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2020@aGlance
Real estate
18 Residences house a fifth of Wits students Wits has 30 Service departments
400 acres of Campuses (Braamfontein & Parktown combined)
Wits Sport & Health (WISH) offers sport and exercise medical programmes to aid elite athletes in attaining peak performance and rehabilitation – the only peak performing training centre of its kind in South Africa
Intellectual capital Wits owns the • Sterkfontein Caves in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site (top left) • Wits Rural Facility in Mpumalanga (top right) • Pullen Farm (bottom left) • half of the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre (bottom right)
Wits ranked in the top 200 in the 2020 (ARWU ranking of world universities) 27 A-rated scientists 3 287 research outputs in 2020
Prof. Ramsay, Human Genetics (left), Prof. Kinnaird, Economic Geology (centre) and Prof.Collinson, Public Health Research Data (right) won the 2020 NSTF-South32 Research Awards (“Science Oscars”)
The Origins Centre at Wits is a world-class international tourist destination showcasing Khoisan and Rock Art. Wits boast one of the largest and most diverse groups of geoscientists in Africa.
11 libraries, 1 259 929 books, 228 190 print & electronic titles & 236 online databases
14 museums and 2 art galleries (housing rare and valuable works of art).
The Wits Art Museum is the custodian of 9 000 works of art and one of the largest collections of African art. Wits owns two commercial companies: Wits Enterprise offers short courses, innovation and research support and the Wits Health Consortium conducts research, manages donor-funded activities, pursues entrepreneurial innovation in health and supports clinical trials.
Knowlege sharing
Wits in association with York University (Canada) formed the Africa-Canada Artificial Intelligence Data Modelling Consortium
Future investment 10 074 Graduates | 48% Postgraduates 84.61% Success rate
40 856 student enrolled in 2020 5 faculties | 33 schools | 3 416 courses 65.6% permanent staff with PhDs
