Students come to UCT from all over Africa and the world
In 2017, 4 874 international students studied at UCT from 111 countries. Of the total student population, 2 321 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.
Life on Campus
In 2017 UCT was home to 28 185 students (6 753 living in the residence system). Around 4 200 new first-years are accepted to study at UCT every year.
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
GETTING AROUND
Transport at UCT starts with the Jammie Shuttle, but it doesn’t need to end there. A range of public and private transport options will 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 organisations on campus, so you’ll definitely be able to find something that will tickle your fancy.
SPORT
UCT offers 37 sport clubs, 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.
News
Monday, 22 October 2018
Hannah Simon, a UCT student studying biological and environmental and geographical sciences, broke rare ground when she had an article about the tension between social and environmental justice published in the acclaimed South African Journal of Science in November last year.
Four weeks of teaching at UCT were lost due to protest activity and shutdowns on campuses nationwide last year. UCT students who felt unprepared to write their exams in November, had the option to defer either individual exams or their whole exam block to January this year. Some were also offered a mini-semester of teaching to complete the 2016 academic programme.
Five UCT students will head to Washington DC in June as part of the South Africa Washington International Program.