University of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town remains the best university in Africa and has been ranked in the top 1.3% of universities in the world by the Center for World University Rankings.

The construction of a home for the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Nelson Mandela Memorial Centre and School of Public Governance will be made possible through funding by Atlantic Philanthropies, as well as generous grants and pledges.

On Wednesday, 16 October 2024 at 18:00 SAST, Professor Sandra Young will deliver her inaugural lecture titled “Exploring the literary imagination in times of reckoning: What might Shakespeare have to do with Social Justice today?”

On Wednesday, 23 October 2024 at 18:00 SAST, Professor Jay Pather will deliver his inaugural lecture titled “Shifting spaces, tilting time: art and art education in a Society that aches for transformation”.

Professor Sudesh Sivarasu will present his inaugural lecture titled “Engineering Tomorrow’s Medical Devices for Africa’s Unique Needs” will be held on Thursday, 24 October 2024 at 17:30 SAST.

UCT’s 2024 Teaching and Learning Conference, themed “All About Curriculum: New Visions and Future Directions”, takes place on Wednesday, 20 and Thursday, 21 November 2024. The full programme and book of abstracts are now available.

UCT is one of the best institutions in the world for development studies, according to the latest subject rankings from Quacquarelli Symonds.

UCT has retained its excellence in the education of professional accountants through the SAICA Initial Test of Competence.

UCT’s Department of Student Affairs (DSA) plans to empower, uplift and unleash human potential in university staff by helping those who don’t hold a matric certificate to obtain one.