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In its 10th year, the Access to Care programme has trained more than 80 teams from Africa, as well as Pakistan, Yemen and the UAE. ‘Ah Dosini!’. Maestro hits the right notes ahead of UCT Day Prof Dizu Plaatjies signed off on his final campus performance with a benefit concert ahead of UCT Day. 09 Oct 2024.
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News. Thinking outside the narrative box 03 Oct 2024. News. UCT and IDIA unveil groundbreaking VR software 03 Oct 2024. News. UCT-led project creates pipeline for sustainable food waste management system 02 Oct 2024. News. No coach, no problem, as UCT Cheerleading Club elevates 01 Oct 2024. News.
UCT ranks top in Africa | UCT News - University of Cape Town
Aug 20, 2021 · The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been ranked in the 201–300 band by ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2021, published on 15 August 2021. This places UCT first in the country and on the continent. “UCT shines as a place of excellence among the world’s universities,” said UCT Vice-Chancellor Professor ...
What climate change means for South Africa and its people
Mar 11, 2024 · A new climate change impact synthesis report titled, “Climate change impacts in South Africa: What climate change means for a country and its people”, highlights the impacts of climate change on South Africa and the cascading effect these changes may have on people’s lives. The report was compiled by Dr Peter Johnston, Dr Temitope ...
UCT top in Africa in latest world rankings | UCT News
Jun 9, 2021 · The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been ranked 226th in the world by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2022. This position puts UCT among the top 18% of universities worldwide and is tied with Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Germany), the University of Sussex (United Kingdom) …
Dr Moloi-Motsepe officially installed as UCT’s sixth chancellor
By signing her name in the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Golden Book on 10 December, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe cemented her place in UCT’s long history; its sixth chancellor since 1918. Dr Moloi-Motsepe was formally invested with her robe at a ceremony hosted by UCT Chair of Council Babalwa Ngonyama. The chancellor is the titular head and ...
Reflecting on the devastating UCT fire | UCT News
Jun 23, 2021 · Photo Je’nine May. Two months after a devastating wildfire ripped through parts of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) upper campus, a massive restoration project to rebuild the gutted iconic UCT buildings is in full swing. On Sunday, 18 April, a runaway fire destroyed the Jagger Reading Room and caused damage in Upper Campus Residence ...
UCT remains top in Africa | UCT News - University of Cape Town
Jun 17, 2022 · UCT remains the best university in Africa, according to QS, moving up 0.7 percentage points to be within the top 16.7% internationally. This is despite a slight drop of 11 places compared with last year’s rankings. This is due to the relative nature of rankings and the increase in the number of universities rated by QS this year: 1 422 ...
Welcome from the Chancellor | UCT News
Oct 19, 2022 · Welcome from the Chancellor. 19 October 2022. Photo Robyn Walker. In 2021 I watched with pride as the University of Cape Town (UCT) beat the odds to deliver another year of excellent teaching, learning and research amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, and its second, third and fourth waves. I was elected to take up the position of chancellor at ...
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