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For information on South Africa's response to COVID-19 please visit the COVID-19 Corona Virus South African Resource Portal.

UCT Annual Awards 2021

On Monday, 6 December, Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng will host the UCT Annual Awards 2021, which serve to honour and celebrate exceptional individuals at UCT for their contributions through excellence and dedication in research, teaching and service.

Year in Review 2020

2020 was the year COVID-19 stretched us, thrust us into the unknown and challenged us to think of new ways of doing and being.

UCT’s response to COVID-19

The university has implemented approved protocols to keep staff and students safe during the COVID-19 lockdown, but we all remain individually responsible for mitigating the pandemic’s impact in our country. Please read more about UCT’s response to COVID-19.

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Applications for undergraduate study at UCT in 2022 closed on 31 August 2021.

Application deadlines for postgraduate programmes can be confirmed with the relevant faculty office.

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UCT Online High School

The University of Cape Town has launched the UCT Online High School, offering extensive teacher and mentor support at an affordable monthly fee.

The UCT Online High School is also making the online school platform available for free for any teacher and learner to benefit from the high-quality, interactive curriculum – unleashing the creative, academic and professional potential of Africa’s children.

Welcome to the University of Cape Town

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.

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News in Brief

Annual General Meeting of the UCT Convocation
UCT’s Annual General Meeting of the Convocation will be convened on a virtual online platform at 17:00 SAST on Thursday, 9 December 2021.

Members of Convocation are invited to register by 17 November 2021 to attend the meeting.
Updated: 21 October 2021

UCT Community of Hope Vaccination Centre
UCT in partnership with the Western Cape Government have launched the world‑class Community of Hope Vaccination Centre.
Updated: 30 August 2021

Find out more about UCT MOOCs

free online courses

1st
IN AFRICA

UCT leads, in Africa, in all five of the major world university rankings: Times Higher Education, Quacquarelli Symonds, Center for World University Rankings, U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings and ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities.

183rd
IN THE WORLD

UCT is ranked as 183rd in the world by the latest 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.

109th
IN THE WORLD

The recent 2022 edition of the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings saw UCT ranked at 109th globally.

Upcoming Events

Introduction to Design Computing

Introduction to Design Computing in a fast-paced one-week course which introduces the basics of digital drawing relevant to spatial design practices.

Design Computing short course.

Summer School 2022

The University of Cape Town (UCT) Summer School 2022 programme is designed to immerse you in new ideas, expert insight and creative thinking – to enlighten, entertain and inspire.

Drawing for Design

Drawing for Design is an intense one-week course which develops an understanding of the representational modes used in landscape architecture and urban design.

Notices

Applications for the Mandela School MPhil degree programme are now open

As the School's newest academic programme, it teaches students to address the challenge of designing, winning support for, and implementing...

Applications for the Mandela School Master degree programme are now open

As the School's flagship academic programme, MDPP equips leaders with the skills they need to inspire and create meaningful change for...

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