UCT GSB MBA ranked number seven globally for impact and sustainability
The UCT GSB’s MBA programme has been ranked number seven globally and number one in Africa in the 2024 Better World MBA ranking by ‘Corporate Knights’ magazine.
Autumn 2025 Graduation
The University of Cape Town celebrates autumn graduations from Monday, 31 March until Friday, 4 April 2025. Ceremonies will be livestreamed on the website and video recordings will be made available as soon as possible after the event.
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Applications for undergraduate study at UCT in 2026 have opened on 1 April 2025.
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UCT partners with French university to launch Africa’s first dual degree
UCT has teamed up with Sciences Po to offer students a prestigious, internationally recognised dual degree programme.
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Funding opportunities
Explore opportunities to fund your undergraduate and postgraduate studies at UCT. Discover information on the various bursaries and structured loans currently on offer.
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UCT Semester Study Abroad Programme
The UCT Semester Study Abroad Programme offers international students academic excellence, diverse perspectives, and an unforgettable adventure. Applications for the second semester of 2025 opened in January 2025.
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UCT produces graduates whose qualifications are internationally recognised and locally applicable, underpinned by values of engaged citizenship and social justice.
Research & innovation news
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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A snapshot of research at UCT
Research at UCT is focused on addressing global challenges and realising both new opportunities within the social and natural world and new knowledge underpinning innovations of the future.
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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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Forensic Photography
Division of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
This comprehensive course provides theory and practical training in forensic Photography.
Competition law: An introduction
This 24-hour remote short course seeks to foster an understanding of the policy, statutory, and economic dimensions of competition law and policy in South Africa.
Introduction to Death Scene Investigations & Fingerprinting
Division of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
Basic Counselling Skills
Basic counselling skills are crucial to foster healthy relationships when working with people, albeit patients in a clinic or hospital setting
Notices
ICTS scheduled maintenance – April 2025
ICTS will be conducting scheduled maintenance on Sunday, 13 April 2025.
Limited ICT services will be available for the duration of the maintenance slot from 09:00–17:00, unless advised to the contrary.
Updated: 21 January 2025