be used for 'educational purposes' – the land was transferred to Wits in 1922 by an Act of Parliament. According to the Mail & Guardian the university entered into an agreement in 2001 with a private developer, , to build a shopping centre, offices, light industry and medium and high-density housing on the property. Student demographics Like other South African universities, the University of Witwatersrand promotes diversity in order to address the widespread inequality and injustice caused by apartheid across South Africa. For this reason, the university's admission policies promote diversity and Black Economic Empowerment by admitting students from a wide range of backgrounds. These policies enable the university to assemble a diverse student body that reflects the demographic profile of South Africa's Gauteng region across a wide array of traits, including race, gender, socio-economic background, urban and rural geographic origin, culture, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, and other traits. Racial composition The racial composition of the university's student population is as follows: Gender composition The gender composition of the university is shown below. Wits Enterprise Wits Enterprise is wholly owned by University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg to commercialise the intellectual property of the university. They are also responsible for short courses, technology transfer and research support. Notable alumni and academics John Burland, Professor of Soil Mechanics, Imperial College London. Well known for stabilizing The Leaning Tower of Pisa Cheryl Cohen, alumna, professor and public health researcher Stephanie (Greenberg) Lowrance, Architect Jef Valkeniers, Doctor and Politician Nobel Prize Laureates Aaron Klug, 1982 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nadine Gordimer, 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature Nelson Mandela, who attended but did not graduate from the university, 1993 Nobel Peace Prize Sydney Brenner, 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine See also Dawn of Humanity (2015 PBS film) Widdringtonia whytei References Bibliography Online . Print . The Golden Jubilee of the University of the Witwatersrand 1972 (Jubilee Committee, University of the Witwatersrand Press) Wits: The Early Years : a History of the University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg and its Precursors 1896 – 1936 1982 Bruce Murray (University of the Witwatersrand Press) Wits Sport: An Illustrated History of Sport at the University of the Witwatersrand 1989 Jonty Winch (Windsor) Wits: A University in the Apartheid Era by Mervyn Shear (1996) (University of the Witwatersrand Press) Wits: The "Open Years": A History of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1939–1959 1997 Bruce Murray