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2023

Year: 2023

UNIZULU Life Coaching Workshop for First Year Students

UNIZULU Life Coaching Workshop for First Year Students

The teaching and learning center (TLC) hosted an educational and inspiring workshop for first year students, at the iconic King Bhekuzulu Hall, KwaDlangezwa campus. The aim of the workshop was to alert first year students to various challenges students may encounter during their academic journey. Life couching focused on topics that encourage self-reliance and achievement […]

UNIZULU hosts a memorial lecture of BW Vilakazi

UNIZULU hosts a memorial lecture of BW Vilakazi

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Science at the university of Zululand recently hosted Dr Benedict Wallet Bhambatha Vilakazi’s Memorial lecture. Organized by the Department of African Languages and Culture. The theme of the event was Commemorating Dr BW Vilakazi during the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032). This occasion took place at the Bon […]

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Postgraduate Supervision Indaba 2023

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Postgraduate Supervision Indaba 2023

The Faculty of Humanities  and Social Sciences  at the university of Zululand recently hosted Postgraduate Supervision Indaba 2023.The supervision indaba is part of the effort to improve, and it is aligned with the efforts of the research office to raise the quality of the post graduate student work. In attendance were the academics from the […]

VC Honours Academic Staff Excellence

VC Honours Academic Staff Excellence

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Zululand (UNIZULU), Professor Xoliswa Mtose, recently held her annual event to recognise the accomplishments of newly promoted associated professors and full professors as well as doctors who were conferred their PhDs at the University during the 2023 graduation week. The joyous function took place at the Premier Hotel in […]

Spotlight on Sexual Reproductive Health During Women Empowerment Workshop

Spotlight on Sexual Reproductive Health During Women Empowerment Workshop

The Pastoral Care Unit, in collaboration with the Transformation Office and Campus Health Clinic, recently held a fruitful imbizo for University of Zululand (UNIZULU) female students which sought to impart to the young women knowledge on sexual reproductive health and related issues. The seminar took place at KwaDlangezwa Campus’s King Bhekuzulu Hall, attracting a lively […]

Top 2022 Education Students Recognised During Teachers’ Month

Top 2022 Education Students Recognised During Teachers’ Month

The Dean of the Faculty of Education, Professor Sithabile Ntombela, recently celebrated all faculty students who distinguished themselves by attaining a minimum aggregate of 75% across their modules in the 2022 academic year. The highfliers were appreciated at a grand event held at the King Bhekuzulu Hall, where dance celebrations and motivation were the order […]

UNIZULU’s Got Talent!

UNIZULU’s Got Talent!

Economics lecturer bags small role in local drama series The multitalented Thamsanqa Mtshengu will make his debut appearance on Etv’s drama series, Smoke & Mirrors on 12 October 2023 at 9pm. Mtshengu is a lecturer in the Economics Department within the Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law. He is also a professional actor, vocalist, and […]

Academic excellence celebrated at the FHSS Dean’s Students Excellence Awards

Academic excellence celebrated at the FHSS Dean’s Students Excellence Awards

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) at the University of Zululand, in recognition of its academically top-performing students, recently hosted an Excellence Awards ceremony to honour some of its brilliant students. the annual Dean’s Students Excellent Awards function on October 5, 2023, where top performers in the faculty were celebrated for their outstanding […]

Disability Awareness Campaign 2023: Access to Information is Access to Opportunities

Disability Awareness Campaign 2023: Access to Information is Access to Opportunities

The University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) Disability Unit together with the Transformation and Social Inclusion Office recently held a disability awareness campaign at the King Bhekuzulu Hall. The purpose of this event was to increase the attendees’ awareness of opportunities for both personal and professional growth. The programme included a panel discussion on a range of […]

Partnership with Gulf Medical University on the Horizon

Partnership with Gulf Medical University on the Horizon

A five-member team from the University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law (FCAL) visited Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman in the United Arab Emirates on 28 September 2023. The purpose of this visit was to discuss the possibility of fostering academic and cultural cooperation between the two institutions. The team, led by […]