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UJ launches South Africa’s first Advanced Rescue Simulation Centre, a continental game-changer in emergency and disaster response | SA News

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has launched Africa’s first advanced Rescue Simulation Centre, a state-of-the-art facility designed to transform emergency and disaster response training across the continent at its Doornfontein Campus on Friday, 17 October 2025.

The four-storey, 3,000m² facility, designed and commissioned by the Department of Emergency Medical Care (EMC) in UJ’s Faculty of Health Sciences, represents an innovative trajectory in emergency response education and research, firmly positioning the University at the forefront of rescue training, simulation, and innovation.

Speaking ahead of the launch, UJ’s Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Letlhokwa George Mpedi,…

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