Universities in Kwazulu-Natal Province - University of Kwazulu-Natal, University of Zululand, Universuniversity of Kwazulu-Natal, University of Zululand, University of Natal Ity of Natal (Paperback)

Chapters: University of Kwazulu-Natal, University of Zululand, University of Natal, University of Durban-Westville, Fusion Cooking School, Durban University of Technology, Mangosuthu University of Technology. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The University of KwaZulu-Natal or UKZN is a university with five campuses all located in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It was formed on 1 January 2004 after the merger between the University of Natal and the University of Durban-Westville. The main clock tower of Old Main Building, located on the Pietermaritzburg campus. Founded in 1910 as the Natal University College in Pietermaritzburg, the University of Natal was granted independent University status in 1949 owing to its rapid growth in numbers, its wide range of courses and its achievements in and opportunities for research. By that time, the NUC was already a multi-campus institution, having been extended to Durban after World War 1. The distinctive Howard College building was opened in 1931, following a donation by Mr T B Davis, whose son Howard Davis was killed during the Battle of the Somme in World War 1. In 1946, the government approved a Faculty of Agriculture in Pietermaritzburg and, in 1947, a Medical School for African, Indian and Coloured students in Durban. Under apartheid, the university was known for the activism of its staff and students against government-imposed racial segregation. Howard College Campus Tower in Durban, University of KwaZulu-NatalThe University of Durban-Westville was established in the 1960s as the University College for Indians on Salisbury Island in Durban Bay. Student numbers throughout the 1960s were low as a result of the Congress Alliances' policy of shunning apartheid structures. This policy gav...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=67073