A total number of 1549 graduands will graduate at the Durban University of Technology 2021 Summer Graduation Ceremony on Wednesday, 01 December 2021. The event will be hosted online, via the DUT website: www.dut.ac.za and on the DUT YouTube channel: DUTCampusTV at midday (12h00).

Of the 1549 graduands, 864 men and 685 women will be bestowed with their qualification on the day. The virtual graduation ceremony will consist of graduands from both DUT Durban and DUT Midlands campuses. In total, 1380 graduands will obtain their undergraduate qualifications while 169 will graduate with their post-graduate qualifications. The Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment has a total number of 734 graduands, the Faculty of Management Sciences will have 308, followed by the Faculty of Accounting and Informatics with 241, alongside 150 graduands from the Faculty of Applied Sciences, 83 graduands from the Faculty of Health Sciences and 33 students will be graduating from the Faculty of Arts and Design. In May this year, 8399 students graduated during the Autumn Graduation ceremonies at DUT, taking the 2021 graduate total to over 9900.

The Summer Graduation Ceremony will be officially constituted by DUT Chancellor, Ms Nonkululeko Nyembezi. On the commencement of the coronavirus pandemic, DUT decided to host its graduation ceremonies online, in order to abide by the COVID-19 regulations and to ensure the safety of the DUT community. We remain cautious since there are expert predictions that the fourth wave of the pandemic could be imminent. Therefore, we urge all of our graduates to celebrate their success safely and with the relevant COVID-19 protocols in mind. The University congratulates all DUT graduates and we are extremely proud of their achievements.

Pictured: Students from a previous graduation ceremony at DUT.