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Editor: Sithembile Shabangu Publications Unit Corporate Relations Division Tel: +27(0) 31 260 8370/7958 Private Bag X54001, Durban, 4001, South Africa As of June 2013 Copyright 2014 www.ukzn.ac.za INSPIRING GREATNESS VISION MISSION To be the A truly South African university Premier University that is academically excellent, of African Scholarship. innovative in research, critically engaged with society and demographically representative, redressing the disadvantages, inequities and imbalances of the past. Pietermaritzburg campus 1 UKZN University of KwaZulu-Natal is one of the largest contact universities in sub-Saharan Africa. The University is located in two cities (Durban and Pietermaritzburg) on five campuses: Edgewood Howard College Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine Pietermaritzburg Westville BUDGET UKZN’s total consolidated revenue in 2013 amounted to R3.7 billion. As at December 2013 the University had aggregate assets of R6.5 billion. Westville campus 2 3 A TOP UNIVERSITY TRANSFORMATION CHARTER UKZN is rated amongst the top 500 universities of the The University shall be a place where: world according to the Academic Ranking of World Research, teaching, learning and scholarship are a vocation for all; Universities (ARWU) and is recognised as the third most Race and gender representation are evident in all structures; productive university in South Africa in terms A socially cohesive and inclusive institutional culture thrives; of research output. Good modes of governance are enshrined; The right to freedom of expression is The Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed guaranteed; and UKZN within the top 400 for the first time. The University has also Advancement of the been rated number five in Africa for the first time in the recent transformation agenda Webometrics Rankings. UKZN has international partnerships is the responsibility with institutions in 46 countries. of all. Mr Kofi Anan (right) awards the AGRA Forum award to Professor Mark Laing on behalf of UKZN’s African Centre for Crop Improvement, for contributions to capacity building with an impact on food security. 4 5 COLLEGES UKZN is organised on a College model. The four Colleges are: The College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science; The College of Health Sciences ; The College of Humanities; and The College of Law and Management Studies. 6 7 RESEARCH As one of South Africa’s pre-eminent research institutions, UKZN provides a dynamic environment for all facets of the research and innovation spectrum. Research activities span the natural and biomedical sciences, social sciences and the humanities. Research income in 2013 totalled R631,500 million. This includes R115,194 million raised by the UKZN Foundation in project-related funding. In terms of the weighted research publications, UKZN’s output of 1424.22 units was highest in the country and about 11.5% of the national total. UKZN was placed fourth in terms of book publication units. 8 9 RESEARCH South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChi) The University holds the following 10 South African Research Chairs, an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology and the National Research Foundation: Systems Biology of HIV and AIDS Evolutionary Biology Quantum Information Processing and Communication Economic Development Fluorine Process Engineering and Separations Technology Gravitating Systems Land Use Planning and Management Rural Agronomy and Development Indigenous Healthcare Systems Research Development Economics Research Focus Areas HIV and AIDS, Tuberculosis and Health Promotion Social Development and Economic Studies Water, Environment and Biodiversity Biotechnology Agriculture and Food Security Energy and Technology for Sustainable Development Gender, Race and Identity Studies African Indigenous Knowledge Systems Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine Maritime Studies 10 11 RESEARCH Research Centres include the: African Vision Research Institute (AVRI) African Centre for Crop Improvement (ACCI) Centre for African Literary Studies Astrophysics and Cosmology Research Unit (ACRU) Centre for Critical Research on Race and Identity (ccrri) Centre for Quantum Technology (CQT) Ujamaa Centre for Contextual Hermeneutics Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies Pollution Research Group (PRG). Major HIV and AIDS Research Centres info4africa (under the School of Applied Sciences) Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research In South Africa (CAPRISA) Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD) KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV (K-RITH) Africa Centre 12 13 FACT FILE The University has also been rated number five in Africa in the recent Webometrics Rankings. UKZN is one of the largest contact universities in sub-Saharan Africa. The University offers nearly 2 000 academic programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. In 2012-2013 the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, UKZN was placed “within the Top 400 for the first time”. International partnerships with institutions in 46 countries provide an opportunity for direct interface and global academic exchange that enhances scholarship and the student experience. UKZN is ranked within the top 2.4 – 3% of the World’s Universities by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, the QS World University Rankings, and The Times Higher Education World University Rankings. UKZN is the only university in South Africa to offer a degree in Agricultural (Bioresources) Engineering that is fully accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa. UKZN is one of three African universities rated amongst the top 500 universities of the world according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked UKZN 3rd in South Africa. The Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) located on the Medical School campus is among the largest and most successful research institutes in Africa. The multimillion-rand KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS (K-RITH), an international centre of scientific research, is located on the University’s Medical School campus. K-RITH is a groundbreaking partnership between UKZN and the Howard Hughes The University enjoys over a century of academic advancements. Medical Institute in the United States. 14 15 STAFF As at 2013 UKZN employed 3 379 permanent and long-term contract staff, of whom 1 427 (42%) were academic and 1 952 (58%) support staff. Women constituted 1823 (54%) of staff. Several women occupy senior leadership positions at the University. UKZN has developed equity strategies and programmes, including the Equity Acceleration Programme, UKZN’s key mechanism for nurturing and developing the next generation of academics. 16 17 STUDENTS Of the 44 327 students registered at UKZN in 2013, 11 176 (25%) were postgraduate students. Women made up 25 874 (58%) of the student body. Alternative access programmes cater for learners from socially and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds and who are academically under-prepared. A total of 362 disabled students were registered at the University in 2013. The Disability Unit has developed and facilitated a range of services for the special needs of disabled students. Agriculture, Engineering & Science 9 370 (21%) Humanities 17 783 (40%) 21% 40% 15% Health Sciences 6 436 (15%) 24% Law & Management Studies 10 738 (24%) 18 19 STUDENT FUNDING In 2013, out of all the awards made to students, 55% was made to females, 78% to African students and another 73% to undergraduates. R 316 352 213 (R 316 million) was awarded to students in terms of LOANS (National Student Financial Aid Scheme of South Africa [Nsfas] administered, including final-year student funding and UKZN Loan funding); an amount of R 365 473 184 (R 365 million) in BURSARIES (corporates, Nsfas administration, social responsibility,deceased estates) and an amount of R 93 053 375 (R 93 million) for SCHOLARSHIPS (UKZN, National Research Foundation and deceased estates). Ms Lucia Duma was one of the 2013 recipients of the Frene Ginwala Scholarship. 20 21 INTERNATIONAL The University is a multicultural environment. In 2013, it was home to 2 848 international students from 83 countries. While the majority of our full-time students are from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region and the rest of Africa, UKZN attracts full time students from China, India, Europe, the USA, and other parts of the world. The University’s international partnerships in 46 countries provide an opportunity for direct interface and global academic exchange that enhances scholarship and the student experience. The major exchange partners are: Millersville University – USA, University of Calgary – Canada, Pitzer College – USA and University of Erlangen-Nuremburg – Germany. The major exchange partners have been identified because of a high number of exchange students that we send abroad and the amount of students we recieve. The exchanges are also active. 22 23 ALUMNI The University has one of South Africa’s largest groupings of alumni, with 140 512 graduates spread across 120 countries. Our graduates hold prominent positions in government, industry, academia, civil society, the media and the sporting world. Warren Clewlow Quarraisha Abdool Karim Pravin Gordhan Phumla Mnganga Zweli Mkhize Leona Theron Mogoeng Mogoeng Stephen Saad 24 25 Vincent Maphai Malegapuru Makgoba Mamphela Ramphele Sbu Gule Navi Pillay BUSINESS EDUCATION AND SCIENCE Lwazi Bam: ....................................
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