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University of the Witwatersrand

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address, Directions, & Map:
    • Johannesburg, Africa, South Africa
  • Telephone Numbers:
    • +27-(0)11-717-1000
    • +27-(0)11-717-1065 (fax)
  • Official Website: [2]
• History & Memorable Moments

The school was founded in Kimberley in 1896 as the "South African School of Mines". Eight years later, in 1904 the school moved to Johannesburg and changed its name to the "Transvaal Technical Institute". The school changed its name in 1906 to the "Transvaal University College" and in 1910, the school again changed its name to the "South African School of Mines and Technology". Finally, in 1922, the school was granted full university status after incorporating the College as the "University of the Witwatersrand". The area of Milner Park was identified as the location for the new university campus, and construction began in the same year. There were to be six faculties that offered degrees at the University: Arts, Science, Medicine, Engineering, Law, and Commerce.

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Alumni

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• Chapters
• Teachers (Where are they now?)
  • Botef, Ionel (September 1998 - Present)
  • Gray, Vincent Myles (August 1987 - Present)
  • Kalisilira, Yolanda (June 2005 - August 2020)
  • Nana, Yahya Muhammed (July 1983 - January 1990)
  • Okonda, Longengo (April 1995 - April 2011)
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