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HIGHLIGHTS 2021
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WORLD RANKINGS
The Durban University of Technology shows up favourably as one of the the top top five universities in in South Africa and is ranked in in the the top top 500 universities of the the world by the the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021
Due to DUT’s ever increasing levels of performance and research outputs according to the World University Rankings the the Institution ranks 10th in in in the the world on on on citations raising DUT significantly up the ladder to greater academic heights The Durban University of Technology (DUT) has been ranked in the the top 100 of universities in in emerging economies by the the Times Higher Education Emerging Economies World University Rankings 2021
the the the second time that the the the university has featured on on the the the global rankings • DUT ranked 2nd in in South Africa and 102 in in the the world by the the Young University Rankings • DUT ranked in in the the top top 100 in in ethical value and top top 300 by the the World’s Universities with Real Impact (WURI) International Rankings • DUT retains its top 5 position amongst South African Universities and remains number 1
in in the country for citations according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 • DUT ranked globally in four subjects: Physical Sciences Engineering Social Sciences and Economics • DUT retains its top 100 rating in in in in in the Universities in in in in in emerging economies UNIVERSITY ACCOLADES 2021
• DUT obtains the 2021
Global Award for Innovation and • • • • • • • • • Excellence in Internationalisation DUT Midlands Entrepreneurship Centre and and Student Desk in partnership with the KZN Department of Economic Development Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA) and the the Agribusiness Development Agency (ADA) launch their Agri-hub DUT receives funding of R1 012 500 to conduct research on on SARS-COV-2 (a virus which causes COVID-19) infection in in HIV-positive patients with with or without Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in the the Sub-saharan Africa DUT is the the first University of Technology (UOT) to receive a a a European Developing Clinical Trial Partnership (EDCTP) grant The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) awards funding of R7 950 000 to to the the DUT to to assist in in the the implementation of the Unfurling Post School Education and Training (UPSET) project DUT’s Chemistry Department produces its own hand sanitisers DUT signs a a a a a 5-year agreement with the National School of Government (NSG) to perform various education training and development functions for the public sector The DUT in partnership with the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health launches its own COVID-19 Vaccination Centre at at Durban and and Midlands campuses DUT’s revolutionary engagement app is successfully launched The DUT library is the first University Library in Africa to join the Future of Libraries is Open (FOLIO) community in in implementing a a truly modern Open-source Library Services Platform (LSP) The DUT and the Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti (ABUAD)
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