UCT hosts University of Waterloo, Canada

20 Dec 2023
Executives from the University of Waterloo
20 Dec 2023

The University of Cape Town met with the University of Waterloo on Monday, 4 December 2023.

President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waterloo Dr Vivek Goel was accompanied by his colleagues, Prof Christopher Stuart Taylor Vice-President of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism (EDI-R). Ian Rowlands who is the Associate Vice-President, International and Amelia Burton Associate Director, International Relations.

With a number of interesting collaborations since 2020, UCT and the University of Waterloo have co-authored 63 articles in Scopus, which includes a number of large health and physics partnerships in which some of Waterloo’s respective scholars are members. This also includes closer connections between Waterloo’s Faculty of Environment and UCT’s African Centre for Cities.

President and Vice-Chancellor Dr Vivek Goel and colleagues from the University of Waterloo.
Vice-Chancellor Dr Vivek Goel Meets with Prof Daya Reddy to discuss possible future collaborations.

Through continuing connections with UCT, Waterloo aims to develop further relationships through the development of a collaborative course in the areas of Geography and Resource Management.

The University of Cape Town looks forward to strengthening the relationship with the University of Waterloo as both parties explore collaborative possibilities for the future.