Prospective Students

A welcome from the Executive Dean, Professor Zuki Zingela

We, in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Nelson Mandela University, are pleased to welcome you to our postgraduate programmes which provide ample opportunities for research and innovation. We encourage a focus on collaboration as we strive towards excellence and knowledge generation which are driven by the health needs of our communities so that the knowledge we generate and produce serves a common good. By driving a research agenda embedded in a socially conscious focus while supporting our student’s natural curiosity for innovation, we ensure that we create an enabling and vibrant environment for creativity that embraces a thirst for knowledge. Our postgraduate programmes offer an opportunity to work across different disciplines with capable and engaged researchers and supervisors. Our available resources ensure that our postgraduate students are well supported to navigate the research space confidently while ensuring capacity building and opportunities to grow. If you are looking for a home to help you develop your intellectual capital into tangible research that impacts our communities in a way that brings them closer to achieving and maintaining holistic health and wellness, then the Faculty of Health Sciences is your home. Join us and let’s change the world, together.