In its 82 year history, the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg has built a reputation for itself as a center for education and research of the highest quality in South Africa. The university has more than 25,000 students and a reputation for sustaining globally competitive standards of excellence in learning, teaching and research.
Wits plays a significant international role not only in the natural sciences and in architecture, but also in commerce where its business school is considered the best on the continent.
Medical research at Wits enjoys a worldwide reputation, especially for its 25 million USD per year research program on HIV and AIDS.
