University of KwaZulu-Natal
Durban, South Africa
- Maghboeba Mosavel, Ph.D.
- Director, UKZN-VCU Partnership
- Email: mmosavel@vcu.edu
Virginia Commonwealth University’s International Partnership with the University of KwaZulu-Natal began in 1995 when VCU and other U.S. and South African academic institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the South African Health Care Initiative. Another MOU was signed in November 2006 between VCU and UKZN, officially establishing the partnership and opening the doorway to future collaborations.
University facts
Location: Durban
Founded: UKZN was formed in 2004 through the merger of the former historically disadvantaged university, University of Durban-Westville, and the historically white university, University of Natal.
Public/Private: Public
Number of students: 40,000
Number of undergraduate and graduate degrees: There are four colleges, each containing faculties and schools with more than 55 centers and degree programs at the bachelors, honors, master’s and doctoral levels.
Partnership track record
Departments/programs interacting at each university: School of Engineering, Health Sciences, English Department, Psychology Department, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Theatre Department
Type of activity: Faculty/student exchange, team-taught courses, curriculum development, book donations
Areas of promise
Departments/programs interacting at each university: Health Sciences, School of Engineering, School of Medicine
Type of activity: Faculty/student exchanges, collaborative research projects, grant proposal submissions, program/curriculum development
University links
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