University of KwaZulu-Natal, UKZN location

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The university was formed by the merger of the University of Natal and the University of Durban(Westville), in 2004.

The Council of the University of Natal voted on 31 May 2002 to offer the post of Vice-Chancellor and University Principal to world-renowned medical scientist and former Medical Research Council President – Professor Malegapuru Makgoba who assumed office on the 1 September 2002. He was entrusted with leading the University of Natal into the merger with the University of Durban-Westville. In so doing, he became the last Vice-Chancellor of the University of Natal. Professor Makgoba succeeded Professor Brenda Gourley as Vice-Chancellor. 

Having served a brief stint as the interim Vice-Chancellor in 2004 he was formally appointed as the founding Vice-Chancellor of the newly merged University of KwaZulu-Natal. He was installed at a ceremony on the 30 September 2005.

Professor Makgoba served two 5 year terms of office and retired in 2015. His tenure, however, was plagued with controversies. Makgoba is said to have created a ‘culture of hostility  at the university that resulted in an exodus of world-class academics. He was succeeded by Dr Albert van Jaarsveld.

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