
Every year, the Vice-Chancellor invites parents, guardians, and sponsors of first-year students who have received firm offers to study at UCT in the coming year to Parent Orientation.
The Parent Orientation program is designed to provide information about the University of Cape Town, our academic programs, and student services. In addition, the program is structured to help parents, guardians, and sponsors of first-year students to understand a new student’s transition to university life and how best to support them.
Parent Orientation 2025 took place on Saturday, 1 February 2025, starting at 09:00 and again at 14:00.
Deans’ sessions followed each plenary session. Refreshments and merchandise were on sale.
Invitations were sent out by email in January 2025. If your family member or beneficiary received a firm offer of study at UCT for 2025, you would have received a formal invitation by email with further details about the event.
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For any general queries about student housing offers, please contact 021 650 2977 or res@uct.ac.za.
First-year students who receive a firm offer of admission to study at UCT in 2025 are advised to refer to the email sent to their UCT email address for all the relevant information about the First-Year Campus Reception service from 1 to 3 February 2025. Information for new students who missed the FYCR is available on the Noticeboard.