University of the Witwatersrand

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public research university university

The University of the Witwatersrand is a leading South African public research university in Johannesburg, renowned for its strong academic programs and significant role in the country’s political and intellectual history.

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Braamfontein Campus 1
South African School of Mines 1
Wits Business School 1

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instanceOf public research university ⓘ
university ⓘ
academicStaffSizeApprox over 1,000 ⓘ
campusType urban campus ⓘ
charteredAsUniversityYear 1922 ⓘ
city Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Johannesburg
country South Africa ⓘ
foundedAs University of the Witwatersrand self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: South African School of Mines
foundingYear 1896 ⓘ
fundingType publicly funded ⓘ
governance council and senate ⓘ
hasAlumnus Aaron Klug ⓘ
Cyril Ramaphosa ⓘ
Helen Suzman ⓘ
Joe Slovo ⓘ
Mamphela Ramphele ⓘ
Nelson Mandela ⓘ
Robert Sobukwe ⓘ
Ruth First ⓘ
Sydney Brenner ⓘ
Trevor Manuel ⓘ
hasCampus East Campus ⓘ
Education Campus ⓘ
Management Campus ⓘ
Medical School Campus ⓘ
West Campus ⓘ
hasFaculty Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management ⓘ
Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ⓘ
Faculty of Health Sciences ⓘ
Faculty of Humanities ⓘ
Faculty of Science ⓘ
hasLibrary Health Sciences Library ⓘ
Law Library ⓘ
Wartenweiler Library ⓘ
William Cullen Library ⓘ
hasMuseum Origins Centre Museum ⓘ
Wits Art Museum ⓘ
hasNobelLaureateAlumnus Aaron Klug ⓘ
Nadine Gordimer ⓘ
Nelson Mandela ⓘ
Sydney Brenner ⓘ
hasResearchInstitute Evolutionary Studies Institute ⓘ
University of the Witwatersrand self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Wits Business School research centres

University of the Witwatersrand self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research
hasSport athletics ⓘ
basketball ⓘ
cricket ⓘ
football ⓘ
rugby ⓘ
hasStudentOrganization Student Representative Council ⓘ
various political student societies ⓘ
knownFor anti-apartheid activism ⓘ
role in South African intellectual history ⓘ
role in South African political history ⓘ
strong research output ⓘ
locatedIn Gauteng ⓘ
mainCampus University of the Witwatersrand self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Braamfontein Campus
memberOf African Research Universities Alliance ⓘ
Association of African Universities ⓘ
Universitas 21 ⓘ
motto Scientia et Labore ⓘ
mottoEnglish Through Knowledge and Work ⓘ
mottoLanguage Latin ⓘ
offersDegree bachelor's degrees ⓘ
doctoral degrees ⓘ
honours degrees ⓘ
master's degrees ⓘ
postgraduateStudentsApprox over 10,000 ⓘ
primaryLanguageOfInstruction English ⓘ
shortName Wits ⓘ
University of the Witwatersrand self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Wits University
sportsTeamsName Wits ⓘ
studentEnrollmentApprox over 30,000 ⓘ
type public university ⓘ
undergraduateStudentsApprox over 20,000 ⓘ
website https://www.wits.ac.za/ ⓘ

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Denise Scott Brown → educatedAt → University of the Witwatersrand ⓘ
Gavin Hood → educatedAt → University of the Witwatersrand ⓘ
Nelson Mandela → educatedAt → University of the Witwatersrand ⓘ
Patrice Motsepe → educatedAt → University of the Witwatersrand ⓘ
Patrice Motsepe → educatedAt → University of the Witwatersrand ⓘ
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