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University of Cape Town
public university, open-access publisher, higher education
Year dem found am1 October 1829 Edit
Native labelUniversity of Cape, Universiteit van Kaapstad, iYunivesithi yaseKapa Edit
NicknameIkeys Edit
Office held by head of the organizationChancellor of the University of Cape Town Edit
CountrySouth Africa Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydCity of Cape Town Edit
Coordinate location33°57′27″S 18°27′38″E Edit
Get subsidiaryFitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, UCT Hockey Club Edit
Demma headquarters locationCape Town Edit
Dey replaceSouth African College Edit
Language dem useEnglish Edit
IPv6 routing prefix2a01:4f8:150:8109::/64, 2a01:4f8:200:80b2::/64, 2a01:4f8:212:17::/64 Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.uct.ac.za/ Edit
Open data portalDataFirst Edit
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De University of Cape Town (UCT) (Afrikaans: Universiteit van Kaapstad, Xhosa: iYunivesithi yaseKapa) be public research university insyd Cape Town, South Africa. Dem establish insyd 1829 as de South African College, na dem grant full university status insyd 1918, wey dey make am de oldest university insyd South Africa den de oldest university insyd Sub-Saharan Africa for continuous operation.[1]

Dem dey organise UCT for 57 departments insyd across six faculties wey dey offer bachelor's (NQF 7) to doctoral degrees (NQF 10) solely for de English language insyd.[2] Home to 30,000 students, e dey encompass six campuses insyd de Capetonian suburbs of Rondebosch, Hiddingh, Observatory, Mowbray, den de Waterfront. E be de only African member of de Global University Leaders Forum (GULF) within de World Economic Forum, wey dey make up of 26 of de world ein top universities.[3]

Five alumni, staff members, den researchers wey dey associate plus UCT win de Nobel Prize. 88 staff members be part of de Academy of Sciences of South Africa.[4]

Campus[edit | edit source]

Sarah Baartman Hall den Memorial Plaza, de focal point Upper Campus.
Hiddingh Hall Library for Hiddingh Campus top insyd Gardens, Cape Town.

Residential halls[edit | edit source]

First-tier residences:[5]

  • Avenue Road Residence
  • Baxter Hall
  • Clarinus Village
  • College House
  • Dullah Omar Hall
  • Fuller Hall
  • Glendover Residence
  • Graça Machel Hall
  • Kilindini
  • Kopano Residence
  • Leo Marquard Hall
  • Rochester House
  • Smuts Hall
  • Tugwell Hall
  • University House
  • Varietas

Second-tier residences:[6]

  • Forest Hill
  • Groote Schuur Flats
  • Groote Schuur Residence
  • Liesbeeck Gardens
  • Medical Residence
  • Obz Square
  • De Woolsack

Third-tier residences:[7]

  • 1 Woodbine Road
  • 8 Avenue Road
  • Amalinda
  • Dullah Omar Hall
  • Edwin Hart Annex
  • F Block (Forest Hill)
  • Harold Cressy Hall
  • Inglewood
  • JP Duminy Court
  • Linkoping
  • North Grange
  • Rondeberg
  • TB Davie Court
  • Smuts Hall, dem build insyd 1928 for de Upper Campus top
    Smuts Hall, dem build insyd 1928 for de Upper Campus top
  • Tugwell Hall, dem build insyd 1974 for de Lower Campus top
    Tugwell Hall, dem build insyd 1974 for de Lower Campus top

Organisation[edit | edit source]

Administration den governance[edit | edit source]

University Chancellors & Vice-Chancellors
Chancellor Vice-Chancellor
Term Name Term Name
1918–1936 H.R.H. the Prince of Wales (de future Edward VIII) 1918–1938 Sir John Carruthers Beattie
1936–1950 Field Marshal Jan Smuts 1938–1947 AW Falconer
1950–1967 De Hon. Mr Justice Albert van der Sandt Centlivres 1948–1955 TB Davie
1956–1957 RW James, for acting capacity
1958–1967 Jacobus Duminy
1967–1999 Harry Oppenheimer 1968–1980 Sir Richard Luyt
1981–1996 Stuart J Saunders
1996–2000 Mamphela Ramphele
1999–2019 Graça Machel 2000–2008 Njabulo Ndebele
2008–2018 Max Price
2019–present Precious Moloi-Motsepe 2018–2023 Mamokgethi Phakeng
2023–2024 Daya Reddy, interim
2024- Mosa Moshabela, elect

Academic divisions[edit | edit source]

Dem list de departments of de faculties as follows:

Mamokgethi Phakeng cam turn de varsity ein second Black female Vice-Chancellor after Mamphela Ramphele.

Faculty of Commerce[8]

  • College of Accounting
  • School of Economics (jointly establish plus Faculty of Humanities)
  • Department of Finance den Tax
  • Department of Information Systems
  • The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance
  • School of Management Studies
  • Education Development Unit
  • Graduate School of Business

Faculty of Engineering den de Built Environment[9]

  • Department of Architecture, Planning den Geomatics
  • Department of Chemical Engineering
  • Department of Civil Engineering
  • Department of Construction Economics den Management
  • Department of Electrical Engineering
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Health Sciences[10]

  • Department of Anaesthesia den Perioperative Medicine
  • Department of Health den Rehabilitation Sciences
  • Department of Health Sciences Education
  • Department of Human Biology
  • Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences
  • Department of Medicine
  • Department of Obstetrics den Gynaecology
  • Department of Paediatrics den Child Health
  • Department of Pathology
  • Department of Psychiatry den Mental Health
  • Department of Public Health den Family Medicine
  • Department of Radiation Medicine
  • Department of Surgery

Faculty of Humanities[11]

  • African Feminist Studies
  • Anthropology
  • African Studies den Linguistics
  • Centre for Film and Media Studies
  • Education Development Unit
  • English Literary Studies
  • Historical Studies
  • Knowledge den Information Stewardship
  • Michaelis School of Fine Art
  • Department of Philosophy
  • Department of Political Studies
  • School of Education
  • Department of Psychology
  • School of Languages den Literatures
  • Department of Social Work & Social Development
  • Department of Sociology
  • South African College of Music
  • Department for the Study of Religions
  • Theatre, Dance den Performance Studies

Faculty of Law[12]

  • Department of Commercial Law
  • Department of Private Law
  • Department of Public Law

Faculty of Science[13]

  • Department of Archaeology
  • Department of Astronomy
  • Department of Biological Sciences
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Computer Science
  • Department of Environmental den Geographical Science
  • Department of Geological Sciences
  • Department of Mathematics den Applied Mathematics
  • Department of Molecular den Cell Biology
  • Department of Oceanography
  • Department of Physics
  • Department of Statistical Sciences

Students den staff[edit | edit source]

Student enrolment 2009–2013[edit | edit source]

Student enrolment by population group 2009–2013, dey show percentage growth for base top:[14][15]

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 % Growth % Of Total
SA Black 5068 5323 5744 6012 6199 6813 28.67% 25.23%
SA coloured 3623 3653 3687 3530 3573 3601 0.73% 13.34%
SA Indian 1630 1681 1671 1701 1714 1813 11.6% 6.72%
SA White 8984 9183 8992 8814 8434 8093 -10.69% 30%
International 3821 4171 4268 4802 4708 4674 19.57% 17.32%
Other 886 1003 1146 1191 1488 1993 73.28% 7.39%
Total 24012 25014 25508 26505 26116 26987 -0.32% 100%
Demographic of University Student Enrollments insyd 2021
Program Asian Black Coloured Indian White International (Rest of Africa) Undeclared
Undergraduate 0.50% 32% 12% 5% 14% 7% 30%
Postgraduate 0.50% 25% 12% 5% 14% 18% 20%
PhD 0.50% 21% 9% 6% 20% 35% 8.9%

Rankings[edit | edit source]

De varsity receive rank of 198 insyd de 2019 QS World University Rankings,[16] rank of 156 insyd de 2019 Times Higher Education World University Rankings,[17] den rank of 201–300 insyd de Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities.[18]

De faculty of Commerce as well as de faculty of Law den Medicine appeared for de top 100 faculties internationally insyd. De law faculty achieve global rank of 40 insyd de 2014 QS World University Rankings by Subject.[16] Although de varsity remain de highest ranking insyd Africa as of 2022 ein ranking dey decline since 2015.[19]

UCT Times Higher Education Ranking 2011 to 2024
Year World Rank
2024 167
2023 160
2022 183
2021 155
2020 136
2019 136
2018 171
2017 148
2016 120
2015 124
2014 126
2013 126
2012 103
2011 107
[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]

Popular culture[edit | edit source]

Na de varsity be de shooting location of de 2019 film Critters Attack! were na dem bell am Leroy College den de 2008 film Disgrace.

Na de varsity be de shooting location of Netflix movies The Kissing Booth den The Kissing Booth 2 den de 2020 Netflix series Blood & Water.[34] De Upper Campus residence serve as de grounds den building for de show ein fictional Parkhurst College.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Memorial Plaza for Upper Campus top view from de columns of de Sarah Baartman Hall
    Memorial Plaza for Upper Campus top view from de columns of de Sarah Baartman Hall
  • De Oracle Fountain next to de Department of Mathematics Building; inspire by de I Ching trigrams for de Taoist sun disc top
    De Oracle Fountain next to de Department of Mathematics Building; inspire by de I Ching trigrams for de Taoist sun disc top
  • Fuller Hall, student residence for Upper Campus top dem build insyd 1928
    Fuller Hall, student residence for Upper Campus top dem build insyd 1928
  • De rugby fields wey dey separate de Upper Campus den Middle Campus
    De rugby fields wey dey separate de Upper Campus den Middle Campus
  • De M3 highway wey dey separate de Upper Campus den Middle Campus; tunnel beneath de highway dey connect de two campuses.
    De M3 highway wey dey separate de Upper Campus den Middle Campus; tunnel beneath de highway dey connect de two campuses.
  • De Japonica Walk, footpath wey dey connect de Upper, Middle den Lower Campuses; edey line plus various flora, wey dey include japonica flowers den oak trees.
    De Japonica Walk, footpath wey dey connect de Upper, Middle den Lower Campuses; edey line plus various flora, wey dey include japonica flowers den oak trees.
  • De Japonica Walk, dey look towards de Summer House Pavilion
    De Japonica Walk, dey look towards de Summer House Pavilion
  • De Summer House Pavilion, dem build insyd 1760, be one of de oldest buildings for South Africa insyd.
    De Summer House Pavilion, dem build insyd 1760, be one of de oldest buildings for South Africa insyd.
  • De Woolsack Building; na ebe refuge give writers den artists, wey e sanso be wer Rudyard Kipling spend ein summers between 1900 den 1908.
    De Woolsack Building; na ebe refuge give writers den artists, wey e sanso be wer Rudyard Kipling spend ein summers between 1900 den 1908.
  • De famous steps for Upper Campus top wey dey lead up to de Sarah Baartman Hall, dem nickname am de "Jammie steps"
    De famous steps for Upper Campus top wey dey lead up to de Sarah Baartman Hall, dem nickname am de "Jammie steps"
  • De Jagger Library, wey dey house rare books den special collections
    De Jagger Library, wey dey house rare books den special collections
  • View from de Chancellor Oppenheimer Library
    View from de Chancellor Oppenheimer Library
  • Entrance to de FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Entrance to de FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
  • Student Housing den Residence Life Building
    Student Housing den Residence Life Building
  • De Breakwater Lodge, wich dey house de UCT Graduate School of Business
    De Breakwater Lodge, wich dey house de UCT Graduate School of Business
  • Lecture theatre insyd de Leslie Social Science Building (Faculty of Humanities)
    Lecture theatre insyd de Leslie Social Science Building (Faculty of Humanities)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ University of Cape Town. "History introduction". uct.ac.za. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "CHE | Council on Higher Education | Regulatory body for Higher Education in South Africa | Education | Innovation | University | South Africa". che.ac.za. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Global University Leaders Forum Members" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Academy of Science of South Africa members". University of Cape Town. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Handbook 2.1: A Guide to UCT's First Tier Residences. Department of Student Housing and Residence Life, University of Cape Town. Archived 9 July 2021
  6. ↑ Handbook 2.2: A Guide to UCT's Second Tier Residences. Department of Student Housing and Residences, University of Cape Town. Archived 18 March 2017
  7. ↑ Handbook 2.3: A Guide to UCT's Third Tier Accommodation. Department of Student Housing and Residence Life, University of Cape Town. Archived 17 March 2017
  8. ↑ "Commerce" (PDF). University of Cape Town. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Commerce". University of Cape Town. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Commerce". University of Cape Town. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Humanities" (PDF). University of Cape Town. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "Commerce". University of Cape Town. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Commerce". University of Cape Town. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Introducing UCT: Statistics". About the University. University of Cape Town. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "Census 2011 Western Cape Municipal Report" (PDF). About the Western Cape. Statistics South Africa. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "University of Cape Town". Top Universities. 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  17. ↑ "University of Cape Town". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  18. ↑ "2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  19. ↑ Daniel, Compiled by Luke. "UCT still ranked best African university – but its score keeps dropping while UJ climbs". Businessinsider. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  20. ↑ "World University Rankings 2024 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  21. ↑ "World University Rankings 2023 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  22. ↑ "World University Rankings 2022 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  23. ↑ "World University Rankings 2021 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  24. ↑ "World University Rankings 2020 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  25. ↑ "World University Rankings 2019 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  26. ↑ "World University Rankings 2018 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  27. ↑ "World University Rankings 2017 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  28. ↑ "World University Rankings 2016 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  29. ↑ "World University Rankings 2015 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  30. ↑ "World University Rankings 2014 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  31. ↑ "World University Rankings 2013 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  32. ↑ "World University Rankings 2012 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  33. ↑ "World University Rankings 2011 (South Africa)". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 October 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  34. ↑ Searra, Imogen. "Behind the scenes of local Netflix series: Blood & Water". Cape {Town} etc. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

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