ML Sultan is located in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and has now merged with Technikon Natal

Technikon Natal

Technikon Natal is located in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and has now merged with ML Sultan Technikon to form the Durban University of Technology.- History :...

 to form the Durban University of Technology

Durban University of Technology

The Durban University of Technology is a University of Technology in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was formed in 2002 by the merger of Technikon Natal and ML Sultan Technikon and was previously known as the Durban Institute of Technology. It has four campuses in Durban, and two in Pietermaritzburg...

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History

This institution was named after Mohammed Lappa Sultan who donated funds in 1941 to establish a technical college in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal(KZN). This institute provided educational opportunites to “non-white” people that had previously not been available in the region. In 1946 the Minister declared the ML Sultan Technical College an approved institution for Higher Education, in terms of the Higher Education act of 1923. On August 7th 1956, the ML Sultan Technical College was officially opened. In May of 1979, the status of the college was changed to that of a Technikon. In April of 2002, ML Sultan merged with Technikon Natal to form the Durban Institute of Technology.