History
The University of Johannesburg, established on 1 January 2005, is the result of the incorporation of the East Rand and Soweto campuses of Vista University into the Rand Afrikaans University(RAU) (1 January 2004). The merger of the modified RAU and the Technikon Witwatersrand took place on 1 January 2005 thus creating the University of Johannesburg (UJ). The Technikon of the Witwatersrand was established in 1925. The Rand Afrikaans University was established in 1967. Vista University was established in 1982. UJ has currently four urban campuses spread over the Witwatersrand in use and one dormant since 2007. More than 48 000 full-time students and 2 700 permanent staff makes it one of the largest residential university in the Republic of South Africa.
The incorporation and merger was part of a series of major programmes restructuring higher education in South Africa. The National Plan for Higher Education (2001) set in motion a major revamp of higher education institutions. Consequently there was a reduction of 36 universities and technikons into 23 higher education institutions. As a result South Africa now has 11 traditional universities, 5 universities of technology and 6 comprehensive institutions .
The University of Johannesburg is a comprehensive institution.
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