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The role of accountancy professionals in strengthening democracy Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke delivered the third Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture for 2021 on Thursday, 30 September 2021. 30 Sep 2021
Servant leadership essential to incoming head of Information Systems Associate Professor Maureen Tanner is the new head of UCT’s Department of Information Systems. 30 Sep 2021
The world needs a different type of ambition Despite a seemingly overwhelming number of global challenges, the SDGs set a profound agenda for universal good governance. 30 Sep 2021 Opinion
Highest honour for distinguished UCT teacher Dr Marlon Swai’s responsibility as a teacher is not to win students’ favour but to get them to learn at all costs. And if this means adopting an in‑classroom rap cypher culture to foster participatory and ongoing learning, then so be it. 30 Sep 2021
UCT launches portal to highlight SDG-relevant research UCT has launched an online portal dedicated to research relevant to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 30 Sep 2021
CMD Annual Review 2020 In 2020 the onset of COVID-19 provided a dramatic backdrop for the work of the Communication and Marketing Department (CMD). 30 Sep 2021
Heritage Month colloquium and other updates The Faculty of Humanities will host a virtual Heritage Month Colloquium on Wednesday, 29 September. Read more about this and other recent developments on campus. 29 Sep 2021
Conference relooks at marginalised and overlooked African heritage The University of Cape Town (UCT) along with UNESCO, the African World Heritage Fund and the University College London’s (UCL) Bartlett School of Architecture this week hosted the “Symposium on Modern Heritage of Africa (MoHoA)” to address, among other things, the challenges in defining modern heritage of, and in, Africa which is often overlooked and marginalised in literature and global records. 29 Sep 2021
Heritage Month: UCT cleansing ceremonies a powerful transformation narrative Khoi and San land cleansing ceremonies were held at three locales on UCT’s Rondebosch campuses, part of the university’s Heritage Month activities. 29 Sep 2021
UCT to host open lecture by Auditor-General The University of Cape Town (UCT) will host a virtual Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture to be presented by the Auditor-General of South Africa and UCT alumna, Ms Tsakani Maluleke. 29 Sep 2021
Join the Mental Health Awareness Month fun run UCT’s Student Wellness Service will host the university’s first Run/Walk4Mental Health on Sunday, 10 October. 29 Sep 2021
UCT co-hosting international cybersecurity competition UCT’s Cybersecurity Capacity Centre has partnered with the Atlantic Council for the first edition of the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge developed specifically for South African students. 29 Sep 2021
International students can get vaccinated Sharon Mogale, a UCT final year medical student and UCT SRC international students’ coordinator, calls for a more inclusive vaccine strategy and vaccine solidarity. 29 Sep 2021
‘Teach disagreement in a consensus-ridden climate’ The primary task of a history teacher is to encourage disagreement in a consensus-ridden climate, said DTA winner Dr Bodhisattva Kar. 29 Sep 2021
‘Teaching is a civic duty’ For his versatile, flexible and creative approach to teaching and learning, UCT has honoured Dr Marlon Swai with a Distinguished Teacher Award. 29 Sep 2021
Clarity on completing Vulnerability Assessment Following the communication of 22 September 2021 regarding the UCT Health App, the support team has received a number of requests for clarification on who needs to complete the Vulnerability Assessment form. 28 Sep 2021
UCT to host landmark event acknowledging land cleansing ceremony The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Faculty of Humanities will host a Heritage Month Colloquium virtually on Wednesday, 29 September 2021 from 17:30 to 18:30. The colloquium, titled Unburning the Fire & Acknowledgment of Land Cleansing Ceremony , is a celebration of the research and knowledge production of the new San and Khoi Centre in its first year. 28 Sep 2021
Decrease hospital admissions with COVID-19 vaccinations UCT’s Global Surgery Division is supporting an uptake in vaccinations to prevent severe COVID-19, in turn decreasing hospital admissions. 28 Sep 2021
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