UCT News
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Undergrad student publishes in top science journal
Hannah Simon, a UCT student studying biological and environmental and geographical sciences, brok
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Students tackle deferred exams
Four weeks of teaching at UCT were lost due to protest activity and shutdowns on campuses nationw
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Washington beckons for five student leaders
Five UCT students will head to Washington DC in June as part of the South Africa Washington Inter
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Students come to UCT from all over Africa and the world
In 2016, 5 278 international students studied at UCT from 112 countries (39 of them African). Of the total student population, 2 661 are from SADC countries: Angola, Botswana, Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
After graduating, UCT students take up positions in every sector of the economy, around the world. We are in contact with over 162 600 alumni in 158 countries, some 111 440 of whom live in South Africa.
Life on Campus
In 2016 UCT was home to 29 074 students (18 421 undergraduates and 10 653 postgraduates)
and 4 542 staff (1 179 academic and 3 363 professional, administrative, support and service staff).
Over the course of the year, anywhere between 100 and 1 000 students are employed by the university on a temporary basis.
There are more than 100 student societies active on campus, including academic, faith, national, cultural, political and special interest societies. Students can also choose from almost 40 sporting codes, which include a variety of disciplines from fencing and jiu jitsu to hockey, rugby and rowing.
The Jammie Shuttle service, UCT’s free transport system, makes almost 200 000 trips each year, transporting students and staff to and from the university’s campuses.
UCT Libraries is a repository of approximately 1.3 million print volumes, which are kept on 53 349 linear metres of shelves.
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Sexual Assault 24-hour hotline
072 393 7824
UCT Student Careline
0800 24 25 26 or SMS 31393
CPS 24-hour hotline
021 650 2222/3
SRC elections: The nomination period for Student Representative Council elections open on 16 August 2017 and close on 12 September 2017. The Question and Answer Sessions will take place from 2 to 6 October 2017, with voting taking place from 9 to 13 October 2017. The final results will be released on 18 October 2017.
Faculty council elections are in progress. Visit the DSA website for more information.
GETTING AROUND
Transport at UCT starts with the Jammie Shuttle, but it doesn’t need to end there. There are a range of public and private transport options to help you get around campus and the city.
ACCOMMODATION
Residence life is a special experience. Staying in a UCT residence is an extension of students' university education, where they can benefit from all the facilities and services such as student learning centres, social and sporting activities, life-skills and peer-tutoring programmes.
CLUBS AND SOCIETIES
There are more than 100 student societies and organsations on campus, so you’ll definitely be able to find something that will tickle your fancy..
SPORT
UCT offers 37 sporting codes, so this is a great opportunity to carry on with the sports you loved at school or to try your hand at something completely new.
Upcoming Events
17Oct
13:00
UCT’s Disability Service invites you to “Love and Madness”, a talk by Rahla Xenopolous in which she takes you on her extraordinary journey...
17Oct
17:00
UCT Law Faculty and the Centre for Law & Society invite you to the launch of ‘Blackwashing Homophobia. Violence and the Politics...
Notices
Notice a water leak at UCT?
Report it immediately by phoning the 24-hour Maintenance Helpdesk at 021 650 4321/2.
UCT Water Task Team...
The closing date for the Advanced Diploma in Cosmetic Formulation Science (an undergraduate qualification in the Faculty of Health Sciences...
SRC elections: The nomination period for Student Representative Council elections open on 16 August 2017 and close on 12...