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| Year dem found am | 1896  |
|---|---|
| Official name | University of the Witwatersrand,Universiteit van die Witwatersrand,Yunivesithi ya Witwatersrand |
| Motto text | Scientia et Labore |
| Country | South Africa |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Johannesburg |
| Coordinate location | 26°11′27″S 28°1′49″E |
| Get subsidiary | Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System,Faculty of Science,Witwatersrand Institute for Social and Economic Research,Origins Centre |
| Owner of | Voice of Wits,Wits Vuvuzela |
| Demma headquarters location | Johannesburg |
| Dema official website | https://www.wits.ac.za/ |
DeUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (/vətˈvɑːtəsrɑːnt/), commonly dem know asWits University anaaWits, be multi-campus public research varsity wey dey situate insyd de northern areas of central Johannesburg,South Africa. De varsity get ein roots insyd de mining industry, as do Johannesburg den de Witwatersrand in general. Dem found am insyd 1896 as de South African School of Mines insyd Kimberley,[1] ebe de third oldest South African varsity for continuous operation.[2]
De varsity get enrolment of 40,259 students as of 2018, of wich approximately 20 percent dey live for campus insyd de varsity ein 17 residences. 63 percent of de varsity ein total enrolment be for undergraduate study, plus 35 percent be postgraduate den de 2 percent wey remain be Occasional Students.[3]
Dem found de varsity insyd Kimberley for 1896 insyd as deSouth African School of Mines. Ebe de third oldest South African varsity for continuous operation, after deUniversity of Cape Town (dem found insyd 1829),[4] denStellenbosch University (dem found insyd 1866).[5] Eight years later, for 1904 insyd, dem move de school go Johannesburg wey dem rename am deTransvaal Technical Institute. De school ein name change yet again insyd 1906 toTransvaal University College. For 1908 insyd, dem establish fresh campus of de Transvaal University College for Pretoria insyd. De Johannesburg den Pretoria campuses separate for 17 May 1910, each cam turn separate institution. Na dem reincorporate Johannesburg campus as deSouth African School of Mines and Technology, while de Pretoria campus remain de Transvaal University College til 1930 wen e cam turn de University of Pretoria.[6] Insyd 1920, dem rename de school deUniversity College, Johannesburg.[6]
As de varsity continue dey grow (from mere 6,275 students insyd 1963, to 10,600 insyd 1975, to ova 16,400 by 1985), de expansion of de varsity ein campus cam turn imperative. Insyd 1964, de medical library den administrative offices of de Faculty of Medicine move go Esselen Street, insyd de Hillbrow district of Johannesburg. Insyd 1968, na dem gbele de Graduate School of Business insyd Parktown. Year later, de Ernest Oppenheimer Hall of Residence den Savernake, de fresh residence of de Vice-Chancellor (dey replace Hofmeyr House for de main campus top) na dem establish both, sanso dey insyd Parktown. Dat same year, dem gbele de Medical School ein fresh clinical departments.[6]
As set out insyd deHigher Education Act (Act No. 101 of 1997)[7] den insyd de Statute of de University of the Witwatersrand,[8] de varsity be govern by Council. De Chancellor of de varsity be de ceremonial head of de university wey, for de name of de varsity insyd, dey confer all degrees. Dem merge de positions of Principal den Vice-Chancellor, plus de Vice-Chancellor responsible for de day-to-day running of de varsity den accountable to Council. Council be responsible for de selection of all Vice-Chancellors, Deputy Vice-Chancellors den Deans of Faculty.[8]
De responsibility make dem dey regulata all teaching, research den academic functions of de varsity dey fall for Senate top. Additionally, dem dey represent de interests of de varsity ein students by de Students' Representative Council (SRC), wich sanso dey select representatives to Senate den Council.[8]
Wits University be de home to 28 South African Research Chairs den six DST-NRF Centres of Excellence. Der be just more dan 423 NRF rated researchers, of whom 28 be 'international leading scholars' for dema research fields insyd, anaa so called A-rated researchers.[9] De varsity sanso get wide range of research entities wey dey include 10 national Centres of Excellence.[3]
De varsity dey consist of five faculties: Commerce, Law den Management; Engineering den de Built Environment; Health Sciences; Humanities; den Science.
Dis Faculty currently dey offer various undergraduate den postgraduate degrees insyd accountancy, economics, management, den law. De faculty dey participate insyd de WitsPlus programme, part-time programme give students, wey edey base insyd de Commerce, Law den Management Building for West Campus top.
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Global – Overall | |
| ARWU World | 301–400 (2023) |
| QS World | =264 (2024) |
| THE World | 301–350 (2024) |
| USNWR Global | =244 (2023) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS BRICS | 40 (2019) |
| THE Africa | 2 (2021) |
| THE BRICS | 11 (2020) |
| USNWR Africa | 2 (2021) |
Insyd 2019 na dem rank Wits 201–300 globally den 2nd nationally insyd de Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), commonly dem know am as Shanghai Ranking. Insyd de 2019/2020 Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR) Wits dey rank 254 globally (top 1.3% insyd de world). Insyd de 2019 US News Best global Universities Rankings, na dem rank Wits 2nd insyd Africa den #197 globally plus Global score of 59.9. Wits rank #194 globally insyd de 2020 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.[3]
| WITS Times Higher Education Ranking 2012 to 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Year | World Rank |
| 2024 | 301–350 |
| 2023 | 251–300 |
| 2022 | 251–300 |
| 2021 | 201–250 |
| 2020 | 194 |
| 2019 | 194 |
| 2018 | 251–300 |
| 2017 | 182 |
| 2016 | 201-250 |
| 2015 | 251-275 |
| 2014 | 226-250 |
| 2013 | 226-250 |
| 2012 | 251-275 |
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| Ethnic Group | 2017 | % | 2018 | % | 2019 | % | 2020 | % | 2021 | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African | 21,663 | 56.44% | 23,519 | 58.38% | 24,128 | 59.01% | 24,653 | 60.62% | 26,103 | 61.89% |
| Chinese | 154 | 0.40% | 149 | 0.37% | 142 | 0.35% | 138 | 0.34% | 128 | 0.30% |
| Coloured | 1,490 | 3.88% | 1,588 | 3.94% | 1,623 | 3.97% | 1,599 | 3.93% | 1,643 | 3.90% |
| Indian | 4,655 | 12.13% | 4,703 | 11.67% | 4,740 | 11.59% | 4,604 | 11.32% | 4,745 | 11.25% |
| White | 6,719 | 17.51% | 6,580 | 16.33% | 6,362 | 15.56% | 6,025 | 14.82% | 5,872 | 13.92% |
| Undisclosed Race | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| International | 3,699 | 9.64% | 3,746 | 9.30% | 3,895 | 9.53% | 3,646 | 8.97% | 3,684 | 8.74% |
| Total | 38,380 | 40,285 | 40,890 | 40,667 | 42,175 | |||||
| Ethnic Group | 2017 | % | 2018 | % | 2019 | % | 2020 | % | 2021 | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African | 176 | 15.80% | 184 | 16.55% | 203 | 17.70% | 216 | 18.62% | 226 | 19.25% |
| Chinese | 4 | 0.36% | 2 | 0.18% | 2 | 0.17% | 2 | 0.17% | 2 | 0.17% |
| Coloured | 54 | 4.85% | 56 | 5.04% | 56 | 4.88% | 64 | 5.52% | 69 | 5.88% |
| Indian | 107 | 9.61% | 106 | 9.53% | 108 | 9.42% | 112 | 9.66% | 116 | 9.88% |
| White | 484 | 43.45% | 478 | 42.99% | 484 | 42.20% | 476 | 41.03% | 455 | 38.76% |
| International | 289 | 25.94% | 286 | 25.72% | 294 | 25.63% | 290 | 25.00% | 306 | 26.06% |
| Total | 1,114 | 100% | 1,112 | 100% | 1,147 | 100% | 1,160 | 100% | 1,174 | 100% |
De gender composition of de varsity be shown below.
| Gender composition, 2018/2019 | Percentage | Total number |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 54.63% | 21,994 |
| Male | 45.35% | 18,257 |
| Undisclosed | 0.02% | 8 |
| Total | 100% | 40,259 |
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