Awards & Achievements
The following awards recognise excellence, a core pillar of the University of Cape Town’s academic project.
The impact of the African youth on the 4th industrial revolution
Fred Swaniker is on a mission to bring better leadership to Africa and the world. He leads the African Leadership Group and delivered UCT’s first Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture of the year.
Graduation walk of celebration
The March Graduation Walks of Celebration took place from 28 to 31 March 2022. We congratulate the March 2022 graduates on their academic success during exceptionally challenging times.
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.
Summer School reaches new audiences
With its dual live and online offerings, the first “phygital” Summer School has attracted new local community and alumni audiences abroad.
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Mohamed Paleker
The Inaugural Lecture of Professor Mohamed Paleker in the Department of Private Law is at 17:30 on Tuesday, 7 May 2024. The lecture is titled “The 'One-Shotter'-'Repeat-Player' dichotomy in the South African Civil Justice system”.
UCT in top 100 for graduate employability
UCT in top 100 for graduate employability
UCT ranks among top 20 emerging economy universities
The University of Cape Town ranks 16th worldwide (tied with Taipei Medical University, Taiwan) among universities in countries with emerging economies, according to the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies University Ranking
Global Citizen and the IDM address vaccine misinformation
The IDM collaborated with Global Citizen, speaking to trusted experts to dispel vaccine misinformation.