List of Acronyms
| Acronym | Description |
|---|---|
| 4IR | Fourth Industrial Revolution |
| AC | Academic Computing |
| ADDIE | Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation |
| ADO | Academic Development Officer |
| AIC | Academic Integrity Course |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| ALASA | African Language Association of Southern Africa |
| AMS | Academic Monitoring and Support |
| ASAF | Access and Success Advisory Forum |
| BAQONDE | Boosting the Use of African Languages in Education: A Qualified Organized Nationwide Development Strategy for South Africa |
| BMUS4 | (Extended Curriculum) Bachelor of Music |
| BSS4 | (Extended Curriculum) Bachelor of Social Science |
| CAES | College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science |
| CCMS | Centre for Communication, Media and Society |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CHE | Council on Higher Education |
| CHUM | College of Humanities |
| CHS | College of Health Sciences |
| CIO | Chief Information Officer |
| CLMS | College of Law and Management Studies |
| COIL | Collaborative Online International Learning |
| CoP | Community of Practice |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
| CLMS | College of Law and Management Studies |
| DHET | Department of Higher Education and Training |
| DoH | Department of Health |
| DUT | Durban University of Technology |
| DVC | Deputy Vice-Chancellor |
| FTEN | First-Time Entering |
| FYE | First-Year Experience |
| HEQC | Higher Education Quality Committee |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HLTs | Human Language Technologies |
| HOD | Head of Department |
| HPE | Health Professions Education |
| HR | Human Resource |
| HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| IA | Institutional Audit |
| ICS | Information and Communication Services |
| INC | IsiZulu National Corpus |
| INSETA | Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority |
| IQA | Internal Quality Assurance |
| IPE | Interprofessional Education |
| IT | Information Technology |
| KZN | KwaZulu-Natal |
| LGBTQI | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex |
| MUT | Mangosuthu University of Technology |
| NIHSS | National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences |
| NSFAS | National Student Financial Aid Scheme |
| NSSE | National Survey of Student Engagement |
| QAF | Quality Assurance Framework |
| QPA | Quality Promotion and Assurance |
| PGDip | Postgraduate Diploma |
| PoE | Portfolio of Evidence |
| PQM | Programme Qualification Mix |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment |
| SA | South Africa |
| SAAIR | South Africa Association for Institutional Research |
| SAEES | School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences |
| SAQA | South African Qualifications Authority |
| SASL | South African Sign Language |
| SAULM | Students’ Access to and Use of Learning Materials |
| SASSE | South African Survey of Student Engagement |
| SATI | South African Translators Institute |
| SCP | School of Chemistry and Physics |
| SCM | School of Clinical Medicine |
| SER | Self-Evaluation Report |
| SEP-TLF | Staff Experience of, and Perspectives on Teaching and Learning and its Future |
| SEP-TLS | Staff Experience and Perspectives on Teaching and Learning Survey |
| SI | Supplemental Instruction |
| SHE | Safety, Health and Environment |
| SHS | School of Health Sciences |
| SLMMS | School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences |
| SLS | School of Life Sciences |
| SOTL | Scholarship of Teaching and Learning |
| SMSCS | School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science |
| SMU | Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University |
| SSD | Student Services Division |
| SSS | Student Support Services |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics |
| SWITCH | Strengthening the Workforce to Improve Treatment and Care of HIV |
| T&L | Teaching and Learning |
| TAU | Teaching Advancement at University |
| TIQEG | Teaching Innovation Quality Enhancement Grants |
| TMT | Translation Management Tool |
| UCDG | University Capacity Development Grant |
| UCDP | University Capacity Development Programme |
| UEL | UKZN Extended Learning |
| UFS | University of the Free State |
| UKZN | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| ULB | University Language Board |
| ULOP | UKZN Learn Online Portal |
| ULPDO | University Language Planning and Development Office |
| UNISA | University of South Africa |
| UNIZULU | University of Zululand |
| UP | University of Pretoria |
| UREC | University Research and Ethics Committee |
| USAf | Universities South Africa |
| UTEL | University Technology Enhanced Learning |
| UTLC | UKZN Teaching and Learning Committee |
| UTLO | University Teaching and Learning Office |
| UTOP | UKZN Teach Online Portal |
| VIT | Victorian Institute of Technology |
| VLC | VideoLAN Client |
| WP | Writing Place |
