UJ appoints new Vice Chancellor
The University of Johannesburg's council has appointed a new vice chancellor, Professor Tshilidzi Marwala.
Marwala is curently the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Research and Internationalistion.
He succeeds Prossesor Ihron Rensburg.
The chairperson of the University's Council, Professor Roy Marcus, says Marwala's appointment will further advance UJ's strategic goal to be become Africa's epicentre of critical intellectual enquiry.
"The University has had a remarkable journey that has seen it become the national standard bearer for transformation, equity, access, and Pan African and global excellence. As a result, the University has become a leading African university with global stature that is now ranked 7th amongst Africa's universities, and ranked within the top 2.3% of universities in the world as published in the QS World University Rankings for 2017/2018. I am confident that Prof Marwala will further advance UJ's vision of excellence in teaching, research and innovation, internationalisation, public scholarship and community engagement. His excellent academic pedigree and extensive national and international experiences will be vital to deepening and widening on our strategic goal of Pan African and global excellence and stature," says Marcus.
Marwala's research has been focused on engineering, computer sciences, finance, social science and medicine.
He has published nine books, over 300 papers in journals, and holds three international patents.
Marwala will begin his tenure in 2018.