20 Years of UJ, 2 Years of me: Growing with the University of Johannesburg.

  Introduction As the university of Johannesburg celebrates its 20th anniversary , I have been thinking about what it means to me to be a student here, both as an institution and a place that has helped me grow in many ways both intellectually and personally. My name is Yumna Ndima, a second year Public Relations student at the University of Johannesburg. While UJ celebrates two decades of academic excellence, I am also celebrating two years of my own path of self-discovery, personal development and future aspirations.    My UJ Experiences- more than a campus . When I first arrived at UJ I was greeted by both excitement and anxiety. Like many first-year students, I was terrified to leave the familiar surroundings of home and high school to enter a new setting having to make new friends and get used to a new environment. As they always say, I expected big lecture room, assignments and late-night study sessions, but I didn’t expect creating genuine friendships or re...