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Mellon Foundation Awards Over Nine Million Rand (U$657,000) in Grants to College of Humanities

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UKZN Academics heading the two Mellon Projects are clockwise from left: Professors Nobuhle Hlongwa, Stephen Mutula, Nogwaja Zulu, Maheshvari Naidu and Ernest Khalema.
UKZN Academics heading the two Mellon Projects are clockwise from left: Professors Nobuhle Hlongwa, Stephen Mutula, Nogwaja Zulu, Maheshvari Naidu and Ernest Khalema.

The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has been awarded a total of approximately R9.3 Million Rand (US$657 000) in grants by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for two Projects in the College of Humanities.

The first institutional project, in the category of International Higher Education and Strategic Projects (IHESP) entitled Humanizing Space: Towards an African Spatial Humanities, was awarded US$ 599,000 (R8.5 Million).  This project on spatial mapping will be implemented over a five year period.

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Mellon Foundation Awards Over Nine Million Rand (U$657,000) in Grants to College of Humanities

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