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We urgently need international agreements on human rights and the use of autonomous weapons
Professor Tshilidzi Marwala is the outgoing Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg. He is the incoming United Nations Under-Secretary-General and a Rector of the UN University. Professor Letlhokwa Mpedi is the incoming Vice-Cha … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: January 30, 2023
Vice-Chancellor Message – 27 January 2023
Dear UJ Community, On Friday last week, our first intake of undergraduate students entered the University following the release of the matric results. UJ has approximately 10 500 spaces for undergraduate students for the 2023 Academic Year. This will m … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: January 27, 2023
Artificial intelligence is on the cusp of bringing radical change to the criminal justice system
Professor Tshilidzi Marwala is the outgoing Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg. He is the incoming United Nations Under-Secretary-General and a Rector of the UN University. Professor Letlhokwa Mpedi is the incoming Vice-Cha … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: January 20, 2023
Vice-Chancellor Message – 20 January 2023
Dear UJ Community, This coming Monday marks the fourth week since our University reopened for the 2023 Academic Year. I hope you managed to find some time to rest and recharge over the festive season, and that you are approaching the new year with even … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: January 20, 2023
UJ congratulates the Class of 2022, underlines virtualised 2023 student registration procedures
Passing the National Senior Certificate examinations is an important achievement that represents a gateway to our collective and individual future. An acceptance into further studies, whether at a university or a technical and vocational education and … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: January 18, 2023
How to address inequality embedded in the fourth industrial revolution
This opinion article first appeared in the Mail & Guardian on 16 January 2023. Ongoing progress with the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) worldwide has been promising. But it appears that, as with the third industrial revolution (3IR), the promis … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: January 17, 2023
Innovation needed from state and varsities to support internationalisation in higher education
Ylva Rodny-Gumede is a professor of communication studies and the senior director of the division for internationalisation at the University of Johannesburg. She recently penned an opinion article that first appeared in the Mail & Guardian on 13 Ja … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: January 16, 2023
UJ/Nissan partnership to enhance motor technology skills development
Until she began her studies at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in 2017, Thuso Seome from Lefaragatlhe in Rustenburg didn’t know what makes a car move, let alone understand the inner workings of an engine. Today Seome (24), a master’s in mechanical … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: January 9, 2023
The Lost Prince of the ANC and ‘the people’s war’
Mandla J Radebe is an associate professor for strategic communication and director of the Centre for Data and Digital Communications at the University of Johannesburg. He recently penned an opinion article that first appeared in the Mail & Guardian … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: January 9, 2023
Academic freedom upheld at University of Johannesburg
‘Tell no lies’: University of Johannesburg rejects with contempt claims that it stifles academic freedom and transformation. In an article that appeared in Mail & Guardian last week, under the heading “Academic freedom on the line”, a former employ … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: December 23, 2022