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Howard College campus

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Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine campus

Edgewood campus Pietermaritzburg campus

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UKZN

UKZN is one of the largest contactuniversities 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

VISIONTo be the Premier Universityof African Scholarship.

MISSION

A truly South African universitythat is academically excellent,innovative in research, criticallyengaged with society anddemographically representative,redressing the disadvantages,inequities and imbalancesof the past.

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A Top UniversityUKZN is rated amongst the top 500 universities of the worldaccording to the Academic Ranking of World Universities(ARWU) and is recognised as the third most productiveuniversity in South Africa in terms of research output. TheTimes Higher Education World University Rankings placedUKZN within the top 400 for the first time. The University hasalso been rated number one in Africa for the first time in therecent Webometrics Rankings. UKZN has internationalpartnerships with institutions in 46 countries.

TransformationCharter

The University shall be a place where: > Research, teaching, learning and scholarship are a

vocation for all; > Race and gender representation are evident in

all structures; > A socially cohesive and inclusive institutional

culture thrives; > Good modes of governance are enshrined; > The right to freedom of expression is guaranteed; and > Advancement of the transformation agenda is the

responsibility of all.

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CollegesUKZN 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.

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There’s Nothing Average AboutOur Transformation Averages

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STUDENT PROFILE

64% of 42 000 studentsenrolled in 2012 is African.

62% of graduates in 2011were females.

84% of UKZN graduates areemployed within 6 monthsof graduation.

ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP

33% of academicleadership in2011 was female,compared to0% in 2004.

67% of academicleadership in2011 was Blackcompared to38% in 2004.

Since our merger in 2004, UKZN has been at the forefront of transformation for South Africanuniversities. We recognise that we have a responsibility to lead by example, and willcontinue to show that diversity is not a weakness but strength, as we inspire greatness.

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RESEARCH-ACTIVE STAFF INCREASE

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RESEARCH PROFILE

81.3% of UKZN staff were Research-active in 2011,compared to 42% in 2004.

61% increase in Research Productivity since 2004compared to the 46% sector average.

While others claim that you cannot increase equity and quality at the sametime, the figures prove that it can be done if you are determined enough.

The key to this is the effective management of the tension between the two,which we have demonstrated to great effect through impressive improvements

year on year. It is no coincidence that some of our indicators are sevenyears ahead of the national university system transformation indicators,

implemented with aplomb even in the midst of a complex merger. So if wecan achieve this, just imagine how we can inspire tomorrow’s generations.

ResearchAs one of South Africa's pre-eminent researchinstitutions, UKZN provides a dynamic environment forall facets of the research and innovation spectrum.Research activities span the natural and biomedicalsciences, social sciences and the humanities.

Research income in 2012 totalled R834,911 million. Thisincludes R142,371 million raised by the UKZN FoundationTrust in project-related grants. According to theDepartment of Higher Education and Training report,UKZN produced the second highest number of units inbook publications of all 23 universities in South Africa. TheUniversity is the third highest in terms of total researchoutput, having contributed 11.2% of the national total.

The per capital research output exceeded the nationalnorm of 1.25 weighted output per staff by 19%.

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ResearchSOUTH AFRICAN RESEARCH CHAIRS INITIATIVE(SARChI)The University holds the following 11 South African ResearchChairs, an initiative of the Department of Science andTechnology and the National Research Foundation:

> Systems Biology of HIV and AIDS> Evolutionary Biology> Quantum Information Processing

and Communication> Economic Development> Fluorine Process Engineering and

Separation Technology> Gravitating Systems> Applied Poverty Reduction Impact Assessment> Land Use Planning and Management> Rural Agronomy and Development> Intelligent Real Time Power Systems> Indigenous Healthcare Systems

RESEARCH FOCUS AREAS > HIV/AIDS, TB and Health Promotion > Social Development and Economic Studies > Water, Environment and Biodiversity > Biotechnology > Agriculture and Food Security > Energy and Technology for Sustainable Development

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> Gender, Race and Identity Studies > Indigenous African Knowledge Systems > Maritime Studies

Research Centres > African Vision Research Institute (AVRI)

> African Centre for Crop Improvement (ACCI)> Centre for African Literary Studies> Centre for Astrophysics and Cosmology Research

Unit (ACRU)> Centre for Critical Research on Race and

Identity (ccrri)> Centre for Quantum Technology (CQT)> Centre for Smart Materials> 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

Human 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)

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Fact FileUKZN is one of the largest contactuniversities in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The University has also been rated number onein Africa for the first time in the recentWebometrics Rankings.

In 2012 the Times Higher Education WorldUniversity Rankings placed UKZN “within thetop 400 for the first time”.

The University enjoys over a century of academicadvancements.

UKZN is one of three African universities ratedamongst the top 500 universities of the worldaccording to the Academic Ranking of WorldUniversities (ARWU).

UKZN is ranked within the top 2.4 - 3% of the World'sUniversities by the Academic Ranking of WorldUniversities, the QS World University Rankings, andThe Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

The Centre for the AIDS Programme of Researchin South Africa (CAPRISA) located on the MedicalSchool campus is among the largest and mostsuccessful research institutes in Africa.

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The multimillion-rand KwaZulu-Natal ResearchInstitute for Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS (K-RITH),an international centre of scientific research, islocated on the University's Medical School campus.

K-RITH is a groundbreaking partnership betweenUKZN and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute inthe United States.

UKZN offers nearly 2 000 academic programmesat undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The Academic Ranking of World Universitiesranked UKZN 3rd in South Africa.

UKZN is the third most productive university inSouth Africa in terms of research output.

84% of UKZN graduates are employed within sixmonths of graduation.

UKZN is the only university in South Africa tooffer a degree in Agricultural (Bioresources)Engineering that is fully accredited by theEngineering Council of South Africa.

International partnerships with institutions in 46countries provide an opportunity for direct interfaceand global academic exchange that enhancesscholarship and the student experience.

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InternationalThe University is a multicultural environment.In 2012, it was home to 2 599 international students from96 countries. While the majority of our full-time studentsare from the Southern African Development Community(SADC) region and the rest of Africa, UKZN attractsfull-time students from China, India, Europe, the USA,and other parts of the world.

The University's international partnerships in 46 countriesprovide an opportunity for direct interface andglobal academic exchange that enhances scholarshipand the student experience.The major exchange partners are:

> Drake University - USA,> Millersville University - USA,> University of Calgary - Canada,> Keele University - United Kingdom,> University of Erlangen - Nuremburg - Germany.

The Major exchange partners have been identifiedbecause of a high number of exchange students thatwe send abroad and the amount of students we receive.The exchanges are also active because there areacademic School/College exchanges in place, it is achoice for local students based on the academicofferings and there is financial support in place.

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Six UKZN women scientists who received several national awards in various categories at theprestigious 2012 Annual Department of Science and Technology’s Women in Science Awards (WISA).

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StaffAs at 2012 UKZN employed 4 009 permanent and

long-term contract staff, of whom 1 569 (39%) were

academic and 2 440 (61%)support staff. Women

constituted 55 % 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.

BudgetUKZN's total consolidated revenue in 2012 amounted

to R3.6 billion. As at December 2012 the University

had aggregate assets of R6.3 billion.

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StudentsOf the 42 155 students registered at UKZN in 2012, 23%were postgraduate students. Women made up 58%of the student body.

41%Humanities

24%Law andManagement Studies

14%Health Sciences

21%Agriculture,Engineering and Science

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Alternative access programmes cater for learners from

socially and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds

and who are academically under-prepared.

A total of 355 disabled students were registered at the

University in 2012. The Disability Unit has developed and

facilitated a range of services for the special needs of

disabled students.

Student FundingIn 2012, R308 090 395 (R309 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 R323 597 687 (R324 million) in

BURSARIES (Corporate’s, NSFAS Administration, Social

Responsibility, Deceased Estates) and an amount of

R76 479 547 (R77 million) for SCHOLARSHIPS (UKZN, National

Research Foundation and Deceased Estates).

Out of all the awards made to students, 58% was made

to females, 81% to African students and another 81%

to undergraduates.

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Student Ms Anele Mkhize received theFrene Ginwala Scholarship.

Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering StudentMr Ridwaan Amod received the Lawrence andConstance Robinson Scholarship award.

Celebrating their achievements of being awarded the Distinguished Students’ Award areMs Qhelile Nyathi (left) a student in Bachelor of Science (Honours) Financial Mathematics andMs Sophia Basckin (right) a student of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in the College of Humanities.

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ALUMNIThe University has one of South Africa'slargest groupings of alumni, with 151 883graduates spread across 120 countries.Our graduates hold prominent positions ingovernment, industry, academia, civilsociety, the media and the sporting world.

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Business> Lwazi Bam: CEO, Deloitte SA> Guy Brazier: Regional Leader, Deloitte KwaZulu-Natal> Warren Clewlow: Chair, Barloworld SA and Chair of the

UKZN Foundation Trust> Kuseni Dlamini: Former CEO, Old Mutual: SA> Lebo Gunguluza: Group Chairman, The Gem Group> Sol Kerzner: International Hotelier> Vincent Maphai: Chair, BHP Billiton SA, former Chair

of Council, UKZN, & Member of the NationalPlanning Commission

> Sibongiseni Myeni: President and CEO, SeniNhle Occupational Health Services (Pty) Ltd

> Ben Ngubane: Former Chairperson, SABC> Alan Olivier: CEO, Grinrod Group> Stephen Saad: Group Chief Executive, Aspen

Pharmacare Holdings> Philip Hourquebie: CEO, Ernst & Young

Civil Society> Yasmin Essop Bacus: HOD, Community Safety Liaison, KZN> Vasu Gounden: Executive Director of the African Centre for

the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)> Pregs Govender: Former parliamentarian and gender activist> The late Fatima Meer: Activist, academic and author> Kumi Naidoo: Executive Director of Greenpeace> The late Phyllis Naidoo: Activist and lawyer> Imtiaz Sooliman: Founder: Gift of the Givers> Andrew Philip Zaloumis: Conservationist> Guy Balme: Director of Lion Program in Africa, Panthera> Rt Rev Michael Nuttall: Former Anglican Bishop> Jeremy Sarkin: Chairperson-Rapporteur of the UN Working

Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance, United Nations

> Beauty Sekete: �Shoprite Checkers Women of the Year andrural community upliftment campaigner

> Winnie Kubayi:� Director of the Centre for CriminalJustice KZN

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Education and Science> Penelope Andrews: Former Professor of Human Rights and

Constitutional Law, City University of New York and Presidentand Dean of Albany Law School

> Ahmed Bawa: Vice-Chancellor of Durban Universityof Technology

> Cheryl De La Rey: Vice-Chancellor and Principal: Universityof Pretoria

> Ela Gandhi: Activist and former Chancellor of the DurbanUniversity of Technology

> Ntombifikile Mazibuko: Vice-Chancellor of the University of Zululand

> Malegapuru Makgoba: Founding Vice-Chancellorand Principal of UKZN, Former President (Medical ResearchCouncil, SA) and Member of the National Planning Commission

> Adam Habib: Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand

> Ephraim Mokgokong: Chancellor of the Medical Universityof South Africa (Medunsa)

> Mvuyo Tom: Vice-Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare> Phumla Mnganga: Chair of the UKZN Council> Johannes van Staden: UKZN’s Top Published researcher

and Director of UKZN’s Research Centre for Plant Growthand Development

> Trevor Letcher: Emeritus Professor in the School of Chemistryand Physics

> Collen Downs: UKZN’s Top Published female researcher from the School of Life Sciences

> Mathieu Rouget: SARChI Chair of Land Use Planning andManagement in the School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences

> Mark Brown: Honorary Researcher in the School ofLife Sciences

> Hoosen Coovadia: Member of the NationalPlanning Commission

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Government> Ina Cronje: KwaZulu-Natal MEC, Finance> Siyabonga Cwele: Minister of State Security> Sibongiseni Dhlomo: KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Health> Zanele Gasa: Member of the National Planning Commission> Malusi Gigaba: Minister of Public Enterprises> Trueman Goba: Member of the National

Planning Commission> Robert Godsell: Member of the National

Planning Commission> Pravin Gordhan: Minister of Finance> Philip Harrison: Member of the National Planning Commission> Mduduzi Manana: Deputy Minister of Higher Education> Ben Martins: Minister of Transport> Rhulani Clifford Mkasi: Mpumalanga MEC, Health> Hlengiwe Mkhize: Deputy Minister: Economic Development> Zwelini Mkhize: Premier of KwaZulu-Natal and

UKZN Chancellor> Gareth Morgan: Shadow Minister, Water and Environmental

Affairs for the Democratic Alliance> Pakishe Motsoaledi: Minister of Health> Blade Nzimande: Minister of Higher Education and Training> Joseph Phaahla: Deputy Minister of Arts & Culture> Mohamed Enver Surty: Deputy Minister: Basic Education> Vivienne Taylor: Member of the National

Planning Commission> John Jeffrey: Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional

Development> Mamphela Ramphele: Former Vice-Chancellor of University

of Cape Town, former World bank Director and founder of Agang SA

> Thembekile Makwetu: Deputy Auditor-General

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The Judiciary> Selby Baqwa: Former Public Prosecutor, South Africa> Mogoeng Mogoeng: Chief Justice of the Constitutional

Court of South Africa> Sandile Ngcobo: Former Chief Justice of the Constitutional

Court of South Africa> Chiman Patel: Judge President: KwaZulu-Natal> Navanethem Pillay: United Nations High Commissioner for

Human Rights> Renuka Subban: Vice-Chair, Equality Court Training

Commission, Durban> Leona Theron: Judge> Vuka Tshabalala: Chancellor of the Durban University of

Technology, former Judge-President, High Court, KwaZulu-Natal

> Zakeria Mohammed Yacoob: Judge, South African Constitutional Court

Literature and the Arts> Concord Nkabinde: Winner of the 2006 Standard Bank

Young Artist Award for Jazz> Mark Kilian: Music writer for the film Tsotsi> The late Mazisi Kunene: Poet, writer and scholar> Bridgeman Mthunzi Namba: Pastor, singer, songwriter

and producer> Devi Sankaree-Govender: Investigative journalist

and columnist> Barbara Trapido: Author> John Van de Ruit: Author> Lara Logan: Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, CBS News

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Medical> Letlape Tebogo Kgosietsile: Former Chairperson, South

African Medical Association> Bongani Mayosi: Professor of Medicine at UCT> Vejaynand Ramlakan: Chief Director, Strategic Planning,

South African National Defense Force> Virendh Somers: Consultant, Division of Cardiovascular

Diseases, Mayo Clinic

Sport and Entertainment> Tommy Bedford: Former Springbok Rugby player> Andrew Birkett: Triple Dusi Marathon Winner> Oregan Hoskins: President, South African Rugby Union> Craig Jamieson: Former Sharks rugby player> Paula Newby-Fraser: Triathalon World Champion> Shaun Pollock: Cricketer> Jonty Rhodes: Cricketer> Shaun Tomson: Professional Surfer

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The University is proud of its associationwith founders of the Black ConsciousnessMovement - the late Steve Biko and thelate Strini Moodley, both of whom studiedat the University but due to apartheidpolitics were unable to completetheir degrees.

the late Steve Biko the late Strini Moodley

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CommunityEngagement

The University has committed itself and all itsresources to the common good of society.More than 350 outreach projects are managedby UKZN, ranging from HIV and AIDS projects andupgrading the skills of Science and Mathematicsteachers, to food security and community

tourism projects.

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UKZN graduate and winner of the 2012 Dusi Canoe Marathon, Mr Andrew Birkett (right), made the Universityand province proud when he took the title for the third time in a row. He is also a recipient of theUKZN prestigious 2012 Sports Scholarship.

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