Professor Klaus-Jürgen Bathe is ranked as one of the top three researchers in the field of finite element methods worldwide. The finite element method is used abundantly worldwide, and he is ranked as the top living scholar.

Professor Klaus-Jürgen Bathe hosted the annual Klaus-Jürgen Bathe Leadership Induction Dinner to welcome the incoming scholars and reconnect with alumni and UCT staff.

MIT Professor Klaus-Jürgen Bathe fell in love with South Africa while studying at UCT for his BSc in Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics in the 1960s. He graduated as a gold medalist in 1967.

Congratulations to the seven students who were selected to receive the 2025 Klaus-Jürgen Bathe Leadership Scholarship for their outstanding academic achievements and demonstrated leadership potential.

On 23 February 2023, the Klaus-Jurgen Bathe (KJB) Leadership Programme held its annual dinner under the theme “Celebrating Leadership”, addressed by special guest speaker Pride Maunatlala.

The KJB Leadership Programme is proud to announce the selection of 10 new KJB scholars for 2022/2023.

University of Cape Town (UCT) alumnus Dr Peace Francis (25) has won the 2020 Bongani Mayosi Medical Students Academic Prize.

On 12 November 2022, KJB Leadership Scholars gathered at the Simon’s Restaurant in Constantia to attend a luncheon hosted by the Programme Director.

Professor Klaus-Jürgen Bathe

The establishment of a UCT Leadership Academy is a direct response to Vision 2030 of the University of Cape Town (UCT).

Professor Alphose Zingoni

The birth of a vision. It all began in 2013 when Klaus- Jürgen Bathe, world-renowned mechanical engineering professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was visiting Cape Town.

University of Cape Town (UCT) student Sarah Nzeka will graduate with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Chemical Engineering on 29 March 2022 after registering at UCT for the first time in 2012. The journey to graduation day has not been easy.