UKZN receives millions in funding for postgrads, anti-GBV efforts
UKZN's efforts to support postgraduate students and its fight against gender-based violence have received a shot in the arm.
Vice-Chancellor and
Principal Nana Poku has
announced the institution has secured R17.5 million in funding.
The university says R15 million will be allocated to the five colleges to benefit postgraduate students, particularly those from historically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Spokesperson Normah Zondo says the remaining amount will go towards the institution's Sexual and Gender-Based Violence project.
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"R2.5 million of the total funding will be dedicated to a crucial cause – the creation and operation of the GBV secretariat as mandated by the recently adopted UKZN SGBV strategy.
“In line with that strategy and as announced in March this year, a specialised hub for addressing issues of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence will be established within the Office of the Vice-Chancellor.”
