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Applications for undergraduate study at UCT in 2024 opened on 3 April 2023. Please submit applications for financial assistance directly to NSFAS. Please confirm deadlines for postgraduate applications with the faculty office.
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KwaLanga Centenary 2023

KwaLanga Centenary 2023

The Western Cape’s oldest township, KwaLanga, is marking its centenary in April 2023, presenting an opportunity to reflect on the township’s rich history and heritage.
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UCT ranks in top 1.4% of universities worldwide

The University of Cape Town (UCT) remains the best university in Africa and has been ranked 267th worldwide, up three places from last year, by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) in their 2023 Global 2000 list, which was published on 15 May 2023.

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UCT is committed to generating new knowledge in, for and from Africa. Our recent achievements include identifying a new heart-attack gene and a landmark restitution of human remains that allowed redress and social justice through science.
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UCT and the Sustainable Development Goals

UCT is committed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and contributes meaningfully to all 17 of them. As the leading university in Africa, we have a critical role to play in addressing global challenges through research.
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Research and innovation: highlights 2020/21

Despite the global pandemic – and, in fact, driven by the increased urgency it created – the year of 2020/21 at UCT was marked by great research achievements and several seminal events informed by and feeding into our forward thinking.
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Continuing education

Unleash your potential by completing one – or more - of UCT’s continuing education short courses, workshops, seminars, lectures and conferences. These are offered in collaboration with the following UCT units and partners:

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Continuing Professional Development, Engineering and the Built Environment
Judicial Institute for Africa (JIFA)

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Amathuba - New Digital Learning Platform

New digital learning platform

Amathuba powered by Brightspace is UCT’s new digital learning platform! Supporting face-to-face teaching and learning and offering a wide range of features, in an attractive, modern, and engaging user interface.
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Dr Helen Moffett

The art and craft of editing

7 June 2023
(Ends 16 August 2023)
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The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Centre for Extra-Mural Studies welcomes Dr Helen Moffett to present this intensive short course for writers: covering theory, practice and tricks of the editing trade, supported by practical exercises.
7 June 2023
(Ends 16 August 2023)
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Simulation Launchpad (Paediatric themed course)

Simulation Launchpad (Paediatric themed course)

8 June 2023
(Ends 9 June 2023)
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The Simulation Launchpad course is run over two days in-person at UCT and is designed to ensure solid basic educational theory and practical concepts related to simulation-based education before moving into practice.

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