NSFAS opens online varsity funding applications for 2026 Applications for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) are now open for students who wish to study at a public university or college in 2026. NSFAS is a government programme that provides financial assistance, in the form of loans and bursaries, to eligible students from qualifying… Read More »
UKZN Student Portal A key goal of UKZN is to create an enabling environment for all students to pursue their studies. This means that the University is committed to working with all students to ensure their personal intellectual development, while at the same time, preparing them for the responsibilities and challenges they will face in… Read More »
University Of Kwazulu Natal Student Portal A key goal of UKZN is to create an enabling environment for all students to pursue their studies. This means that the University is committed to working with all students to ensure their personal intellectual development, while at the same time, preparing them for the responsibilities and challenges they… Read More »
Students and staff from the School of Mechanical Engineering exhibit their projects at the Cars in the Park event. The six vehicles students and staff of UKZN’s School of Mechanical Engineering exhibited at the annual Cars in the Park event in Pietermaritzburg were all massive crowd pullers! The innovative vehicles – which stood out at… Read More »
Delegates at the Decolonisation Workshop. “Decolonisation of the Curriculum within Institutions of Higher Learning” was the topic of discussion at a first of its kind workshop recently organised by the Dean of Teaching and Learning in the College of Law and Management Studies. According to the College Dean of Teaching and Learning Professor Betty Mubangizi,… Read More »
Published books by UKZN staff members. Bibliophiles can tuck into the latest books by UKZN academics, published by UKZN Press this year. Living Together, Living Apart?, edited by UKZN’s Chris Ballantine, Michael Chapman, Gerhard Maré and the Durban University of Technology’s Kira Erwin, explores social cohesion in South Africa. This book looks at equality/inequality, xenophobia,… Read More »
Second-year Law student and budding pilot, Mr Kyavand Gholizadeh Touchaei. Sticking religiously to his timetable – which includes entries about his social life – has ensured budding pilot Mr Kyavand Gholizadeh Touchaei succeeds in both Law and aviation studies. Second-year Law student, Touchaei has always been fascinated by aeroplanes and cars. It is this passion… Read More »
Professor Kovin Naidoo receives the award at the Saudi Ophthalmology conference. Professor Kovin Naidoo, the Chief Executive Officer of Brien Holden Vision Institute and Professor of Optometry at UKZN has received an award from the Saudi Ophthalmology Society, for his continuing work in preventative ophthalmology, particularly in the areas of avoidable childhood blindness and cataract.… Read More »
Dr David Skinner. The relationship between injuries caused by being hit with a sjambok and renal dysfunction was examined in a paper by University of KwaZulu-Natal doctoral candidate, Dr David Skinner. The paper titled: “Validating the Utilisation of Venous Bicarbonate as a Predictor of Acute Kidney Injury in Crush Syndrome from Sjambok Injuries”, has been… Read More »
From left: Professor Damtew Teferra, Dr BeatriceNjenga, Associate Professor Wondwossen Tamrat,Dr Samuel Kifle, Dr Eva Egron-Polak andDr Mahama Ouedraogo. A high-level symposium sponsored by the Ethiopian Ministry of Education in association with several partners and sponsors, including UKZN’s Higher Education Training and Development Unit (HETD), was held in Addis Ababa. The symposium, which attracted about… Read More »