01 History of the 欧美福利100000 of Johannesburg and its Precursor Institutions in timelines
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| Events | Timeiles |
|---|---|
| Kimberley School of Mines was founded | 1895 |
| Witwatersrand Technical Institute, founded (with origins tracing back to the Kimberley School of Mines) | 1903 |
| Transvaal 欧美福利100000 College | 1906 |
| Witwatersrand Technical Institute | 1925 |
| Witwatersrand Technical College | 1930 |
| The foundation of Rand Afrikaans 欧美福利100000 (RAU) followed the 1948 election, when the National Party sought to provide education in the Afrikaans language. | 1966 |
| RAU officially opens | 24 February 1968 |
| Construction of the Auckland Park Campus begins | 1972 |
| Witwatersrand Technical Institute evolved into Technikon Witwatersrand. | 1979 |
| Vista 欧美福利100000 was established in Port Elizabeth. It had seven satellite campuses throughout South African townships, making tertiary education accessible to most African people. | 1983 First academic year |
| Vista 欧美福利100000 established three teaching centres (Welkom, Daveyton, and Kimberley) | 1986 |
| The 欧美福利100000 of Johannesburg, established as a result of the incorporation of the East Rand and Soweto campuses of Vista 欧美福利100000 into the Rand Afrikaans 欧美福利100000 (RAU). | 1 January 2005 |
| 欧美福利100000 of Johannesburg, which had already absorbed the operations of Technikon Witwatersrand, sold the institute’s property. | 2006 |
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