Wits ranked first for innovation performance
Wits University has been recognised as the top-ranked university in Sub-Saharan Africa for innovation performance in the 2025 Global Innovation Index (GII).
5 January 2026
Wits welcomes top applicants for 2026
Wits University recently hosted its annual Top Applicants Function, welcoming some of the most outstanding applicants for 2026 to campus.
5 January 2026
Two Witsies are heading to Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship in 2026
Coral Pillay and Kabelo Mbuyisa-Seonyane have been named recipients of the world’s pre-eminent graduate fellowship, aimed at exceptional young people.
5 January 2026
The final Wits in 60 Seconds of the year looks back on a year of achievement and impact, marked by more than 3 600 students graduating in December and William Henry Frankel being awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law. Wits’ influence on global science is exemplified by Dr Precious Matsoso being named among Nature’s 10 for shaping science in 2025, alongside the launch of Africa’s first International Research Centre through a new partnership between Wits and the French National Centre for Scientific Research.
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Wits is ranked amongst the top 1% of universities in the world.
Wits offers academic programmes with national and international accreditation.
Wits' short course company, WitsPlus Pty (Ltd), offers a wide variety of programmes and courses.
Wits has two commercial companies - Wits Health Consortium and Wits Enterprise
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