UKZN graduation goes virtual

UKZN will host a virtual graduation ceremony for the class of 2020 on Friday, 29 May 2020 in accordance with lockdown social distancing regulations.

The virtual ceremony will entail the conferring of degrees on graduands who have succeeded in fulfilling their academic requirements and whose names appear on the graduation programme.

The virtual ceremony will feature an address by UKZN’s Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Nana Poku and congratulatory messages by four Deputy Vice-Chancellors.

The event will be broadcast live on SABC3 (Channel 193) on Friday, 29 May 2020 at 1.30pm.

Graduands will join via the link: https://virtualgraduation.ukzn.ac.za/.  This link will only be active and accessible on Friday.

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UKZN has also partnered with Ukhozi FM on its special graduation programme broadcast which will be aired between noon and 3pm.

The University will confer a total of 9 963 degree certificates, 6 505 of which will be awarded to undergraduate recipients and 3 458 to postgraduates.

There are 414 Masters (thesis) and 228 doctoral graduands.

Overall there are 104 summa cum laude and 270 cum laude graduands. A totl of 1 609 degrees will be conferred in the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, 5 087 in the College of Humanities, 2 254 in the College of Law and Management Studies, and 1 013 in the College of Health Sciences.

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