Panel for the PhD Intern programme.MoU with the eNcome/Msunduzi Museum
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UKZN’s School of Sciences-Anthropology recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the eNcome/Msunduzi Museum.
The Museum and School of Social Sciences (Anthropology) are forming a research collaboration to offer research experience to master’s, doctoral, and post-doctoral students, assisting the Museum in addressing its priorities.
The Museum’s strategy aims to align its initiatives and programmes with the general educational objectives of both parties as well as those related to knowledge creation and dissemination. Consequently, in order to facilitate their participation in particular initiatives aligned with their research interests, this invites qualified graduates to register on the Museum database.
This collaboration also provides the possibility of a variety of experiences designed to assist graduates referred in determining the professional fields for which they may be suited whilst establishing and strengthening the relationship between the Museum and the academic community to ensure a mutually reinforcing relationship between the University curricula and the world of work.
Anthropology lecturer, Dr Balungile Zondi, clarified that in order for students and graduates to be eligible for consideration for projects arising from the Museum’s strategy and annual performance objectives, they must be enrolled in or have completed coursework in the Anthropology discipline at UKZN. ‘The School of Social Sciences/Anthropology at UKZN will identify and recommend eligible applicants to the Museum for consideration. The Selection Committee will consist of representatives from both parties,’ she said.
She added that the MoU is celebrating the hiring of Ms Hloniphile Ndlovu, a second-year PhD candidate in Anthropology (under the guidance of Zondi).
‘Ms Ndlovu is contracted as a PhD intern and will be receiving a decent remuneration during the contract. This is an indication that UKZN is part of a broader community and it exist to ensure the employability of students,’ she added.
Words: Sinoyolo Mahlasela
Photograph: Supplied