University of Johannesburg

Established in 2005, with a student population of over 50,000 students (of which more than 3000 are international students from 80 countries), it is one of the largest contact universities in South Africa (SA) from the 26 public universities that make up the higher education system. It Is ranked 7th amongst Africa’s Universities, 5th in South Africa, and ranked within the top 2.3% of universities in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2017/18).

The university has 7 Faculties: Education, Law, Humanities, Fine Arts, Design and Architecture, Health Sciences, Science, and Engineering and the Built Environment. On 1 July 2017, the Faculties of Economic and Financial Sciences and Management merged to form the College of Business and Economics, housing the newly established Johannesburg Business School. The University has four campuses, namely the Auckland Park Bunting Road Campus; the Auckland Park Kingsway Campus; the Doornfontein Campus; and the Soweto Campus.

The vision of the UJ is to be "an international University of choice, anchored in Africa, dynamically shaping the future". The mission can be described as follows: "inspiring its community to transform and serve humanity through innovation and the collaborative pursuit of knowledge". These are underpinned by four values, namely: imagination, conversation, regeneration and ethical foundation. The six strategic objectives provide a focused means for realising the Vision, Mission and Values of the University as set out above. They further represent a re-working of the original UJ Strategic Thrusts 2020 in the context of a wider positioning of the University as "The Pan-African" Centre for Critical Intellectual Inquiry, with the primary goal of achieving global excellence and stature. 

The six strategic objectives are:

1. Excellence in Research and Innovation.
2. Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
3. An International Profile for Global Excellence and Stature.
4. Enriching Student-Friendly Learning and Living Experience.
5. Active National and Global Reputation Management, and
6. Fitness for Global Excellence and Stature (GES). 

The university has 7 Faculties: Education, Law, Humanities, Fine Arts, Design and Architecture, Health Sciences, Science, and Engineering and the Built Environment. On 1 July 2017, the Faculties of Economic and Financial Sciences and Management merged to form the College of Business and Economics, housing the newly established Johannesburg Business School. The University has four campuses, namely the Auckland Park Bunting Road Campus; the Auckland Park Kingsway Campus; the Doornfontein Campus; and the Soweto Campus.