Wits University celebrates 100 years of academic and research excellence, innovation, and social justice in 2022. The origins of Wits lie in the South African School of Mines, which was established in Kimberley in 1896 and transferred to Johannesburg as the Transvaal Technical Institute in 1904, becoming the Transvaal University College in 1906 and renamed the South African School of Mines and Technology four years later. Full university status was granted in 1922, incorporating the College as the University of the Witwatersrand. Professor Jan H. Hofmeyr was its first Principal.
The University of the Witwatersrand occupies a special place in the hearts and
minds of South Africans. Its history is inextricably linked with the development of
Johannesburg, with mining and economic development, and with political and social
activism across the country.
Wits University at 100: From Excavation to Innovation captures important moments of
Wits’ story in celebration of the university’s centenary in 2022. It explores Wits’ origins,
the space and place that it occupies in society, and its transformation as it prepares
the ground for the next century. From its humble beginnings as a mining college in
Johannesburg to its current position as a flourishing and inclusive university, Wits
University at 100 is a story of innovation driven from the global South.
In text and image, Wits is presented as a dynamic institution that thrives because
of its people, many of whom, in one way or another, have shifted the world. The
experiences, achievements and insights of past and present ‘Witsies’ come alive in this
glossy, full-colour book that maps the university’s vision for the future.
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