General contacts
Contact numbers, office hours and email addresses for all faculties and important services.
Postal address
University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa
Contact numbers and email addresses
Should the contact number or email address you require not appear below please use the Google search at the top of the screen or browse the A–Z lists on the UCT main, Staff and Students websites.
UCT switchboard: +27 (0)21 650 9111
For all IT-related queries, including queries about online systems and email, please contact IT Helpdesk on +27 (0)21 650 4500.
If you have queries about Vula or Amathuba, please contact the CILT Helpdesk. Queries related to student self-service (PeopleSoft) must be sent to Student Support Services.
| Faculties | Email address | Contact numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | com-faculty@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 4375 +27 (0)21 650 4369 website |
| Engineering & the Built Environment | ebe-faculty@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 2699 website |
| Graduate School of Business | info@gsb.uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 406 1922 +27 (0)21 421 5510 website |
| Health Sciences (Undergraduate) | fhs-ug-admiss@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 3020 +27 (0)21 650 1114 website |
| Health Sciences (Postgraduate) | fhs-pg-admiss@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 3004 website |
| Humanities (Undergraduate) | hum-ugrad@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 2717 +27 (0)21 686 7469 website |
| Humanities (Postgraduate) | hum-postgrad@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 2691 +27 (0)21 650 5751 website |
| Law | law-studies@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 3086 +27 (0)21 650 5662 website |
| Science | sci-science@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 2712 +27 (0)21 650 2710 website |
| Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED) | ched@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 2645 +27 (0)21 650 5045 website |
| General enquiries | ||
| Accounts: Creditors | fnd-creditors@uct.ac.za | |
| Accounts: Debtors | fnd-debtors@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 5270/2143 |
| Accounts: Fees | fnd-fees@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 1704 |
| Admissions / Applications | admissions@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 2128 |
| Building Maintenance - P&S Workplace Services | ps-techsupport@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 4321 |
| Campus Protection Services | +27 (0)21 650 2222 | |
| Communication & Marketing | CMD contacts | +27 (0)21 650 4847/3730 |
| Disability Service | dsa-disabilityservice@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 2427 +27 (0)21 650 3794 |
| Educare | educare@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 3522 +27 (0)21 689 8078 |
| Exam queries | examsoffice@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 3692/4 |
| Emergencies | +27 (0)21 650 2222 | |
| Fees Office | fnd-feeenq@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 1704 |
| Finance Helpdesk | fnd-finance@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 2111 |
| Graduation queries | graduation@uct.ac.za | |
| Human Resources | HR Contacts | |
| International students | iapo@uct.ac.za | +27 21 650 2822/3740 +27 21 650 5667 |
| IT Helpdesk (ICTS) | icts-helpdesk@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 4500 |
| Libraries | libraries@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 3134 |
| National Benchmark Tests | adp-aarp@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 3523 +27 (0)21 650 5045 |
| Off-Campus Student Accommodation Services (OCSAS) | ocsas@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 4934 |
| Payment and Procurement Services (PPS) Helpdesk | fnd-purch@uct.ac.za | |
| Postgraduate Centre and Funding Office | pgfunding@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 3622 |
| Protea Hotel Mowbray | reservations1@phmowbray.co.za Offers special rates for staff & students |
+27 (0)21 442 5300 website |
| Research and Innovation | researchvisibility@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 4015 |
| Sports and recreation | Kiran Maharaj | +27 (0)21 650 7328 |
| Staff Housing | Nomonde Sikiti Melissa Patience |
+27 (0)21 650 2975 +27 (0)21 650 1048 |
| Student Affairs | Nadierah Pienaar | +27 (0)21 650 3535 +27 (0)21 650 5011 |
| Student Development Office | Nolindo Wabani | +27 (0)21 650 5389 +27 (0)21 650 5011 |
| Student Housing and Residence Life | res@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 2977 +27 (0)21 650 4014 |
| Student Orientation and Advocacy Centre | UCTOrientation@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 5082 |
| Student Records (academic records & transcripts) | reg-records@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 3595 +27 (0)21 650 5714 |
| Student Representative Council (SRC) | src@uct.ac.za | |
| Student Systems Support (student self-service) |
sss-helpdesk@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 5227 |
| Summer School | ems@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 2888 |
| Switchboard / general enquiries | +27 (0)21 650 9111 | |
| Traffic enquiries | traffic@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 3312 |
| UCT Careers Service | careers.service@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 2497 |
| UCT Retirement Fund | uctrf-enquiries@uct.ac.za | |
| Undergraduate financial aid | financialaid@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 3545 |
| Vacation accommodation | vacation@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 1050/1 |
| CILT Helpdesk | cilt-helpdesk@uct.ac.za | +27 (0)21 650 5500 |
| Welcome Centre | +27 (0)21 650 3121 |
Office hours are from Monday to Friday
| Admissions (Middle Campus) |
08:30–16:30 |
| Fees Office (Middle Campus) |
Counter: 09:00–15:30 (Mon–Fri) Phone enquiries: 08:30–16:30 (Mon–Fri, Thurs from 09:30) |
| International Academic Programmes Office (IAPO) (Middle Campus) |
08:30–16:30 (Mon–Thurs) 08:30–16:00 (Fri) |
| Student Housing (Middle Campus) |
08:00–16:30 |
Vice-Chancellor: vc@uct.ac.za