• KwaZulu-Natal is home to some of South Africa’s best universities. You will not only receive an excellent education but you will also be surrounded by an exquisite environment in which to study. If you are coming from another province or country, these institutions will provide you with a home away from home, with many residence options available both on and off campus, as well as a large number of fellow students eager to welcome you to the province.

University of KwaZulu-Natal

• The University of KwaZulu-Natal, also known as UKZN, is a South African university with five campuses in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. The University of Natal and the University of Durban-Westville merged to form it on January 1, 2004. Edgewood, Howard College, Medical School, Pietermaritzburg, and Westville Campus are the five campuses.

Faculties

• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Faculty of Humanities, Dev & Social Sciences
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Management Studies
• Faculty of Science and Agriculture

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Durban University of Technology 

• Durban University of Technology (DUT), founded in 2002, is a technical university that offers a variety of departments as well as short courses. It has five Durban campuses and two in Pietermaritzburg. Durban is home to the Brickfield, ML Sultan, Ritson, Steve Biko, and City Campuses. Pietermaritzburg is home to the Indumiso and Riverside campuses. The University is one of only five technical institutions in Africa that offers Doctoral Degrees.

Faculties

• Faculty of Accounting and Informatics
• Faculty of Applied Sciences
• Faculty of Arts and Design
• Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Faculty of Management Sciences

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University of Zululand

• The University of Zululand (also known as UNIZULU) is located in KwaZulu-Natal, just south of Empangeni and north of the Thukela River. In keeping with the government’s vocational approach to higher education, UNIZULU provides a mix of university courses and career-focused programs that meet the needs of industry stakeholders as well as the rural community. As a result, the university meets the needs of both ‘entrepreneurial’ and ‘alternative’ education.

Faculties 

• Faculty of Arts
• Faculty of Commerce-Administration-Law
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Science-Agriculture

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Mangosuthu University of Technology

• The Mangosuthu University of Technology, formerly known as Mangosuthu Technikon, is a technical university on the outskirts of Durban, near Umlazi. MUT, a Zulu-speaking university, equips students with career-oriented skills through a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical work experience. This is accomplished through close collaboration with commerce and industry to ensure that the curriculum of a particular qualification is market relevant and relevant to the chosen field. The programs include theoretical studies as well as in-service training.

Faculties

• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Management Sciences
• Faculty of Natural Sciences

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