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The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg ( / vətˈvɑːtəsrɑːnt / ), commonly known as Wits University or Wits, is a multi-campus public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg, South Africa.
An aerial view of East Campus from the north of the campus. The campuses of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg contain a number of notable buildings. There are five campuses: East Campus and West Campus are located in Braamfontein on opposite sides of the M1 highway, while the Education Campus and the Medical and Management schools are located in Parktown.
The University of the Witwatersrand was founded in 1904 as the SA School of Mines from the original 1896 Kimberley School of Mines. It moved to Johannesburg in 1904 after the second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902) and became an autonomous university with its own charter and statute in 1922.
Website. www .wits .ac .za /science. The Faculty of Science is one of the faculties of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, located in TW Kambule Mathematical Sciences Building on West Campus. The Dean of the Faculty is Professor Nithaya Chetty. [1] The Faculty offers undergraduate Bachelor of Science (BSc) degrees, and ...
Chancellors. The chancellor is the titular head of the university who, in the name of the university, confers all degrees. Prince Arthur of Connaught: 1922–1938 [4] Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr: 1939–1948 [4] Richard Feetham: 1949–1961 [4] Oliver Schreiner: 1962–1974 [4] Bertrand Leon Bernstein: 1975–1982 [4] Aanon Michael Rosholt: 1982–1996 [4]
The Evolutionary Studies Institute (ESI) is a paleontological, paleoanthropological and archeological research institute operated through the Faculty of Science of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Previously known as the Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research (BPI) it was renamed the Evolutionary ...
The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering is one of seven schools in the University of the Witwatersrand 's Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment. [1] The School offers 4-year undergraduate degrees and post-graduate degrees in civil engineering. The School offers undergraduate and post-graduate degrees in civil engineering.
Coordinates: 26°11′24.72″S 28°01′45.75″E. School of Architecture and Planning. The John Moffat Building. Established. 1922 [1] ( 1922 [1]) Parent institution. University of the Witwatersrand. Head of School.