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Articles about University of Johannesburg

Barbarians at UJ’s gate are just victims

Those in the stampede succumbed to the ideology of rampant individualism.

Blade's green paper cuts to the education core

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande's new policy document offers an unflinchingly thorough analysis of SA's training needs, but is it enough?

Mixed reaction to minister's proposals to improve training

Experts question the proposal of a new application system for universities and the touting of FET colleges as a viable alternative to universities.

'It would be criminal to deny them access'

At the centre of the University of Johannesburg crisis is its vice-chancellor, Professor Ihron Rensburg. He spoke to Bongani Nkosi.

UJ to pay tuition fees of stampede victim's son

The University of Johannesburg says it will pay the tuition fees of the man whose mother was killed in a stampede at its Bunting Road campus.

Students prefer 'comprehensive' UJ to other institutions

After a fatal stampede in Johannesburg, questions are being raised about why late applicants in Gauteng target UJ and not other universities.

UJ stampede highlights education chaos

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande's "wonderful problem" came back to haunt him when a stampede at UJ left one woman dead and 17 injured.

University, police deny culpability in death crush

Neither the University of Johannesburg nor the metro police is willing to accept responsibility for the fatal stampede at the Bunting Road campus.

Woman killed, 17 injured in UJ stampede

A woman has been crushed to death in a stampede at the University of Johannesburg, after applicants desperate for a berth rushed the varsity's gates.

Languages of excellence

A school is pioneering a new method of teaching multilingual children in early grades.

A delicate balance

Is an over-emphasis on the rights of teachers damaging the rights of learners?

Burmese firm gets SA exploration right

South Africa has handed an offshore petroleum exploration right to a company reportedly tied to the military junta of Burma.

Students outraged by Israel mission

South African students have spoken out against what they call "Israeli apartheid agents" who plan to visit South African universities.

Vladislavic: Take two

Author, Ivan Vladislavic, has won his second UJ prize with a three-part novel that covers familiar ground.

UJ's decision was to show solidarity with the oppressed

Debate about the boycott of Israeli academic institutions has been marked by misunderstandings about the University of Johannesburg's position.

Science in the service of bad politics

The University of Johannesburg community should be congratulated for voting to sever links with Israel’s Ben Gurion University.

No such thing as victimless boycott

The campaign to boycott Israel has won a victory by persuading UJ to end its scientific collaboration with Ben Gurion University.

Don't blame teachers for failure

Blaming and shaming South Africa's schoolteachers will do nothing to heal the country's dysfunctional education system.

Letters to the Editor: April 1

M&G readers weigh in on UJ's ties with BGU, renewable energy, Japan's nuclear crisis and more.