The University of Johannesburg is a massive organization, which means that communication can be slow and tedious, especially with administration departments. The communication platforms used are also not the most user-friendly.

The infrastructure is also quite old and a lot of the university is visibly dated and under-maintained. (I study logistics within the business block).

The course I am currently studying is a bridging course into an advanced diploma. While most of the lecturers are good with their communication, their teaching styles can be rather difficult to keep up with or boring as most of them are not academics but industry experts.

The Hospitality

One of South Africa’s best university. Providing students with quality education both online and on campus. UJ ranked number 3 in Africa’s best university and emerging as one of the universities that is fascinated about industry 4.0. UJ made things very easy for students during Covid 19 pandemic. The transformation from traditional learning to online was exceptional.

I would highly recommend this university mainly because of its hunger and strive in providing quality education to students. University of Johannesburg is now ranked number 3 in the country. This is because of its drive when it comes to the fourth industrial revolution. UJ has proven to its student that not even a pandemic could stop them from reaching out to students during difficult times of COVID-19 as they distributed data bundles to their student to continue learning online. This was for their studies to not lack behind. I would highly recommend this institution to any international or national students as it would give them an excellent varsity experience.

Logistics has not necessarily been a challenge thus far, but rather the brain pick. With the correct time managent, it is actually enjoable. I have learnt a diversity of what logistics can be broken up to, which I found insightful.

With regards to being a UJ student, the right company will make the experience better. University can become lonely and nerve wrecking when tend to leave quickly after your lectures. UJ is a good university when you remember why you’re there.

My 3 years in undergrad could simply be described as wholesome. The faculty divisions across the 4 campuses meant most of the people you interact with are in a similar field of study. I had the privilege of taking a few classes with lectures who took the time to be personally invested in our growth, progress and future prospects. Often we would engage in conversations about how they navigated being graduates, trying to find their feet and how they followed their passions to eventually find themselves in academia.

I also particularly enjoyed the concept of student societies on campus. Culture, religion, nationality, sport or even food, there was a society for just about anything that can tickle your fancy. They were fully supported and funded by the university, ensuring every student no matter where they are from could feel at home. I was even President of one for 2 years.

I did not much like the student accommodations, however, particularly the ones on campus. They did have a beautiful sense of sisterhood and togetherness that I enjoyed, but I always felt they were severely overpriced, too small for comfort and had way too many rules considering only adults lived there.

Overall I enjoyed my UJ experience so much that I decided to do my postgraduate studies there too.