| University of Durban-Westville | |
| Established: | 1972 (successor to Indian University College [Salisbury Island], established in 1961) |
| City: | Westville |
| Website: | udw.ac.za |
The University of Durban-Westville (UDW) was a university situated in Westville, a town situated near Durban, South Africa, which opened in 1972. It is now one of the campuses of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. It was initially established for Indians, as during apartheid there were few universities that admitted non-White students. Prior to the building of UDW, Indian students traveled by ferry to a facility at Salisbury Island, which had been established in 1961 as the University College for Indians[1] [2] UDW offered degrees in commerce, the arts, law, engineering, and health sciences and sciences in general. Later an indoor sports centre was built, which hosted national sporting events. UDW was the hub of many student anti-apartheid political rallies.
In 1995 it was reported that staff members had been subjected to death threats, violence, break-ins to their homes and offices and smear campaigns by other staff members.[3] [4] [5]
On 1 January 2004 the university was merged with the University of Natal to create the University of KwaZulu-Natal, as part of a broader reorganisation of South African universities.