Transvaal University College was a multi-campus public research university in

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

which gave rise to the

University of the Witwatersrand The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (), is a multi-campus South African public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg. It is more commonly known as Wits University or Wits ( or ). The university ...

and the

University of Pretoria The University of Pretoria ( af, Universiteit van Pretoria, nso, Yunibesithi ya Pretoria) is a multi-campus public research university in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa. The university was established in 1908 ...

History

In 1896 the South African School of Mines was founded in Kimberley. Eight years later, in 1904, the school was moved to Johannesburg and was renamed the Transvaal Technical Institute. The school's name changed yet again in 1906 to Transvaal University College. On 4 March 1908 the Transvaal University College (TUC) transferred its arts and science courses to its newly established

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Campus initially offering courses in languages, sciences, and law.Universiteit Van Pretoria Retrieved April 24, 2010
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Jan Smuts Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts, (24 May 1870 11 September 1950) was a South African statesman, military leader and philosopher. In addition to holding various military and cabinet posts, he served as prime minister of the Union of South Af ...

tabled the act constituting the university as a separate entity before the Transvaal Parliament, the "Transvaalse Universiteits-Inlijvingswet", Law 1 of 1910. The Johannesburg and Pretoria campuses separated on 17 May 1910, each becoming a separate institution.

University of the Witwatersrand

The Johannesburg campus was reincorporated as the South African School of Mines and Technology which in 1920 was renamed the University College, Johannesburg and ultimately became the

on 1 March 1922. The

, named the Transvaal University College from 1906 to 1910, is the third oldest South African university in continuous operation.

University of Pretoria

Instruction commenced in 1908 with 32 students, 4 professors and 3 lecturers in the Kya Rosa, 270 Skinner Street a late Victorian residence purchased from Leo Weinthal the then owner of The Press (forerunner to the

Pretoria News ''Pretoria News'' is a daily English-medium newspaper established in 1898 in South Africa's capital city Pretoria. It is distributed in the Tshwane Metropolitan area. ''Pretoria News'' covers a range of local news, as well as national and inter ...

Newspaper).http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/475582/University-of-Pretoria University of Pretoria. Retrieved 29 September 2009. The first four professors were Prof H. Th. Reinink (Dutch), J. Purves (Scottish), D.F. du Toit Malherbe (South African) and A.C. Paterson (Scottish), who would also become the first Vice-Chancellor. The Pretoria campus remained the Transvaal University College until 10 October 1930 when it became the

when the University of Pretoria Private Act, No. 13 of 1930 was promulgated. During this time the colloquial name for the university, Tukkies or Tuks, was derived from the

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acronym for the college — Transvaalse Universiteits-Kollege (TUK).South Africa Education Universities. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
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is the fourth South African institution in continuous operation to be awarded university status. Image:University of Pretoria graduation 1908-1930.jpg , Graduate with a banner of the TUC in 1928 Image:Old Arts Faculty Building, University of Pretoria.jpg, The University of Pretoria Old Arts building Image:The Wits University Great Hall.jpg, The University of the Witwatersrand Great Hall

References

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