University of KwaZulu-Natal

The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is a South African university with five campuses in the KwaZulu-Natal area. The University of Natal and the University of Durban-Westville merged on January 1, 2004, to establish the University of Natal-Westville. The institution is controlled by the Higher Education Act of 1997, and its constitution is outlined in the University of KwaZulu-Natal Statute, which was ratified by the South African Minister of Education and the South African Parliament.

The university is separated into five distinct campuses, which correlate to the university's administrative and academic departments. Specific academic departments (education and medicine) are housed on two campuses (Edgewood and the Medical School), but the rest of the university's academic divisions are spread over Howard College, Pietermaritzburg, and Westville.

In 2018, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed UKZN fourth among South African universities, and the QS World University Rankings ranked it sixth. UKZN has a long history of excellence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and is currently ranked first in the country in physical sciences and engineering, second in computer science, and third in mathematics. A number of notable entrepreneurs and innovators have come out of the university. By the amount of venture capital funding raised by Unicorn startups formed by UKZN alumni in Q4 2020, it was ranked top in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Established: 1 January 2004

Location:

• Durban, Westville, Pinetown
• Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Website: https://ukzn.ac.za/