The Woz’Olwandle website developed by scientists at UKZN’s Environmental Fluid Mechanics Lab.A website launched under the leadership of UKZN’s Environmental Fluid Mechanics Lab (EFML) Co-Director, Dr Justin Pringle, is designed to provide real-time guidance to beachgoers in Durban regarding the safety of water at popular beaches for swimming.
Mr Sanele Zuma and Mrs Shelley Barnsley from UKZN’s College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science present at the Campus Safety, Security and Student Retention Conference.Click here for the isiZulu version
The important issue of safety and security on university campuses and how it affects student retention and performance came under the spotlight at a recent conference organised by Business Solutions Southern Africa, a leading provider of professional development training programmes.
Highlights from the book launch. Click here for the isiZulu version
Professor Rozena Maart, an academic in the School of Social Sciences together with former Miss South Africa Joan Madibeng recently launched their new book Women Who Build a Better Future for South Africa: Sixty-Six Years later, published by Arena Holdings.
Professor Manoj Maharaj chairing the student wellness session at the Colloquium.UKZN, through the School of Management, Information Technology and Governance has a strong partnership with the University of Mauritius (UoM) solidified by a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two institutions which creates a valuable framework for collaboration, and knowledge exchange.
Highlights of the Accounting Professions Day held on the Pietermaritzburg and Westville campuses.
Staff and students get ready for the UKZN Data Science Hackathon 2023.Click here for the isiZulu version
The Teaching and Learning Office of UKZN’s College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science recently hosted a four-day Data Science Hackathon event at the UNITE Building on the Howard College campus.
From left: Professor Lee Miller, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, David Geffen Medical School, UCLA; with UKZN’s Professor Bernhard Gaede, Dr Lungile Hobe, and Dr Thandaza Nkabinde on the UCLA campus.Click here for the isiZulu version
A team from UKZN’s Department of Family Medicine recently visited the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA, to enhance collaboration and student exchange between the two institutions.
GSB&L hosted a virtual orientation for doctoral candidates.The Graduate School of Business and Leadership (GSB&L) hosted a virtual doctoral orientation programme via Zoom on 4 March.
Mr Faizal Chavoos (left) and Professor Job Dubihlela at the professional development training workshop.Click here for the isiZulu version
Southern Africa’s sole manufacturer of aluminium zinc-coated steel coils Safal Steel organised a professional development training workshop at the Graduate School of Business and Leadership (GSB&L) as a first step towards building a relationship with the unit.
From left: Mr Kwanele Mazibuko, Ms Owethu Mthethwa and Mr Mvelo Zuma.The study of Law requires critical thinking and profound analysis skills coupled with the tendency of always questioning things beyond a one-dimensional perspective, which is normally the case with people in general. It demands discipline, sound moral projection and the deeper understanding of everyday choices in connection to their subsequent consequences. It is for such a reason and understanding that I found myself opting to further my education in Law.
Moot Club Food drive.
Educators at the CAES Bridging the Gap secondary school engagement sessions in Durban and Pietermaritzburg.
Highlights from the Indlondlo Cultural Village tour.The International Relations Office hosted a Zulu cultural tour for international students from Namibia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Sudan, France, South Korea and Brazil who have recently joined the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
From left: Professor Mabutho Sibanda, Mr Sithembiso Freeman Nomvalo, Professor Gordon Dash and Professor Managay Reddi.Business rescue experts, academics, postgraduate students, practitioner-researchers and entrepreneurs from all four corners of the world exchanged research results and problem-solving approaches on the issues surrounding business rescue at the inaugural International Conference on Business Resilience, Continuity and Regeneration during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic hosted by the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s (UKZN) Business Rescue Unit (BRU) at the Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani Hotel from 22 - 24 March 2023 in the picturesque, vibrant coastal city of Durban, South Africa.
From left: Dr Maud Mthembu, Professor Michael Boecker and Dr Ela Gandhi.Social Work Senior lecturer, Dr Maud Mthembu, recently hosted Professor Michael Boecker from Fachhochschule Dortmund University, Germany, and Dr Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, as part of the Internationalisation for Building Competencies project (IFBC) - a partnership between UKZN, Fachhochschule Dortmund University, the University of Johannesburg, and Midlands State University, Zimbabwe.
Highlights from Professor Konstantinos Nikolantonakis’s visit to UKZN.The School of Education recently hosted Professor Konstantinos Nikolantonakis from the University of Western Macedonia, Greece, as part of the Erasmus+ Academic Mobility Programme.
Dr Jessica Goebel explored the possible implications of ChatGPT in writing.Following the launch of ChatGPT and a panel discussion hosted by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Teaching and Learning in February, the School of Accounting, Economics, and Finance (SAEF) hosted a virtual brainstorming session for academics to examine the impact of ChatGPT in teaching, learning and research practices on 9 March.
Professor Rituparno Goswami.
