UCT remains the top university in Africa, holding its position at ninth in the 2019 Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies University Rankings.
Orientation is a set of programmes designed to introduce first-year students to the different facilities and unique aspects of university life. It usually begins with parent orientation, where the parents of new students are invited to familiarise themselves with the university.
UCT’s researchers have been analysing the causes of the current drought, looking into water usage in the city and on campus, and finding ways in which we can save water now for a sustainable future.
UCT is an inclusive and engaged research-intensive African university that inspires creativity through outstanding achievements in learning, discovery and citizenship; enhancing the lives of its students and staff, advancing a more equitable and sustainable social order and influencing the global higher education landscape.
UCT is an inclusive and engaged research-intensive African university that inspires creativity through outstanding achievements in learning, discovery and citizenship; enhancing the lives of its students and staff, advancing a more equitable and sustainable social order and influencing the global higher education landscape.
2018–2019 World University Rankings
1st IN AFRICA
156 Times Higher Education
200 Quacquarelli Symonds
UCT’s 2019 Summer School is now open for booking through Webtickets. Offering all the intellectual stimulation of university study without the exams or entrance requirements, UCT's Summer School has been part of the fabric of the city for 68 years. More than one hundred short courses cover everything from astronomy to zoology, music to current affairs. Discover the mysteries behind the human genome, neuroscience, spaceflight, sharks and the 1918 flu. Explore Islamic philosophy, land reform, Eastern Europe, great literature and famous art.
This course is designed for people who need to brush up on their basic Stata skills or who wish to attend the other courses in our programme, in particular, the "Complex Social Survey Data" course or the "Measuring Economic Welfare" one. It will also be useful for anyone who needs a basic Stata refresher. This course is offered twice a year.
In honour of the late Dr Cecil Moss the UCT Rugby Club is hosting a memorial game between our 1st XV and an invitational side drawn from local club rugby teams.
Doc Moss was a UCT alumnus, class of 1946: a dedicated and respected anaesthetist, he assisted in the first ever heart transplant, and was part of the team that operated on Nelson Mandela during the former president’s political imprisonment. But he also had a rich career as a passionate and much-loved rugby player and coach – for UCT, Western Province, and the Springboks.
