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GSB win a first for business schools in Africa
A customised executive education programme co-designed by UCT’s GSB and Standard Bank has won gold at the EFMD Global Excellence in Practice Awards.
17 May 2019
Top talent a prerequisite for Ramaphosa’s new advisory unit
The efficacy of the presidential advisory unit, burdened with tackling the hefty challenges facing SA’s incoming government, will rest on the calibre of those who serve on it.
17 May 2019
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VC welcomes DVC Research and Internationalisation
Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng welcomes the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Internationalisation.
17 May 2019
Deferred Examinations: Guideline for Students
Dr Karen van Heerden, Deputy Registrar: Academic Administration writes to students about the guidelines for deferred exams.
17 May 2019
Sarina Mpharalala named student delegate to WUN
Vice-Chancellor’s Award winner Sarina Mpharalala says she is ready to make her mark at the student programme of the 2019 Worldwide Universities Network conference.
17 May 2019
In remembrance: Marti-Rose Tinka Nel
The UCT Executive team writes to the UCT community about the passing of a colleague, Ms Marti-Rose “Tinka” Nel.
17 May 2019
Rat poison now affects peri-urban wildlife in Cape Town - UCT study
Urban rat poisons are spilling over into Cape Town's natural environment, threatening species such as caracal, mongoose, otter and owl, a team of University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers in the Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa (iCWild) has discovered.
17 May 2019
Teaching case study win for GSB
A teaching case study on the pioneering work of a Zambian solar-energy company has earned UCT’s GSB a win in the 2018 EFMD Case Writing Competition.
16 May 2019
Feedback from Senate meeting and other updates
16 May 2019
All-women executive academic leadership for UCT
The appointment of Professor Sue Harrison as the new DVC for Research and Internationalisation secures UCT a rare all-women executive academic leadership for the university.
16 May 2019
Appointment of DVC: Research and Internationalisation
VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng writes to the UCT community about the appointment of the new DVC: Research and Internationalisation.
16 May 2019
First aider doesn’t dwell on ‘what-ifs’
Esna Vermeulen, an Interclub Wheelchair Rugby Tournament first-aid officer with a rare muscle condition, believes in making the most of life, regardless of her circumstances.
16 May 2019
Breaking the exam stress cycle
There is plenty of help at hand, both on and off campus, for UCT students suffering under the stress of the upcoming exams.
16 May 2019
Eight tips to beat exam stress
As we begin consolidation week, these eight handy tips will help you to prepare for what lies ahead during the mid-year exams.
16 May 2019
Statement by Law Faculty in response to letter by
The Faculty of Law takes diversity and transformation seriously. As a result, significant efforts have been made not just to transform the outlook of the student and staff profiles, but also to change the cultural climate.
16 May 2019
Historic all-women leadership in charge of academic enterprise at UCT
The University of Cape Town (UCT)'s announcement of Professor Sue Harrison as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC): Research and Internationalisation means that, in what is a rare moment for higher education across the world, all four leaders in charge of the academic enterprise at the highest level of a university are female.
16 May 2019
Fostering multilingualism on campus
Multilingualism is a form of development and empowerment at a time when some of the world’s languages are in danger of extinction, language short-course graduates have heard.
15 May 2019
Students share their top study tips
With just over a week to go before exams start, UCT students share their tried and tested tips for study success.
15 May 2019
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