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Universities in Johannesburg
Johannesburg has a well-developed higher education system of both private and
public universities. Johannesburg is served by the public universities
University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Johannesburg.
University of Johannesburg was formed on 1 January 2005 when three separate
universities and campuses—Rand Afrikaans University, Technikon Witwatersrand,
and the Johannesburg campuses of Vista University—were merged. The new
university offers education primarily in English and Afrikaans, although courses
may be taken in any of South Africa's official languages.
The University of the Witwatersrand is one of the leading universities in South
Africa, and is famous as a centre of resistance to apartheid, earning it the
nickname "Moscow on the Hill".
Private universities include Monash University, which has one of its eight
campuses in Johannesburg (six of the other campuses are in Australia, while the
eighth is in Malaysia), and Midrand Graduate Institute which is located in
Midrand.
Sister cities
Johannesburg's sister cities are:
Birmingham, England (United Kingdom)
New York City, New York (United States)
Xi'an, China.
São Paulo, Brazil.
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