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The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (/ v ə t ˈ v ɑː t ə s r ɑː n t /), commonly known as Wits University or Wits, is a multi-campus public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg, South Africa. The university has its roots in the mining industry, as do Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand in ...
The building is named after Richard Ward (1891–1976) who left R1 million to Wits on his death. At the time, this was the largest amount left to the University. [4] In 2013, the School started major upgrades and modernisation of the building, with budgeted plans to the value of R75 million. [4] Renovations to date include:
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 School hosts the Centre for Urbanism and Built Environment Studies, a platform for urban research, learning and civic engagement.. In recent years the centre has focused on ’urban materialities’ and the place of the poor in South African cities, including how material realities of contemporary cities (their built environments at different scales, access to urban goods and central ...
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 Wits Centre for Diversity Studies (WiCDS) was launched in 2014 and is based in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). [1] Initially started as Intercultural and Diversity Studies of Southern Africa (iNCUDISA) at the University of Cape Town, [2] WiCDS was then established at Wits in 2014 and aims to build capacity to meet the challenges of diverse societies ...
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