Bottom row from left: Ms Kameni Chetty, Mr Qiniso Mbili and Ms Lilitha Xalisa; and (top) Ms Cebisa Khwebulana, Professor Lauren Dyll and Ms Zama Khoza.Click here for the isiZulu version
The Netflix Creative Equity Fund has provided a variety of graduate students in UKZN’s School of Applied Human Sciences (SAHS) with funding to assist them to continue with their studies and research.
Professor Deevia Bhana has been awarded the 2022 Medal for Social Sciences and Humanities.Click here for the isiZulu version
Professor Deevia Bhana, the South African Research Chair (SARChI) in Gender and Childhood Sexuality in UKZN’s School of Education, has been awarded the 2022 Medal for Social Sciences and Humanities by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and Universities South Africa (USAf).
Celebrating women in technology are (clockwise from top left): Ms Ntandokazi Buthelezi, Ms Mayuri Pillai, Ms Reshelle Naidoo, Ms Shuthri Thomas, Ms Terese Naidoo, Ms Nitasha Pillay and Ms Teko Ntimane.Women in Tech, Tech Society UKZN and the Golden Key organisation organised a webinar to celebrate Women’s Month with the focus on empowering young women by adding to their digital skills.
Professor Vannie Naidoo.Click here for the isiZulu version
Professor Vannie Naidoo of the School of Management, Information Technology and Governance has been selected as a representative to serve on the technical team of the World Entrepreneurship Forum - Universities Initiative for Entrepreneurs and Investment (WEIF/AUIEI)-East Africa Region.
Master’s student, Miss Phakamile Mazibuko won third place at the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) Student Design competition.
PhD candidate and lecturer, Ms Zoleka Mkhabela enjoying the sights and sounds of Poland and Paris.
UKZN alumni who were panellists of the CLMS Power Connect event.
PhD candidate, Mr Siphesihle Motsa (left) with Professor Georgios Drosopoulos (centre) and Professor Georgios E Stavroulaki after one of many brainstorming and discussion sessions at the Technical University of Crete and energising with Greek coffee at the northern entrance of the Samaria Gorge.
.Policy-makers are grappling with the imperative of universities in South Africa returning to their original purpose with the knowledge that they are unable to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in a definitive manner. After all, the “university” as an institution of higher learning is the main producer of knowledge capital and professional skills in society and is socially contracted to deliver quality education and training.
SATMA nominee, Ms Lucy “Impondokazi” Mbali.Click here for the isiZulu version
BA Honours student, Ms Lucy “Impondokazi” Mbali has been nominated in the category of Best Indigenous Poet, Artist and Group at the 17th annual South African Traditional Music Awards (SATMAs).
The Young Academics Society hosted a virtual watch party of the Netflix docuseries The Principles of Pleasure.
Competition winners from left: Ms Suhayfa Bhamjee, Mr Sylvester Mukono and Ms Mpoi Makhetha.
The UKZN delegation with Professor Stephen Gitahi Kiama, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nairobi (sixth from left), Professor Margaret Hutchinson, DVC: Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (eighth from left) and a selection of faculty Deans.A delegation of academic staff and postgraduate administrators from UKZN’s College of Law and Management Studies (CLMS) were in Nairobi, Kenya, recently to recruit students and also engage with Kenyan universities.
Professor Kaymarlin Govender (second from left) discussing the research at an Eastern and Southern African adolescent networking and advocacy hybrid meeting in Gauteng during the month of June.
Student artwork on display in Pietermaritzburg.Click here for the isiZulu version
Third-year and select postgraduate students from the Centre for Visual Art (CVA) are showcasing work they created during their first semester at the Jack Heath Gallery in Pietermaritzburg.
