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.
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Shose Kessi
Professor Shose Kessi will deliver her inaugural lecture titled "S#*T HAPPENS: A Decolonial Feminist Psychological Reflection on Institutional Racism in Higher Education" on Wednesday, 19 March at Neville Alexander Building, lower campus.
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UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Mignon McCulloch
The University of Cape Town invites you to an inaugural lecture titled “First aid for kids’ kidneys in Africa and beyond” by Professor Mignon McCulloch on Thursday, 27 March 2025, at 17:30 SAST.
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Funding opportunities
Explore opportunities to fund your undergraduate and postgraduate studies at UCT. Discover information on the various bursaries and structured loans currently on offer.
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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 second semester of 2025 opened in January 2025.
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UCT is committed to generating new knowledge in, for and from Africa. Our recent achievements include identifying a new heart-attack gene and a landmark restitution of human remains that allowed redress and social justice through science.
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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 at UCT is focused on addressing global challenges and realising both new opportunities within the social and natural world and new knowledge underpinning innovations of the future.
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Integrated Data Energy Analytics 27 January - 21 March
(Ends 21 March 2025)
More infoDept. of Electrical Engineering course
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Adolescent Health: Taking Evidence to Implementation
(Ends 9 May 2025)
More infoThis course aims to promote the understanding of implementation science and its values and build the capacity to implement proven interventions more effectively.
Basic HIV Counselling
(Ends 20 March 2025)
More infoThis course is ideal for you if you are a social worker, psychologist, nurse, research worker, community health worker, lay counsellor, and any cadre of staff working in the HIV field.
Competition law: An introduction
This 24-hour remote short course seeks to foster an understanding of the policy, statutory, and economic dimensions of competition law and policy in South Africa.
Notices
ICTS scheduled maintenance – March 2025
ICTS will be conducting scheduled maintenance on Sunday, 23 March 2025.
Limited ICT services will be available for the duration of the maintenance slot from 07:00–17:00, unless advised to the contrary.
Updated: 19 March 2025