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25 2022 UNDERGRADUATE PROSPECTUS
and supported in their endeavours to progress
toward an academic qualification while
simultaneously participating in an inter-
university sports programwhose environment
is consistent with the highest standards of
academic scholarship, sportsmanship, ethics,
and institutional loyalty. Finally, the decisions
and priorities of the Department should always
focus on our athlete-students; first as individuals;
second, as students; and third, as athletes.
Protection Services
Protection Services personnel are on duty 24
hours a day to ensure the safety and welfare
of students, staff and visitors to the campuses
and to control traffic and parking. They are
also responsible for emergency assistance, fire
warnings and first aid on campuses. For help,
call us on 011 559 2555.
Student Centres
Equipped with meeting places, restaurants,
cafeterias, recreational facilities and even shops
for added convenience, our campuses are like
independent villages in the city. Some of our
student centres house banks, bookshops, medical
doctors, hairdressers, gift shops, PostNet and
a supermarket. You will also never have to run
on an empty stomach as all the campuses have
cafeterias or coffee shops. After all, we know that
sharing a sandwich with someone special just
may be a life-changing experience!
Student Accommodation
A residence is a community in which one meets a
range of diverse students and may forge life-long
friendships. In order to experience university
life to its fullest, why not reside on campus? The
University of Johannesburg offers students a
wide selection of comfortable accommodation,
which ranges from various types of residences
to fully equipped apartments. Staying in a
University of Johannesburg residence is an
extension of your education, and you can benefit
from all facilities and services, which are also
sources of social enrichment, such as study
centres, campus libraries, cafeterias, restaurants
and sports facilities within easy walking distance
of the lecture halls, life skills and peer tutoring
programmes. Like-minded students from all over
the country, who could all become your friends,