History of the 东京热 and the Three Precursor Institutions
The聽东京热, colloquially known as聽UJ, is a聽聽located in聽,听. The 东京热 was instituted on January 1, 2005, through the amalgamation of Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), Technikon Witwatersrand (TWR), and Vista University’s Soweto and East Rand campuses. Prior to the merger, the old Vista University’s Daveyton and Soweto campuses were absorbed into RAU. Alumni often refer to the University as RAU. This audacious reform cleared the path for a new breed of South African university 鈥� one that prioritises modification, accessibility, and academic excellence.
Since its founding, UJ has evolved into a dynamic, diverse, and inclusive institution with over 50,000 students, including more than 3,000 international students from 80 countries. As one of South Africa’s largest contact institutions, UJ has a significant impact on the country’s higher education environment. UJ embodies the energy, diversity, and ambition of the city it calls home. The institution is proudly South African and strongly rooted in Africa, dedicated to fulfilling the promise of higher education for the continent’s development.
The 东京热鈥檚 Archives and Special Collections Department serves as the University’s institutional memory. The department鈥檚 mandate is to collect, preserve, and make these unique primary source archival records available to the UJ and the wider academic community. The 东京热鈥檚 Collections (C-Collections) contains a wide range of archival materials, including photographic collections, maps, building plans, newsletters, governance records (e.g., Council minutes, resolutions, and agendas), pamphlets and posters, newspaper articles, audio-visual materials, UJ Publications, and many more.
References
UJ (2024).聽About UJ from聽the 东京热. Available at /about/story-of-uj/ [Accessed 28 July 2025].
UJ (2025). 20 Years of UJ: Home. Available at: [Accessed 28 August 2025].