Lecturer loses to DUT over qualification row

The senior lecturer registered to study for a master’s degree in 2011 but deregistered the same year and reimbursed DUT the money it had paid

22 October 2024 - 21:39 By TANIA BROUGHTON

The Durban University of Technology (DUT) has been vindicated in its decision to retrench a senior lecturer because she refused to do a master's degree which the institution insists is a minimum educational requirement for all of its academic staff...

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