Back Universiteit van Johannesburg Afrikaans جامعة جوهانسبرغ Arabic جامعة جوهانسبرج ARZ Yohannesburq Universiteti Azerbaijani ژوهانسبورق بیلیمیوردو AZB Йоханесбургски университет Bulgarian زانکۆی جۆھانسبێرگ CKB Universität Johannesburg German Universitato de Johanesburgo Esperanto Universidad de Johannesburgo Spanish
Universiteit van Johannesburg (Afrikaans) | |
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Former names | Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit (Rand Afrikaans University) (1967–2004) |
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| Motto | Diens Deur Kennis (Afrikaans) |
Motto in English | Service Through Knowledge |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1 January 2005 |
Academic affiliations | AAU[1] ACU[2] FOTIM SACU[3] HESA Universitas 21[4] |
| Chairman | Mike Solomon Teke[5] |
| Chancellor | Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka[5] |
| Vice-Chancellor | Letlhokwa George Mpedi |
Academic staff | 2,942[6] |
| Students | 50,000+ (2023) [7] |
| Location | , , 26°11′0″S 27°59′56″E / 26.18333°S 27.99889°E |
| Campus | Auckland Park Kingsway (APK) Auckland Park Bunting Road (APB) Doornfontein (DFC) Soweto (SWC) |
| Colours | Orange Yellow White |
| Nickname | UJ |
| Mascot | University of Johannesburg Hoopoe |
| Website | uj.ac.za |
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a public university located in Johannesburg, South Africa. The University of Johannesburg came into existence on 1 January 2005 as the result of a merger between the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), the Technikon Witwatersrand (TWR) and the Soweto and East Rand campuses of Vista University.[8] Prior to the merger, the Daveyton and Soweto campuses of the former Vista University had been incorporated into RAU. As a result of the merger of Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), it is common for alumni to refer to the university as RAU. The vice-chancellor and principal of UJ is Professor Letlhokwa George Mpedi who took office on 1 January 2023. Between 2018 and 2022, UJ's vice-chancellor and principal was Tshilidzi Marwala.[9][10][11]
The newly emerged institution is one of the largest comprehensive contact universities[8] in South Africa from the 26 public universities that make up the higher education system. UJ has a student population of over 50 000, of which more than 3000 are international students from 80 countries.[12]
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- ^ "Association of Commonwealth Universities". ACU Membership. ACU. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ South African Colleges & Universities Organisation
- ^ "Member List". Universitas 21. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ a b "UJ Governance". www.uj.ac.za. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "UJ Fast Facts" (PDF). University of Johannesburg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ "About the University". Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Full List of NRF-rated Researchers" (PDF). University of Johannesburg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Tshilidzi Marwala appointed as new vice-chancellor and principal of UJ". TimesLIVE. 25 June 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023.
- ^ "UJ appoints new Prof Tshilidzi Marwala as new Vice-Chancellor and Principal". Archived from the original on 18 January 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Vice Chancellor's Message 26 May 2023". University of Johannesburg.
- ^ "About Us". University of Johannesburg.
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