The University of Zululand (also known as Unizulu) has been designated to serve as the only comprehensive tertiary educational institution north of the uThukela River in KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal

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, South Africa

South Africa

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. Its new status is in accordance with South Africa's National Plan for Higher Education aimed at eradicating inequity and costly duplication. As a result, Unizulu offers career-focused programmes as well as a limited number of relevant university degree courses that have been structured with potential employees and employers in mind.

The University has extended its existing links with a wide array of tertiary educational institutions in the United States

United States

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 and in Europe

Europe

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 by establishing partnerships with the University of Mississippi

University of Mississippi

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, Radford University

Radford University

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, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and Chicago State University

Chicago State University

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.