University of KwaZulu-Natal - Organisation

Organisation

The university is governed in accordance with the Higher Education Act, and the constitution of the university is specified in the Statute of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, as approved by the South African Minister of Education and the Parliament of South Africa.

In terms of the statute, the university consists of:

• the chancellor (the titular head). The first chancellor of the merged university was Dr Frene Ginwala. It is currently Dr Zweli Mkhize.
• the vice chancellor (the executive head)
• two or more deputy vice chancellors (currently there are five full and one acting)
• the registrar (responsible for registering students)
• the council (responsible for governance of the institution as a whole)
• the senate (responsible for governance of academic activities)
• the students representative council (responsible for students representation)
• the institutional forum (responsible for advising the council on matters of human rights and equality)
• the colleges (currently there are four)
• the academic and support staff
• the students
• the convocation (all the alumni and some others)