University of Kwazulu-Natal Address Westville Campus, Westville campus is situated about 8 kilometres from the Durban city centre and Pinetown. This campus is ultra-modern with top notch facilities and set in magnificent surroundings. Westville campus has a history of multicultural acceptance and the proof is a Hindu temple and an Islamic place of worship.

This campus is the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s official address and houses the Vice-Chancellor’s office as well as the offices of the Executive members and the University administrative divisions.

Programmes

• Commerce & Management
• Engineering
• Health Sciences ( excluding medicine and nursing)
• Humanities
• Law
• Science
• Social Sciences

Residences

On-campus residences that accommodate 1810 students :

• S-Block-self catering
• R-Block-self catering
•  P-Block-self catering
• O-Block (ladies only and not self-catering)

Off-campus residences – accommodating 713 students in fully furnished rooms :

• Bedford Hall and San Sabil – Hospital Road
• Dunstaple Heights – Varcity drive
•  Santa Cruz (only for postgraduates) – Reservoir Hills.

Sports Facilities

This campus has impressive indoor and outdoor facilities.

• Athletics, aerobics, badminton, basketball, boxing,
• Ballroom dancing, chess, cricket,
• Gymnastics, golf, karate, netball, soccer,
• Jogging areas.
• Modern indoor sports complex
• Olympic-size swimming pool.
• Softball, squash, swimming, table tennis,
• Tennis and squash courts,
• Volleyball and weightlifting/body building

Notable Alumni

• Karthy Govender, commissioner for South African Human Rights Commission
• Malusi Gigaba, Minister of Public Enterprises in South Africa
• Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Finance
• Roy Padayachie, Minister of Public Service and Administration in South Africa

History

Westville campus was formerly the site of the University of Durban-Westville and starting operating in 1972 and was established as an Indian university.

In 2004 University of Durban-Westville merged with the University fo Natal forming the University of KwaZulu-Natal.