The Monash South Africa campus

The impressive purpose-built Monash South Africa campus is located in the up-market suburb of Ruimsig (25km from Johannesburg CBD)
Over 2500 students and 250 staff on-campus
24-hour gated security on campus with patrolling security
Unfortunately (maybe?) there are no lions, zebras or elephants on-campus - but just over an hour's drive from Monash South Africa you can see hundreds of species in their natural environment

General facilities

Courses available are taught by the schools of Arts, Business and Economics and Information Technology
Fully managed self-catering on-campus accommodation for about 850 students, with swipe card access to residence
Comprehensive campus health service
Student association office, bookshop and bistro

Library and Learning Commons

The Library and Learning Commons brings together library and IT facilities in a student-friendly interactive and well-supported open plan environment
Over 100 computer workstations including 15 express terminals and a training room with 20 computers
A range of study spaces and rooms for both group discussion and quiet study
Adaptive technology room for users with disabilities
An open reserve area, where users can pick reserve titles from the shelf for use within the reserve area, make photocopies or borrow for up to three hours
Staff assistance for information searches, technology queries and loans information
Access to the Monash online databases and collection - 243,838 e-books, 33,991 e-serials and 798 electronic databases as well as online lectures, reading lists and past exams

Teaching facilities

Impressive state-of-the-art teaching facilities include high-tech lecture theatres and tutorial rooms
The largest lecture theatre seats about 350 students in comfort
Multimedia enabled
Small tutorial groups ensure personalised teaching

Computer facilities

In addition to the PCs in the learning commons, there are 9 computer labs for general use
Students have access to wireless connectivity on campus

Bachelor apartments with own kitchen and bathroom
Self-catering accommodation with private single bedrooms and shared kitchen facilities with three to five other students
Television and games rooms, small lounges and outdoor areas
Internet access from each bedroom, providing students with 24-hour online computing and library (computers not supplied)
Laundry facilities
24-hour security and access control
On-site parking

Fully equipped gymnasium on-campus
Two basketball/netball courts on-campus
Playing field large enough to accommodate soccer, rugby and hockey and two volleyball courts
Competitive teams in soccer, basketball, tennis, table tennis, netball, action cricket, rugby, touch rugby, volleyball and indoor soccer – some with touring squads
Monash students can access other sporting facilities such as the tennis courts at a private school next to the campus and golf and tennis facilities at the nearby Roodepoort country club
The Ruimsig area also has gyms as well as equestrian, scuba diving, martial arts and other sporting clubs

Featherbrook shopping complex is 500 metres from the campus, with cafes, restaurants, banking facilities and a supermarket
Clearwater Mall is about five kilometres from the campus, with major department stores, boutiques, speciality shops, cinemas and restaurants
Northgate Mall is about 10 kilometres from the campus

Most students walk to the nearby shops or share a taxi to one of five major shopping malls and extensive sporting/leisure facilities in the area
A Monash shuttle bus service is available to take residence students to the Clearwater and Northgate Malls and to several off-campus accommodation venues