I am very thankful to have the opportunity to write this message. Since the mid-1990s, I have supported many UCT students in the Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment through the Klaus-Jürgen Bathe Scholarship awards.

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.

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

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.

Leadership Bootcamps, Meet ups and Field Trips

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.