Johannesburg University

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University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg
founding 1925/1. January 2005
Sponsorship state
place Johannesburg
country South Africa
Vice Chancellor Tshilidzi Marwala
Students 48,276 (2010)
Employee approx. 3,000
Website www.uj.ac.za

The University of Johannesburg ( English University of Johannesburg , shortly UJ ) in Johannesburg is one of the largest universities in South Africa . It was created on January 1, 2005 from the merger of the Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit (founded in 1967), the Witwatersrand Technikon (founded in 1925) and two campus facilities of Vista University (founded in 1982) in Soweto . There have been plans for this merger since May 2002. At the UJ, four languages ​​are taught in addition to English in Afrikaans , isiZulu andSesotho .

organization

The UJ is headed by a Vice Chancellor, he is supported by five Deputy Vice Chancellors and an examining officer. The Chancellor , since 2012 Njabulo Ndebele , has representative and symbolic tasks. The management is responsible to the university council .

The university covers an area of ​​45,000 m² and has a library with a reading room, sports facilities as well as shopping facilities and cafes for students. It consists of nine faculties , which are spread over four campus areas . These are located in the Johannesburg metropolitan area, including the Soweto district .

Faculties

International cooperation

There is a partnership with the University of Augsburg .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d About UJ ( Memento from July 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 31, 2011.
  2. Annual Report 2010 , accessed October 31, 2011.
  3. Management Executive Committee ( Memento of the original dated November 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 31, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uj.ac.za
  4. Governance ( Memento of the original from November 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 31, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uj.ac.za
  5. Council ( Memento of the original dated November 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 31, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uj.ac.za
  6. Faculties ( Memento of the original from October 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 31, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uj.ac.za
  7. Campuses ( Memento of the original from January 31, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 31, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uj.ac.za