University of Durban-Westville

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The University of Durban-Westville (English: University of Durban-Westville ) short UDW, was a state higher education institution in South Africa based in Westville , a district of Durban in the former province of Natal . The university is the direct successor institution of the University College for Indians in Durban ( Salisbury Island ), which has been gradually established since 1961 . The UDW merged in 2004 with the University of Natal to the University of KwaZulu-Natal .

development

Predecessor institution

In the course of the implementation of the basic positions of “separate development”, the South African government developed patterns of action at the beginning of the 1960s to actively and passively integrate concerns of the Indian population into the structures of their racial segregation policy. To this end, a Department of Indian Affairs with a “white” minister was established at the national level in 1961 .

In November 1960, as part of an educational policy offensive, it was publicly announced that the establishment of a University College for Indians was planned for 1961. The previously appointed university council had to prepare the establishment of the higher education institution and was headed by AJH van der Walt. The educational scientist Stephanus Petrus Olivier (1915–1998) was appointed vice chancellor (rector ). There were negative reactions from among the political organizations of the Indians. A conference they held in Durban ended with a call to all Indians in the country to not cooperate because participation in this project was viewed as an inappropriate link with the apartheid system.

Regardless of this, the state-designed University College for Indians on Salisbury Island in Durban Bay began operations. The existing buildings of a former Navy base in the port area of ​​Durban were used for this purpose . In 1962 there were over 40 employees on the staff of this facility, only six of them were Indian. At that time, courses were offered in the fields of natural science, cultural studies, social science, economics, administration and pharmacy . For 1963, the expansion to include education, hygiene and art was planned. At this point in time, a law course was being prepared.

As the first professor from among academics of Indian descent, Chunderban Ramfol received an appointment, who then took over the chair of psychology in 1964. The location of the University College for Indians in the port area of ​​Durban remained a temporary arrangement. As part of the search for alternatives, the focus in 1963 was on areas in the Chiltern Hills district not far from the Westville district , which were earmarked for the construction of the final campus area from 1966 and 1967 respectively.

Establishment of the university in Westville

From the state budget of 1967 510.544 were marginal for land acquisition in the area of Chiltern Hills expensed and included the construction work. Meanwhile the faculty had grown to 109 whites and 25 Indians in 1968 and 1,407 students were enrolled. The Universities Amendment Act ( Act No. 24/1968 ) passed in the same year prepared a comprehensive higher education reform with regard to a new funding basis for “non-white” higher education institutions. This was followed by the Universities Amendment Act ( Act No. 67/1969 ), through which the previous university colleges of the “non-white” South African population could be elevated to the rank of university. For the University College for Indians , this transformation took place by means of the University of Durban-Westville Act ( Act No. 49/1969 ), which at the same time determined that the institution was renamed ( University of Durban-Westville ). At this point in time, the campus was in the process of developing further buildings. The award of the university rank as a result of the law of 1969 became legally binding on January 1, 1971 through the Proclamation 194/1970 .

In 1978 the University of Durban-Westville Amendment Act ( Act No. 68/1978 ) gave higher education bodies, particularly the University Council, extended rights. This concerned the financial management, the appointment of the rector and other staff and the tuition fees. In the same year, African and white students were able to enroll. The UDW gained full university autonomy in 1984. The Indians Education Amendment Act ( Act No. 78/1984 ), a supplementary act to the Indians Education Act of 1965 (Act No. 61), provided the legal basis for the establishment of a university council and the Senate .

The establishment of the University of KwaZulu-Natal from two major universities in the province in 2004 was the first of its kind in the plan to restructure education in South Africa, which began at the initiative of the Cabinet in 2002.

Faculties 2003–2004

With the integration into the new university, a reorganization of all departments was necessary. The following faculties existed at this time:

  • Faculty of Commerce and Management Sciences
  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Science

The number of students

The table shows the development of the number of students at the University College for Indians (1961–1970) and at the University of Durban-Westville (UDW for both institutions) in the period from 1961 to 1993. According to the statistical information, the number was determined at the beginning of the second semester of the respective year. To illustrate the size relation, individual years have been provided with information from the Witwatersrand University (Wits).

Number of students UDW / Wits
year Indian UDW / Wits Colored African white Total UDW Total Wits
(for comparison)
1960 - / 140 - - - - 5449
1961 120 - - - 120
1962 440 - - - 440
1963 637 - - - 637
1964 898 - - - 898
1965 1008/92 1 - - 1009 6417
1966 1384 - - - 1384
1967 1429 - - - 1429
1968 1407 - - - 1407
1969 1621 - - - 1621
1970 1654/293 - - - 1654 9368
1971 1710 - - - 1710
1972 2004 - - - 2004
1973 2192 - - - 2192
1974 2342/143 - - - 2342 10,299
1975 k. A. k. A. k. A. k. A. k. A.
1976 k. A. k. A. k. A. k. A. k. A.
1977 3482 39 1 - 3522
1978 4151 36 1 13 4201
1979 4559 55 4th 34 4652
1980 4756/643 36 7th 76 4875 13,243
1981 4838 36 13 74 4961
1982 4801 36 13 100 4950
1983 5388 44 26th 118 5576
1984 6220 98 68 198 6584
1985 5925/974 150 145 204 6424 16.306
1986 5231 150 436 218 6035
1987 5024 162 1181 279 6646
1988 - - - - k. A.
1989 4502 166 2379 355 7402
1990 4474/1664 154 2637 377 7642 19,148
1991 - - - - k. A.
1992 - - - - k. A.
1993 5401/2143 169 4336 384 10,290 19,853

Well-known graduates

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Anti-South African Indian Council (SAIC) Campaign . on www.sahistory.org.za (English)
  2. ↑ Oud-rektor in Bfn oorlede ( Memento of the original from September 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Volksblad , July 27, 1998 (Afrikaans) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / 152.111.11.6
  3. ↑ SAIRR : A Survey of Race Relations in South Africa 1961 , Johannesburg 1962, pp. 259-260
  4. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1962 , Johannesburg 1963, pp. 199-200
  5. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1963 , Johannesburg 1964, p. 242
  6. ^ SAIRR: Survey 1968 , Johannesburg 1969, pp. 252, 254, 256
  7. ^ SAIRR: Survey 1969 , Johannesburg 1970, p. 212
  8. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1969 , Johannesburg 1970 p. 215
  9. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1970 , Johannesburg 1971 p. 244
  10. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1978 , Johannesburg 1979 p. 459
  11. ^ SAIRR: Survey 1984 , Johannesburg 1985 p. 679
  12. ↑ Chandru Kistan: Local Case Study: Merger Scenario With Pipeline Students University of KwaZulu-Natal on January 01, 2004 . February 2006. Council on Higher Education South Africa on www.che.ac.za (English)
  13. ↑ UKZN: Research Report 2003 . at www.issuu.com (English)
  14. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1962 , Johannesburg 1963, p. 195
  15. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1962 , Johannesburg 1963, p. 195
  16. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1962 , Johannesburg 1963, p. 195
  17. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1963 , Johannesburg 1964, p. 242
  18. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1964 , Johannesburg 1965, p. 291
  19. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1965 , Johannesburg 1966, p. 274
  20. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1966 , Johannesburg 1967, p. 268
  21. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1967 , Johannesburg 1968, p. 280
  22. ^ SAIRR: Survey 1968 , Johannesburg 1969, p. 254
  23. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1969 , Johannesburg 1970, p. 210
  24. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1970 , Johannesburg 1972, p. 243
  25. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1971 , Johannesburg 1972, p. 288
  26. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1972 , Johannesburg 1973, p. 383
  27. ^ SAIRR: Survey 1973 , Johannesburg 1974, p. 332
  28. ^ SAIRR: Survey 1974 , Johannesburg 1975, p. 369
  29. ^ SAIRR: Survey 1975 , Johannesburg 1976, p. 259
  30. ^ SAIRR: Survey 1976 , Johannesburg 1977, p. 522
  31. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1977 , Johannesburg 1978, p. 522
  32. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1978 , Johannesburg 1979, p. 451
  33. ^ SAIRR: Survey 1979 , Johannesburg 1980, p. 545
  34. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1980 , Johannesburg 1981, p. 538
  35. ^ SAIRR: Survey 1981 , Johannesburg 1982, p. 379
  36. ^ SAIRR: Survey 1982 , Johannesburg 1983, p. 508
  37. ^ SAIRR: Survey 1983 , Johannesburg 1984, p. 460
  38. ^ SAIRR: Survey 1984 , Johannesburg 1985, p. 694
  39. ^ SAIRR: Survey 1991/92 , Johannesburg 1992, pp. 222-223
  40. ^ SAIRR: Survey 1986, Part 2 , Johannesburg 1987, p. 465
  41. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1987/88 , Johannesburg 1988, p. 181
  42. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1989/90 , Johannesburg 1990, p. 872
  43. ^ SAIRR: Survey 1991/92 , Johannesburg 1992, pp. 222-223
  44. ↑ SAIRR: Survey 1993/94 , Johannesburg 1994, p. 744