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UNIZULU Partners in Launching Book Promoting Multilingualism in HE

UNIZULU Partners in Launching Book Promoting Multilingualism in HE

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) joins the Department of African Languages and Culture in celebrating three of its academics who contributed two chapters in the book titled: Implementation and Promoting Multilingualism: Speaking Through Different Languages in South African Higher Education Spaces. The project is spearheaded by the UFS Academy for Multilingualism and aims to promote […]

UNIZULU Hosts Successful Zulu Language Workshop in Collaboration with Howard University

UNIZULU Hosts Successful Zulu Language Workshop in Collaboration with Howard University

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) had the privilege of hosting a Zulu language workshop in partnership with Howard University’s Zulu in South Africa Study Abroad programme (HUZISA). The event was facilitated by Dr Gladness Bongephiwe Myeni, an academic in UNIZULU’s Department of African Languages and Culture. A renowned expert in the Zulu language field, Dr […]

Strengthening Research through MADOC Week

Strengthening Research through MADOC Week

The Faculty of Education recently hosted a highly productive Master’s and Doctoral (MADOC) week workshop aimed at supporting students and capacitating academics as supervisors. The event brought together students from various clusters, who were divided into two groups, to engage in fruitful discussions and presentations. Throughout the workshop, students and academics engaged in meaningful dialogue, […]

Unleashing the Entrepreneurial Spirit Within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Unleashing the Entrepreneurial Spirit Within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

In a bid to foster an entrepreneurial spirit among its students, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) recently organised an engaging workshop for its academics which saw them acquiring valuable knowledge and skills that were intended to be transferred to the FHSS student populace. The event kicked off with an insightful address by […]

Academics Enlightened on How Best to Support Students with Sensory Impairments through Workshop

Academics Enlightened on How Best to Support Students with Sensory Impairments through Workshop

The inaugural Workshop on Supporting Students with Sensory Needs, held on Wednesday and Thursday (19 – 20 June 2024), shed light on the common challenges faced by students living with sensory impairments in higher education institutions and showcased the various solutions that can be leveraged in supporting these students.   The two-day workshop was organised […]

Cultivating Resilience and Wellbeing in Academia

Cultivating Resilience and Wellbeing in Academia

The Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law (FCAL), in collaboration with the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC) at the Consulate General of India in Durban, recently organised a workshop on a holistic approach to stress management through the practice of yoga. The event aimed to empower academicians by providing them with valuable tools and techniques […]

Promising UNIZULU-ICGEB Partnership on the Horizon

Promising UNIZULU-ICGEB Partnership on the Horizon

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) was recently visited by a delegation from the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) which is based in Cape Town. The ICGEB primarily capacitates research and related activities in several African countries. It partnered with the South African Department of Science and Innovation in a special programme to […]

Siyanda Echwebeni Ndawonye Trust Offers Bursaries to UNIZULU Economics and Business Management Honours Students

Siyanda Echwebeni Ndawonye Trust Offers Bursaries to UNIZULU Economics and Business Management Honours Students

The Faculty of Administration, Commerce, and Law (FCAL) within the University of Zululand (UNIZULU), together with the Siyanda Echwebeni Ndawonye (SEN) Trust, recently organised a luncheon at the KwaDlangezwa Campus where qualifying FCAL postgraduate students were officially handed over bursaries offered by the Trust. SEN has partnered with FCAL since 2019 in awarding bursaries to […]

2024 Open Day Starts on Positive Note at UNIZULU’s KwaDlangezwa Campus

2024 Open Day Starts on Positive Note at UNIZULU’s KwaDlangezwa Campus

Approximately 2000 matric learners descended at the University of Zululand’s (UNIZULU) KwaDlangezwa Campus on Thursday, 23 May to partake in the planned activities of the first day of the 2024 Open Day. An annual two-day event, the UNIZULU open day project is utilised as a platform to inform prospective students about UNIZULU’s academic programme offerings, […]

Graduate Still Pinching Herself After Receiving Car as Graduation Gift

Graduate Still Pinching Herself After Receiving Car as Graduation Gift

University of Zululand (UNIZULU) graduate Abongile “Mabongi” Mhlongo (22) is still astonished and moved by her uncle’s altruistic gesture of gifting her a pre-owned car on her graduation day. Mhlongo, who was awarded a Diploma in Media Studies during UNIZULU’s recent graduation season, is now a proud owner of a blue Renault Sandero. A carefully […]