University of KwaZulu-Natal Open Day 2025

Date	Event	Aim	Location
Jan 9	Online registration starts	Physical and online registration for all first year and returning students.	Westville, HC & PMB
Jan 28	Parents Day	To showcase the university to parents and to provide orientation information	Westville – Main Joosub Hall HC – Unite PMB – Colin Webb
Jan 30 – 31	Orientation	To showcase the university to students and to provide orientation information	Westville – Joosab (Main) hall HC – Unite PMB – Colin Webb
Feb 6	Lectures commence	Lectures for all programmes/ courses begin throughout the university
Feb 10	Deadline for the exclusion appeal process	Deadline for the exclusion appeal process
Mar 10	Final reg fee payments/ Registration ends	The Final date for payment of all fees required for registration
Mar 8 – 10	Engineering career week	Top Maths and Physics students invited to learn about Engineering	Unite – Howard College
Mar 10	Change of curriculum & extended DP application ends	The Final day for change of curriculum & extended DP application.
Mar 23	College Awards Ceremony – Durban	To recognise students who have excelled in their respective areas	Life Sciences Building – Westville Campus
Mar 30	Graduation – Durban	To award degrees	Sports Centre – Westville
Apr	STEAM Careers Symposium	To introduce high school learners to careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.	Dinning Hall – Edgewood campus
Apr 6	Graduation – PMB	To award degrees	RAS showgrounds – PMB
Apr 7	College Awards Ceremony – PMB	To recognise students who have excelled in their respective areas	Colin Webb – PMB
Apr 13	College Team Building	To foster relations and communication within the College	TBA
May 6	College Open Day – PMB	To showcase the College to potential students and the public	Colin Webb Hall – PMB
May 13	College Open Day – Durban	To showcase the College to potential students and the public	Main Joosub Hall -Westville
May 23 – 24	Ukulinga Howard Davis Memorial Symposium	Symposium that seeks to benefit communities from knowledge integration between higher education institutions and agricultural stakeholders.	Ukulinga research farm
May 27 – 4 Jun	Royal Agriculture Show	Exposition for Agriculture, Commerce & Industry	RAS showgrounds – PMB
Jul 3- 7	Be a Scientist for a Week	To enable grade 11-12 pupils to experience the different Science disciplines	PMB & Westville
Jul 10-14	Engineering Winter School	To enable grade 11-12 pupils to experience the different Engineering disciplines	Unite – HC
July 28	Mondi-Wessa Environmental Quiz	Finals of national environmental quiz.	Colin Webb – PMB
Jul 31 – Aug 4	National Science Week	National celebration to promote Science, Engineering & Technology – school workshops & public lectures	PMB & Westville (STEC)
Aug 2	Science Careers’ Fair – PMB	To provide an opportunity for companies to come on campus for graduate recruitment purposes	Student Union Building
Aug 3	Science Careers’ Fair – Westville	To provide an opportunity for companies to come on campus for graduate recruitment purposes	Sports Centre
Aug 4	Employer Career Exhibition- Howard College	To provide an opportunity for companies to come on campus for graduate recruitment purposes	Student Union Building
Aug 24	Agri-Food Careers Fair	To provide an opportunity for companies to come on campus for graduate recruitment purposes	Rabie Saunders Lawn – Agric Campus
Sep 18	College Fun Run	To foster relations and communication between all College staff and PG students	TBA
Sep 22 – 24	Garden & Leisure Show	Premier garden & leisure show in SA with strong horticultural focus	RAS showgrounds – PMB
Oct 27	PG Research Day	To showcase postgraduate student research activities	Shepstone Buidling – HC
Nov 24	End of year function	To thank staff in the College Office and celebrate the end of year	TBA
Nov 27	Long Service Awards & Retirees function	To honour long serving and retiring staff	PMB – Hexagon foyer
Nov 28	Long Service Awards & Retirees function	To honour long serving and retiring staff	Westville – STEC
Dec 01	Engineering Banquet	To honour achievements in Engineering	TBA