Professor Alan G. Morris in New York

Join us for light refreshments and a lively conversation – Missing and Murdered in New York City with Professor Alan G. Morris on June 19th, 2013

Joan Metelerkamp in Boston

Join us for an evening with Joan Metelerkamp – Poet and UCT Alumna – in Boston on June 11th, 2013.

Faculty of Health Sciences Centenary Gala Dinner in NYC

Over 200 UCT alumni and friends from North America attended this celebration of the UCT medical school and department.

Building UCT’s Future

2012: UCT’s latest capital development project is the Observatory Square, a 900-bed state-of-the-art student residence on the Main Road near campus.

Remembering UCT’s History

Built on the slopes of Table Mountain, UCT is the oldest university in South Africa, founded in 1829 as a high school for boys and established as a university in 1918. Photo date unknown.

UCT Archival Photo

News and Announcements

UCT IN GLOBAL RANKINGS

Times Higher Education Ranks UCT Among World’s Top 400 Universities
The 2011-2012 rankings for Times Higher Education (THE) World University places UCT at #103, up from #107 last year. Read news from UCT. See 2011/12 rankings

(QS) World University Ranks UCT in Top 200
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) system released its 2011/12 rankings placing UCT at #156 of the Top 200. UCT continues to be the only university in Africa in the top 200. Read rankings

Financial Times Ranks UCT GSB in Top 100
UCT's Graduate School of Business (GSB) is in the Financial Times of London's 2011 Global MBA Top 100 Rankings. The GSB’s Executive Education programme ranks at #53. Read rankings

UCT MILESTONES

2012

UCT Faculty of Health Sciences 100th Anniversary. In this year 2012 the University of Cape Town's Faculty of Health Sciences celebrates its centenary year – the 100th anniversary of the birth of tertiary medical education in South Africa. A range of commemorative initiatives and events are being planned globally. Stay tuned for news from UCT about U.S. reunion events and visits from UCT's Health Sciences Dean and distinguished faculty, and Vice Chancellor Dr. Max Price.

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