Payments 

Please note: NO cash transactions are permitted on campus during the registration period. 

• Please pay your fees at the Bank before proceeding to the University for registration and submit proof of your payment at the Student Finance Office.

Please see point 10 for bank details.

1.         Payment during Registration

The full fees are payable when an international student arrives for registration. Unfortunately no exceptions can be made. The following fees are payable: Registration fee, Tuition fee and International levy.  Please note that as of January 2010 ALL international students (Refugees and Asylum Seekers included) are expected to pay their fees upfront.

Registration fee

All students (local and international) who register at the University of Johannesburg need to pay a non-refundable registration fee per registration cycle. The following fees are also payable during registration.  

2.         International levy

All international students are required to pay an international levy in addition to the Registration fee and tuition fee during Registration:

Undergraduate (SADC and African Countries) – R1500.00
Undergraduate (Other Countries) – R34000.00
Post Graduate – R1500.00
Extra Curricular and Short Courses - R700.00
Exchange Students, Diplomats, Refugees, Asylum Seekers - NONE

3.         Exchange students

The registration fee, tuition fee and the international levy are waived for students participating in official University of Johannesburg exchange agreements. However, the student is financially liable for any subjects taken outside of that agreement.

4.         Non-degree studies (Practical training students)

Practical - these students register for 3 - 5 months. As they attend no classes only an international levy of R5 000 is applicable. This is regarding degree studies only.
An international levy of R1 300 is applicable to students from African countries.

5.         Affiliate studies

To be affiliated to the University of Johannesburg for research purposes the student should be registered for a Masters' or Doctoral degree at his/her home university. A required fee of R5500.00 international levy as well as R1 000 to the relevant academic department for every month spent on campus is payable.

Unfortunately financial assistance is only available to permanent residents of South Africa. However, Merit bursaries are automatically awarded to deserving full-time international students from SADC-countries from their second year of study at the Kingsway Campus of UJ.

International students who have obtained excellent scores in their first year of study at UJ should apply for these merit bursaries.

All foreigners are eligible for Postgraduate merite bursaries and should apply for it.

For more information you may enquire from the Bursary Division, Department Student Finance.

Tel: +27 (0)11 559 4980

7.        Payment

It is dangerous to carry a huge amount of cash on your person, therefore it is recommended that payments for registration are made directly into the University account. This can also be done from a bank in your own country that deals with foreign transactions.

The following bank details are relevant for the registration fee, the tuition fee, and international levy payments:

University of Johannesburg

Bank name: ABSA

Account number: 28-40189-565

Branch code: 335105

Reference on the deposit slip: Your student number

(This account is not relevant for application fees. Please see the section on How to Apply, Fees for the correct bank account details when making an application deposit.) 

Remember to bring the deposit slip with you when coming to the University. It is important that you make a copy of this deposit slip for your own records.

NB: It is important that you put down your student number on the deposit slip where a reference is required.

All payments will reflect on your student account within one week.

Please note: The University does not accept any postal orders.