022

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2022

Year: 2022

Department of Research and Innovation Hosts a SAMRC Grants and Scholarships Engagement

Department of Research and Innovation Hosts a SAMRC Grants and Scholarships Engagement

The University of Zululand’s Research and Innovation (RI) office hosted a South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC ) Grants and Scholarships Engagement for academics and postgraduate students in the health sciences. The SAMRC’S mandate is to better the health and standard of life of South Africans and this needs to be realised throughout research, development […]

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences-STUDENT INDABA

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences-STUDENT INDABA

The faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the university of Zululand recently hosted a student Indaba. The theme of the conference was “critical thinking and social responsibility among students”.  The purpose for this STUDENT INDABA was to look at critical thinking and discuss issues more especially in Social Sciences and humanities. The event was […]

2021 FHSS Top Students Honoured by Dean

2021 FHSS Top Students Honoured by Dean

Hard work begets recognition and great rewards. This message was apparent during the recent Dean’s Student Excellence Awards ceremony which was held by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) at the Bon Hotel in Empangeni. Laughter, singing and dancing marked the overall mood throughout the glitzy affair as highfliers in the 2021 master’s, […]

The department of Hydrology Hosts International Workshop on the Art of Scientific Writing

The department of Hydrology Hosts International Workshop on the Art of Scientific Writing

The two-day international workshop on “Art of scientific writing” recently took place at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) KwaDlangezwa Campus. The Deputy Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation, Professor Nokuthula Kunene, welcomed the attendees to the sensational event. The workshop was facilitated by Doctor M Jonathan, from Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico. This workshop […]

UNIZULU hosts Career Workshop Masterclass

UNIZULU hosts Career Workshop Masterclass

The University of Zululand’s Teaching and Learning Centre recently hosted a two-day Career Masterclass. On the first day, the workshop took place at the iconic King Bhekuzulu Hall, and on the second day at the Richard’s Bay campus. The Career Masterclass aimed to capacitate final-year undergraduate students with the current application tools to enter the […]

Faculty of Education Hosts First Students’ Assembly for Future Teachers

Faculty of Education Hosts First Students’ Assembly for Future Teachers

The Faculty of Education at the University of Zululand recently hosted a students’ assembly at KwaDlangezwa Campus. The imbizo was themed: “The Quality of an Education System Can Never Exceed the Quality of Its Teachers”. The Deputy Dean of Teaching and Learning, Professor Samantha Govender specified that student assemblies are an opportunity for the faculty […]

Seminar Brings Engineering Students Closer to Potential Employers

Seminar Brings Engineering Students Closer to Potential Employers

Upon completing their higher education studies, graduates often encounter challenges with securing employment. This is often due to them not adequately expressing their capabilities in their CVs, not possessing suitable interpersonal skills or not being aware of available opportunities outside of mainstream workplaces. Against this backdrop, the University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) Teaching and Learning Centre […]

22nd Annual Information Studies Hybrid Conference

22nd Annual Information Studies Hybrid Conference

The Department of Information Studies under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) hosted its 22nd Annual Information Studies (IS) Hybrid Conference from 6 to 8 September 2022. The theme for this year’s conference was “Library and Information Science Research Matters for Sustainable Development Goals”. The conference was opened […]

UNIZULU Instrumental in KZN Social Entrepreneurship Development Drive

UNIZULU Instrumental in KZN Social Entrepreneurship Development Drive

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU), together with three partners in KwaZulu-Natal, is making a valuable contribution to the province’s economic development agenda through equipping local social entrepreneurs with key business management skills. In August 2021, the University’s Department of Business Management joined forces with the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA) and […]

Infrastructure Oversight Visit by DHET

Infrastructure Oversight Visit by DHET

The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) visited the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) on Thursday, 15 September. In his welcome to delegates, Thabani Mncwango, Executive Director: Infrastructure remarked that this was the first visit to haven taken place post Covid-19. UNIZULU has responded to a range of imperatives – stimulated by government funding and […]