University of Johannesburg (UJ)

Founded 2005 (by merger of Rand Afrikaans University, Wits Technikon, and Vista University Soweto/East Rand campuses, under the post-apartheid HE restructuring). Major comprehensive university located in Johannesburg (Gauteng), formed 2005 through the post-apartheid higher-education restructuring as a merger of three predecessor institutions: Rand Afrikaans University (RAU, founded 1968), Technikon Witwatersrand (founded 1925 as the Witwatersrand Technical Institute), and Vista University's Soweto and East Rand campuses (Vista University was a multi-campus institution serving township students 1981-2004). As a 'comprehensive' university model, UJ offers both traditional academic and career-oriented vocational programmes. Nine faculties: Art, Design and Architecture; Education; Engineering and the Built Environment; Health Sciences; Humanities; Law; Management; Science; and the Johannesburg Business School. Four campuses: Auckland Park Kingsway (main), Auckland Park Bunting Road, Doornfontein, and Soweto. Largest contact-mode university in South Africa by enrolment (~50,000 students). Strong commitment to transformation and access in the post-apartheid era.

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