2009 Annual Report

The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, also known as Wits University, is one of only two universities in Africa that are ranked in two separate international rankings as leading Universities in the world. It is also the only university in South Africa that features in the top 1% in the world in seven defined fields of research – Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) rankings 2007. Wits is a research-driven institution, committed to contributing to the global knowledge economy and local transformation through the generation of high level, scarce skills and innovative research. The home of talented students and distinguished academics, Wits has a reputation built on research and academic excellence.