The newly-opened Centre for Academic Success in Science and Engineering (CASSE) at UKZN consolidates a proud tradition of foundational access programmes and holistic educational pedagogy within the University spanning 30 years.

‘The establishment of CASSE heralds a new era for the College, whereby it provides the best institutional opportunity to actualise and maintain sound academic practice for the betterment of the students and it will ultimately positively influence pass rates and throughput, decrease attrition rates and finally reduce time taken to graduation while being fully vested in transformation and increasing access to quintile 1-3 students.’