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Launch of UKZN's Strategic Plan 2017-2021
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Launch of UKZN's Strategic Plan 2017-2021
Welcome to one of the largest, oldest and most transformed universities in sub-Saharan Africa – the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), a teaching and research-led university. Innovative curricula, dynamic teaching and learning, state-of-the-art laboratories and accredited professional degrees have earned UKZN the reputation as a leading higher education institution on the African continent. The University is a top-ranked state-funded university in South Africa for research productivity. Research activities span the natural, biomedical, humanities and social sciences. The University has a proud and rich heritage of academic excellence.?In 2010, UKZN celebrated 100 years of higher education – a centenary of scholarship, innovation and community engagement. UKZN was formed on 1 January 2004 with the merger of the established University of Durban-Westville and the University of Natal. Our Vision?To be the Premier University of African Scholarship Our Mission?A truly South African University that is academically excellent, innovative in research, critically engaged with society and demographically representative, redressing the disadvantages, inequities and imbalances of the past. The University promotes access to?learning that will increase educational?and employment opportunities for the?historically disadvantaged. It supports?transformation and redress and aims to?provide an enabling environment for all its?students to ensure individual intellectual?development, an awareness of social?responsibility and sound ethical practice in?our diverse society. The University’s international partnerships in 46 countries provide an opportunity for direct interface and global academic exchange that enhances scholarship and the student experience. UKZN is a multi-campus residential university located in two cities, Durban and Pietermaritzburg. The University is structured on a College model with four Colleges, including the?College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science,?College of Health Sciences,?College of Humanities?and the?College of Law and Management Studies. They comprise four to six cognate schools each and offer a comprehensive range of approximately 2000?undergraduate?and?postgraduate?programmes across?five campuses: Edgewood, Howard College, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, Pietermaritzburg and Westville. UKZN has an international reputation for academic excellence, outstanding research output and African scholarship. We have links with over 250 international institutions, which facilitate ongoing collaborative academic partnerships. UKZN is able to offer an exceptionally wide range of exciting and innovative multi-disciplinary courses that will broaden perspectives, foster a capacity for independent critical thinking, and provide intellectual tools to develop your mind, while at the same time enhancing your career opportunities in the local and global marketplace. The University strives to provide an enabling environment for all its students so as to ensure their individual intellectual development, while at the same time provide holistic education which promotes an awareness of social responsibility and sound ethical practice in a diverse society. And of course not all learning takes place in the lecture theater. UKZN offers extensive sporting, cultural and extramural activities. International Students:?http://ukzninternational.ukzn.ac.za/Homepage.aspx Student Portal: https://www.ukzn.ac.za/students/students/ Graduate School of Business and Leadership: http://gsbl.ukzn.ac.za At UKZN, we are passionate about teaching and learning. Our motto ‘Every Student Matters’, transcends the social, cultural and academic discourse across disciplines. The University encourages and embraces diversity in all facets of student experience. The University of KwaZulu-Natal Teaching & Learning Office (UTLO) is tasked with the responsibility of providing leadership in all areas of teaching and learning and institutional research to realize?the University's vision, mission and strategic plan. In fulfilling its mandate, the UTLO seeks to collaborate with academics, researchers and students to create supportive, adaptable and innovative learning environments in which outstanding teaching at all levels is nurtured, recognized and rewarded. As one of South Africa’s pre-eminent research institutions, UKZN provides a dynamic research and innovation environment to flourish as a researcher. Research focus areas include:?HIV/AIDS, TB and Health Promotion;?Social Development and Economic Studies;?Water, Environment and Biodiversity;?Biotechnology;?Agriculture and Food security;?Energy and Technology for Sustainable Development;?Gender, Race and Identity Studies;?Indigenous Knowledge Systems; and?Maritime Studies.? Research Office: UKZN scientists play an integral role in the global fight against HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis. Internationally recognised research centres are located at UKZN. The Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) is among the largest and most successful research institutes in Africa. The multi-million Rand KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV/Aids (K-RITH) is a groundbreaking partnership between UKZN and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in the United States. UKZN boasts 10 prestigious South African Science and Technology Research Chairs that range from Quantum Information Processing to Gravitating Systems – placing us fourth in the country for the number of such Chairs. UKZN boasts 6 NRF “A” Rated researchers – the fifth highest in the country. The University has a reputation for academic excellence. A recent ten year analysis by Thomson Reuters using the “InCites” international research analysis tool has rated mathematics research at UKZN number one in the country. According to the report of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DoHET) on the 2012 Institutional Research Publications Outputs, UKZN produced 1,424.22 publications units, which was the highest of the 23 publicly funded universities in South Africa.
- Total number of students 33,907
- Number of international students 1,546
- Total number of academic staff 1,250
- Number of international staff 200
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 5,910
- Number of master's degrees awarded 1,255
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 361
- Number of research only staff 382
- Number of new undergraduate students 9,659
- Number of new master's students 851
- Number of new doctoral students 315
- Global score 53.3
- Global research reputation #599
- Regional research reputation #6
- Publications #369
- Books #467
- Conferences #676
- Normalized citation impact #390
- Total citations #345
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #451
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #840
- International collaboration #347
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #195
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #346
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #425
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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29.2
No. of students per staff
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4%
Percentage of International Students
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58 : 42
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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36,660
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2013
351-400
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2016
401-500
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2017
501—600
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2018
401–500
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2019
401–500
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2020
401–500
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Young University Rankings
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2018
83
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2019
=85
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Arts & humanities
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2018
301–400
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2019
301–400
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
251–300
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2019
201–250
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Engineering & technology
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2018
401–500
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2019
501–600
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Life sciences
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2018
401–500
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2019
501–600
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Physical sciences
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2018
401–500
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2019
501–600
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Social sciences
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2018
251–300
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2019
301–400
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Business & Economics
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2019
501+
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Computer Science
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2019
501–600
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Education
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2019
301–400
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Psychology
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2019
301–400
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Emerging Economies
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2014
45
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2015
47
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2016
46
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2017
58
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2018
=41
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2019
=49
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#359 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 48.6
- Chemistry global research reputation #273
- Chemistry regional research reputation #5
- Chemistry publications #300
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #799
- Chemistry total citations #449
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #503
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #823
- Chemistry international collaboration #109
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #69
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #424
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #584
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#279 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 51.9
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #638
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #11
- Clinical Medicine publications #517
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #31
- Clinical Medicine total citations #324
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #457
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #422
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #664
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #159
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #283
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #63
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#464 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 40.8
- Engineering global research reputation #535
- Engineering regional research reputation #15
- Engineering publications #551
- Engineering normalized citation impact #446
- Engineering total citations #549
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #537
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #424
- Engineering international collaboration #103
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #119
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #305
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #113
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#226 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 45.2
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #161
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #4
- Environment/Ecology total citations #254
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #313
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #389
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #183
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #177
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #289
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #353
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#119 Immunology
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- Immunology overall score 37.8
- Immunology global research reputation #137
- Immunology regional research reputation #4
- Immunology publications #111
- Immunology normalized citation impact #172
- Immunology total citations #140
- Immunology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #128
- Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #155
- Immunology international collaboration #37
- Immunology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #4
- Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #172
- Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #190
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#420 Physics
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- Physics overall score 49.4
- Physics global research reputation #472
- Physics regional research reputation #4
- Physics publications #443
- Physics normalized citation impact #252
- Physics total citations #388
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #401
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #302
- Physics international collaboration #514
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #275
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #418
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #371
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#244 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 47.2
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #138
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #7
- Plant and Animal Science publications #98
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #435
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #195
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #362
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #504
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #411
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #262
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #458
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #495
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#245 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 39.8
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #357
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #5
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #167
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #450
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #227
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #263
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #480
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #122
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #87
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #339
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #456
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#44 Space Science
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- Space Science overall score 67.0
- Space Science global research reputation #141
- Space Science regional research reputation #2
- Space Science publications #208
- Space Science normalized citation impact #1
- Space Science total citations #65
- Space Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #109
- Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #1
- Space Science international collaboration #158
- Space Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #61
- Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #51
- Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #1
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