University of Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg
Universiteit van Johannesburg (Afrikaans)
University of Johannesburg brand logo
Former names
Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit (Rand Afrikaans University) (1967–2004)
Motto
Diens Deur Kennis (Afrikaans)
Motto in English
Service Through Knowledge
TypePublic university
Established1 January 2005; 19 years ago (2005-01-01)
Academic affiliations
AAU[1]
ACU[2]
FOTIM
SACU[3]
HESA
Universitas 21[4]
ChairmanMike Solomon Teke[5]
ChancellorPhumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka[5]
Vice-ChancellorLetlhokwa George Mpedi
Academic staff
1,276[6]
Students50,786[7]
Undergraduates41,628[8]
Postgraduates9,080[9]
Location
Johannesburg
,
Gauteng
,
South Africa

26°11′00″S 27°59′56″E / 26.1834°S 27.9988°E / -26.1834; 27.9988
CampusAuckland Park Kingsway (APK)
Auckland Park Bunting Road (APB)
Doornfontein (DFC)
Soweto (SWC), 45,000 square metres (11 acres)[10]
Colours  Orange
  Yellow
  White
NicknameUJ
MascotUniversity of Johannesburg Hoopoe "Hoepie"[11]
Websiteuj.ac.za

The University of Johannesburg, colloquially known as UJ, is a public university located in Johannesburg, South Africa. The University of Johannesburg was established 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.[12] 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 institution is one of the largest comprehensive contact universities[12] in South Africa from the 26 public universities that make up the higher education system. UJ has a student population of more than 50,000, of which more than 3,000 are international students from 80 countries.[13]

  1. ^ "Association of African Universities". Members in Good Standing. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Association of Commonwealth Universities". ACU Membership. ACU. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  3. ^ South African Colleges & Universities Organisation
  4. ^ "Member List". Universitas 21. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  5. ^ a b "UJ Governance". www.uj.ac.za. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  6. ^ "UJ Key Statistics". University of Johannesburg.
  7. ^ "UJ Key Statistics". University of Johannesburg. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  8. ^ "UJ Key Statistics". University of Johannesburg. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  9. ^ "UJ Key Statistics". University of Johannesburg. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Campuses". University of Johannesburg. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  11. ^ "UJ's mascot Hoepie graduates!". University of Johannesburg News. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "About Us". University of Johannesburg.