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 […]
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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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
Marine Biology Meets Marine Geology: 2nd UNIZULU-NRF-SAIAB Summer School
Zoology, an exciting branch of biology, studies animal life, particularly how these animals interact with their environment. Marine biology, therefore, studies how animals that live in the ocean interact with their oceanic environment. Marine animals can be generally categorised into two groups; those that spend most of their life in the water column (for an […]