The University of the Witwatersrand is an urban, comprehensive university which has a distinctive capacity to contribute to the reconstruction and development of South Africa through research and the production of skilled, critical and adaptable graduates. With more than 100,000 graduates in its noteworthy 87-year history, Wits has made and will continue to make its mark nationally and internationally. The University has vast campuses spread over more than 400 hectares at Br mfontein and Parktown campuses in Johannesburg. The location of Wits in Johannesburg, a metropolitan city that aspires to acquire a world-class status as the economic hub of the African continent, has provided a strategic advantage to the positioning of the University as a world-class research driven institution. The unique vision of the University is interlinked with the prospects of Johannesburg as a world-class city.
