UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL

DURBAN
The University of Kwazulu-Natal has five campuses in and around Durban. Durban is a vibrant coastal city renowned for its beaches and resorts, and with some 3,5 million inhabitants it is South Africa's second biggest city. The climate is pleasant without big variations in temperature through the seasons – the average temperature is 28°C in January and 23°C in July.

UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL
The University of Kwazulu-Natal (UKZN) is a pre-eminent research and teaching university in South Africa. It has some 40,750 students, including international students from more than 70 countries. UKZN offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in four colleges of Agriculture, Engineering and Science; Humanities; Health Sciences; and Law and Management Studies.

ASSORTED FACTS

TUITION
International undergraduate and graduate students in general pay US $ 5780,00 per annum or U$ 2890 per semester (first or second) including the international levy. Study Abroad students taking one or more modules for non-degree purposes payU$840 per 16 credit course/module per semester. See UKZN pages or the HBO contact person for more information. No tuition for exchange students.

ACCOMMODATION
The University offers accommodation in its comfortable, wellsecured, self-catering residences and also assists students to find suitable off-campus accommodation. In 2006, residence fees were R11 260 per annum. The accommodation deposit was R2 000. These fees do not include the cost of meals.

KEY DATES
Key dates of the 2007 academic calendar:

FIRST SEMESTER:  12 February –  14 June.

WINTER VACATION: 15 June – 29 July.

SECOND SEMESTER: 30 July – 24 November. Exams are held in two-week periods in the end of each semester.

VISA
Norwegian citizens need a student visa to study in South Africa. You may apply for this at any South African embassy, e.g. in Oslo, Norway.

CURIO
Durban is reportedly the busiest port in Africa, it has a Snake Park with a huge collection of snakes and reptiles, and a Surf Museum(!), showing the city's surf history. The waves that hit the Durban beaches are among the best for surfing in all of SA.

LINKS: THE UNIVERSITY AND ANSA'S COUNTRY PAGES
www.ukzn.ac.za/
www.ansa.no/sorafrika