The University of Witwatersrand located in Johannesburg, is a South African public research oriented university. It is referred to as Wits. Founded in 1896 by the name of South African School of Mines in Kimberley, Wits University is believed to be the third oldest South African university till date.The University of the Witwatersrand is a world-renowned research based University in Africa which is popular for its engagement in academics and research based excellence. It contributes to the world's knowledge economy and local transformation across the high-level generation, limited skills and novel research. At the centre of a changing society, the University of the Witwatersrand is a committed institution, involved in enhancing the well being of the public. It enhances the intellectual communities and draws talented students, notable thinkers and academics from across the globe. The University of the Witwatersrand provides across 3,600 undergraduate and postgraduate courses in English within the following five departments- Health Sciences, Science, Commerce, Law and Management, Humanities and Engineering and the Built Environment. The University of the Witwatersrand had enrolled 40,259 students in the year 2018, of which around 20 percent live in the university campus among 17 residences. The University of the Witwatersrand engagement to social justice has played a pivotal role during historical events in South Africa, with most of the Witwatersrand alumni having historical significance. The University of the Witwatersrand academics consistently public world-leading research in the disciplines of Medical, Natural Science, Social Science, Health Science, Engineering and Humanities. In fact, 381 NRF-ranked researchers and 400 rewarded researchers have made a significant contribution in new research fields and also made a direct impact on the industrial policy.The alliances of the University of Witwatersrand across the globe includes financing for research based avenues for staff and students. The University takes pride in being very cosmopolitan which accounts for 10 percent of its students being from foreign countries and 85 nationalities represented on the University of the Witwatersrand campus and the rest of the world.