| Year dem found am | 2005  |
|---|---|
| Official name | University of Johannesburg |
| Funder | Open Society Foundations |
| Country | South Africa |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Johannesburg |
| Coordinate location | 26°11′0″S 27°59′56″E |
| Member of | South African National Library and Information Consortium,ORCID, Inc.,Association of African Universities |
| Get subsidiary | University of Johannesburg Faculty of Science,University of Johannesburg Faculty of Humanities |
| Dema official website | http://www.uj.ac.za/ |
DeUniversity of Johannesburg (UJ) be public university wey dey locate insyd Johannesburg,South Africa. De University of Johannesburg cam into existence for 1 January 2005 as de result of merger between de Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), de Technikon Witwatersrand (TWR) den de Soweto den East Rand campuses of Vista University.[1] Prior to de merger, na dem incorporate de Daveyton den Soweto campuses of de former Vista University into RAU. As result of de merger of Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), ebe common give alumni make dem refer to de varsity as RAU. De vice-chancellor den principal of UJ be Professor Letlhokwa George Mpedi wey na he take office for 1 January 2023. Between 2018 den 2022, na UJ ein vice-chancellor den principal be Tshilidzi Marwala.[2][3][4]
De newly emerged institution be one of de largest comprehensive contact universities[1] for South Africa insyd from de 26 public universities wey dey make up de higher education system. UJ get student population of ova 50 000, of wich more dan 3000 be international students from 80 countries.[5]
UJ get four campuses: de Auckland Park Kingsway, Auckland Park Bunting Road, Doornfontein den Soweto campuses – all dey locate insyd de metropolitan area of de City of Johannesburg.
De university dey comprise built-up area in excess of 45,000m2 den de facilities available for de respective campuses dey include:
UJ dey own island insyd de Vaal River, formerly dem know as RAU Island.
De University of Johannesburg get de executive management structure wey dey follow:
De Vice-Chancellor den Principal be de executive head of de varsity. All de offices dem list below be subordinate to de Vice-Chancellor den Principal.
Wey ein executive duties dey involve overseeing academic development den support, de dean of each faculty den effectively head of each school be subordinate to de Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic.
Be de officer responsible give financial governance den revenue as well as expenditure wey sanso effectively dey oversee de UJ pension fund.
Responsible for Internationalization, den dey oversee Research den Innovation as well as de Library den Information Center.
Responsible for central Academic administration (wey dey include alumni), corporate governance as well as student health den wellness.
General legal affairs dey pertain de varsity, disputes den litigation as well as contracts.
Responsible for de management of varsity facilities, safety den security as well as human capital management.
University relations, sports, den general student affairs.
De varsity dey bell dis de Executive Leadership Group (ELG).[12][13]
| UJ Times Higher Education Ranking 2017 to 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Year | World Rank |
| 2024 | 401–500 |
| 2023 | 601–800 |
| 2022 | 601–800 |
| 2021 | 601–800 |
| 2020 | 601–800 |
| 2019 | 601–800 |
| 2018 | 601–800 |
| 2017 | 601-800 |
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| People | |
|---|---|
| A-rated | 8 |
| B-rated | 37 |
| C-rated | 99 |
| P-rated | 1 |
| Y-rated | 33 |
| Total | 176 |
De University of Johannesburg get large research compendium, plus researchers for various fields den research focus areas insyd. De varsity get 176 rated researchers, six of wey be NRF "A-rated" researchers, dem internationally recognise insyd dema fields.[1]
Research focus areas
Below be list of de spread of de NRF rated researchers per faculty as for April 2013.[30]
De University of Johannesburg dey compose of eight faculties.
De Faculty of Art, Design den Architecture (FADA)[31] dey offer programmes for eight creative disciplines insyd.
FADA be home to de following departments:
De University of Johannesburg ein College of Business den Economics (CBE) na dem launch am for 1 July 2017. De college emerge from de former Faculty of Management den de former Faculty of Economic den Financial Sciences. E succeed make e dey help chaw students academically wey SA students dey prefer am.
De faculty of Education ein research focus areas dey include ecologists of learning to ecologists of practice, learning make ebe teacher – towards learner outcomes insyd schools, discourse den performative practice of teachers insyd language literacy den communication, keystone species insyd de science den mathematics classrooms of two schools, teachers building practice as community counselors, teachers den tools: crafting technology education insyd practice, teacher identity den de culture of schools, Information den communication technology insyd schools, Values den human rights insyd education, den aggression insyd secondary schools for South Africa insyd.[32]
De faculty of Engineering den de Built Environment ein research focus areas dey include civil engineering materials research, chromium steels, control den image processing, industrial electronics technology, manufacturing, mineral processing den technology, optical communications, process optimization of thermodynamic systems, small-scale mining den minerals, speech den signal processing, telecommunications, unmanned aerial vehicles, water research.[32]
De faculty of Health Science ein research focus areas dey include Laser Research, optometrics science, Water den Health Research.[32] Der sanso be big department give sport studies wich dey include sport psychology, sport management, sport communication, sport development den sport science. Edey house de departments wey dey follow (sam of wich dey serve as de best for de country insyd):
De faculty of Humanities ein research focus areas dey include social development insyd Africa, sociological research, culture den languages for Africa, African-European studies, den de study of democracy insyd.[32]
De faculty of Law ein research focus areas dey include de study of economic crime, private international law insyd Africa, banking law, international law insyd Africa, international den comparative labour den social security law, den sport law.[32]
The faculty of Science ein research focus areas dey include nanotechnology, energy den sustainable development, aquatic eco-toxicology, den economic geo-metallurgy.[32]
De faculty currently get 11 departments: Academy of Computer Science den Software Engineering; Biochemistry; Biotechnology den Food Technology; Botany den Plant Biotechnology; Chemical Sciences; Geography, Environmental Management & Energy Studies; Geology; Physics; Pure den Applied Mathematics; Statistics; den Zoology.[33]
Athletics den sport
De varsity dey offer chaw different kinds of sport:
As plus de former RAU, rugby be large focus of chaw students. UJ ein competitive sport be regulated by de UJ Sports Bureau. Sport education be regulated by de Faculty of Health Science den Department of Sport den Movement Studies.
UJ make name for ein self insyd athletics, hockey, basketball den rowing particularly. Na 2008 Olympic representative Juan Van Deventer be for de time student. Several players wey dem compete for de South Africa national basketball team for de 2011 African Basketball Championship insydMadagascar be UJ Alumni.[34]
UJ get numerous sporting venues:
Arts den culture
De University of Johannesburg get arts centre, dey comprise 436-seat theatre, art gallery den rehearsal studios wer de UJ Arts Academy dey rehearse. Dis academy dey consist of de University of Johannesburg Choir (dem conduct by Renette Bouwer den Sidumo Jacobs), de UJ Drama Company, de UJ Dance Company den de UJ Song den Dance Company.
UJ enroll 43,630 undergraduates den 6,280 graduate students insyd 2011. Women constitute 55 percent of de total student headcount.[32]
Residence life
De Student Accommodation & Residence Life division be mainly responsible for de accommodation of approximately 19,000 students insyd both varsity owned den managed residences as well as off-campus accredit privately owned accommodation.
Dis be vast division plus 35 residences, wey dey include de seven day houses, spread over four campuses for de University of Johannesburg.
Off-campus accommodation ein properties dem accredit be within 2 km of each campus den wer dem be beyond de prescribed radius; de set condition be dat service providers dem be oblige make e provide transport. Additionally, inter-campus transportation dey provide for all students wey dey reside insyd off-campus residences den houses. De varsity dey offer to all students, list of accredited off-campus accommodation.[35]
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