UCT GSB MBA ranked number seven globally for impact and sustainability
The UCT GSB’s MBA programme has been ranked number seven globally and number one in Africa in the 2024 Better World MBA ranking by ‘Corporate Knights’ magazine.
11th UCT Vice-Chancellor’s Installation Ceremony
The University of Cape Town (UCT) Council announced Professor Mosa Moshabela as the 11th vice-chancellor (VC) in May 2024. Professor Moshabela, who took office in August, will be officially installed on 25 November 2024.
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2024 UCT Teaching and Learning Conference
UCT’s 2024 Teaching and Learning Conference, themed “All About Curriculum: New Visions and Future Directions”, takes place on Wednesday, 20 and Thursday, 21 November 2024. The full programme and book of abstracts are now available.
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UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Sithombo Maqungo
Professor Sithombo Maqungo will present his inaugural lecture “Been there, fixed that, presented there and published that. Is this all there is to the life of an academic trauma surgeon?” on Thursday, 28 November 2024 at 17:30 SAST.
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2025 Summer School: 20 January – 1 February
Celebrate 101 years of lifelong learning at the University of Cape Town. Join us at Summer School in January 2025 and feast your mind on lectures presented by world-class scholars on ground-breaking research topics.
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UCT Semester Study Abroad Programme
The UCT Semester Study Abroad Programme offers international students academic excellence, diverse perspectives, and an unforgettable adventure. Applications for the first semester of 2025 closed on 31 October 2024.
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UCT and the Sustainable Development Goals
UCT is committed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and contributes meaningfully to all 17 of them. As the leading university in Africa, we have a critical role to play in addressing global challenges through research.
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Research and innovation: highlights 2020/21
Despite the global pandemic – and, in fact, driven by the increased urgency it created – the year of 2020/21 at UCT was marked by great research achievements and several seminal events informed by and feeding into our forward thinking.
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2024 UCT Teaching and Learning Conference
(Ends 21 November 2024)
More infoAll About Curriculum: New Visions and Future Directions
Commercial and court-aligned mediation training
A 40-hour remote mediation training course that covers the essentials needed to become an effective mediator in any field or industry.
The Turn of the Screw
Opera UCT presents Benjamin Britten’s thrilling ghost story, The Turn of the Screw. Directed by Harriet Taylor, fresh from her residency at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, together with Movement Director, Scott Howland.
The Turn of the Screw
Opera UCT presents Benjamin Britten’s thrilling ghost story, The Turn of the Screw. Directed by Harriet Taylor, fresh from her residency at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, together with Movement Director, Scott Howland.
Notices
ICTS scheduled maintenance – November 2024
ICTS will be conducting scheduled maintenance on Sunday, 24 November 2024.
Limited ICT services will be available, unless advised to the contrary, for the duration of the maintenance slot from 07:00 to 17:00. Please note that this maintenance slot starts two hours earlier than usual/previously stated.
Annual General Meeting (AGM) of UCT Convocation
Members of the UCT Convocation are hereby notified that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Convocation will be convened as a hybrid meeting (ie on a virtual online platform and in-person attendance as preferred) and is scheduled to take place on Thursday, 5 December 2024 at 17:00.
The AGM takes place in accordance with the UCT Statute.
Council’s letters to individuals referenced in the panel’s report
The UCT Chair of Council, Mr Norman Arendse (SC), has written letters of apology to individuals who have been wronged as referenced in the report of the independent panel, as well as to the 37 anonymous complainants referred to in the Ombud Report.