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Letter to UJ students – 18 March 2021
Dear 2021 UJ students. Our University has now concluded the registration process of both new and returning students, after weeks of delays due to challenges that have affected all institutions of higher learning across the country. It all was possible … Continued
Author: Alicia Venter Date: March 18, 2021
UJ welcomes Ms Rosemary Wolson as the new Director of the Technology and Transfer Office
Rosemary Wolson has occupied various roles in the South African technology transfer community. She joins UJ Technology and Transfer Office (UJTTO) from the CSIR, where, as Senior Intellectual Property Manager, she was responsible for managing the intel … Continued
Author: Alicia Venter Date: March 18, 2021
Higher Education must be recognised as a site of investment rather than one of expenditure: Universities South Africa
Universities South Africa (USAf) released an official statement on 17 March 2021 to address the crisis in student funding in 2021. USAf, formerly known as Higher Education South Africa (HESA), is an association of South Africa’s 26 public universities … Continued
Author: Alicia Venter Date: March 17, 2021
UJ emergency medical care students receive practical training in transporting patients with contagious infections
UJs emergency medical care (EMC) students have been receiving “hands-on” experience in transporting patients with possible viral haemorrhagic fever from an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to a receiving facility within a simulated environment. The Department … Continued
Author: Alicia Venter Date: March 17, 2021
UJ’s Prof Kelvin Bwalya explores an innovative approach for e-Government
Many governments around the world have resorted to digitising and automating their business processes with a view of increasing levels of efficiency and inclusiveness in the public sector. The emergence of Industry 4.0 technology concepts and innovatio … Continued
Author: Alicia Venter Date: March 16, 2021
Furore erupts over allegations of Wole Soyinka’s ties to CIA
Professor Adekeye Adebajo is Director of the University of Johannesburg’s Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation. He recently penned an opinion article that first appeared in the Business Day on 15 March 2021. At the end of 2020, Caroline D … Continued
Author: Alicia Venter Date: March 15, 2021
Vice-Chancellor Message – 12 March 2021
Dear UJ Community The last three weeks since our University opened registrations for first-year students has been a challenging period because of obvious reasons related to student funding. As communicated by the Minister of Higher Education, Science a … Continued
Author: Alicia Venter Date: March 12, 2021
Ten UJ subjects rated amongst the best in the world
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) welcomes the latest 2021 QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings by Subject, released on 3 March 2021 in which it once again received global acknowledgement and affirmation of its world-class subject offe … Continued
Author: Alicia Venter Date: March 11, 2021
UJ Zoologist explores personality bias desirable for scientific breakthroughs
Professorial Inaugural address: Prof Peter Teske Scientists need to understand that to advance science one must do more than to follow tried and tested approaches. Instead, one needs to take the time to explore data in great detail to detect patterns t … Continued
Author: Alicia Venter Date: March 10, 2021
FNB Varsity Cup is back with a bang!
All games hosted in Tshwane South Africa’s biggest varsity rugby tournament is back and will feature some exciting changes. The 2021 edition of the FNB Varsity Cup will be played in a secure bio-bubble at the University of Pretoria from 4 April to 24 M … Continued
Author: Alicia Venter Date: March 10, 2021