A total of 1010 students will graduate at the Durban University of Technology’s Spring Graduation Ceremonies taking place onThursday, 1 September 2016.

An Honorary Doctorate in Management Sciences will be awarded to women empowerment luminary, Ms. Gloria T. Serobe, in recognition of her outstanding contribution towards creating social and economic change and for the empowerment and development of women, particularly those in rural areas.

The Faculty of Accounting and Informatics will have a total of 194 graduates, 92 graduates from the Faculty of Applied Sciences, 14 graduates from the Faculty of Arts and Design, 418 graduates from the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, 34 graduates  from the Faculty of Health Sciences and 258 graduates from the Faculty of Management Sciences.

A total of 639 students will receive their National Diplomas, 296 students will receive their Batchelor of Technology degrees, 58 students their Master’s degrees, 14 students their Doctorate degrees, 1 student their Batchelor of Education degree and 2 students their Batchelor of Technology degrees (four year).

In terms of race, 795 Black, 169 Indian, 37 White and 9 Coloured students will graduate.

In terms of gender, 425 female students will graduate and 585 male students will graduate.

Go to https://www.dut.ac.za/spring-graduation-2016/ for the full graduation schedule.

– Sinegugu Ndlovu

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