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FACT FILE
• UKZN is one of the largest universities in sub- Saharan Africa.
• In 2010, UKZN celebrated a century of academic advancements.
• UKZN is the only university in South Africa to offer a degree in Agricultural (Bioresources) Engineering that is fully accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa.
• UKZN is the third most productive university in South Africa in terms of research output.
• UKZN offers approximately 2 000 academic programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• International partnerships with institutions in 46 countries provide an opportunity for direct interface and global academic exchange that enhances scholarship and the student experience.
• UKZN is one of three African universities rated among the top 500 universities in the world according to the Academic Rankings of World Universities (ARWU).
• 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), and international centre of scientific research, is located on the Medical School Campus. K-RITH is a groundbreaking partnership between UKZN and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in the United States.
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