About Monash South Africa

In 2001 a unique educational institution joined the South African higher education community. With an outstanding reputation as a global leader in education and research, Monash gives students the opportunity to join an established institution with a genuine international perspective.

• Message from the Pro Vice-Chancellor and President
• Our academic profile
• Campus facilities and services
• How to get to Monash South Africa
• Schools and Centres
• Monash: the big picture
• Monash at a glance

Monash South Africa is wholly owned by Monash University, one of Australia’s leading public universities recognised for excellence in research, teaching and scholarship. Monash leads the way with pioneering research and teaching programmes and our graduates are highly sought after the world over.

Located in Ruimsig, 25 kilometres northwest of the Johannesburg city centre, Monash South Africa offers students the opportunity to earn a Monash degree on an attractive, secure, state-of-the-art campus and to benefit from small classes and highly personalised attention.

Monash South Africa aims to play a part in helping the region meet its diverse social, economic and educational needs. Monash students are encouraged to use the skills they acquire to contribute to the communities and the world in which they live.

When enrolling at Monash South Africa you will:

• Be part of a worldwide community of Monash graduates who are highly sought after by employers worldwide for their skills, leadership qualities and civic commitment
• Enjoy the status, stability and infrastructure of a major, broad-based university
• Gain an internationally recognised qualification from an institution with outstanding global profile and prestige, without having to leave South Africa
• Study at one of the world's top universities. Monash University has been rated in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education Supplement: World University Rankings (for the past four years);
• Add a valuable international perspective to your education
• Benefit from teaching that is informed by active research and industry links
• Experience personal teaching and individual attention in small tutorial groups
• Use new technologies that will enhance your academic experience and broaden your learning options
• Become a member of an active and informed student population
• Have the opportunity to study at other Monash campuses and centres and enjoy student exchanges with other universities around the globe

Monash believes that community and student life are as important as academic endeavour and achievement.

Monash values students’ contribution to the development of a secure and stimulating learning environment. We encourage our students to engage in formal and informal debate with lecturers.