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Applications are open for the Exness Fintech Scholarship Exness and UCT have teamed up for a third consecutive year and will bring academically deserving students a golden scholarship opportunity. 14 Mar 2025
Defending open society values in a fractured world Open Society Foundation president, Binaifer Nowrojee, delivered a compelling lecture at UCT, calling for urgent action to defend open society values. 14 Mar 2025
Turn PEPFAR funding freeze crisis into opportunity The PEPFAR funding freeze has impacted millions of South Africans living with HIV. 14 Mar 2025
The 2025 Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship : UCT honours its brightest stars UCT Vice-Chancellor Professor Mosa Moshabela hosted a special luncheon to recognise the 2025 recipients of the Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship for outstanding academic achievement; and to warmly welcome them to the UCT community. 14 Mar 2025
A celebration of excellence The VC’s Blue Carpet Scholarship Luncheon brought together a group of first-year students who have earned one of UCT’s most prestigious scholarships. 14 Mar 2025
UCT spin-off companies win inaugural Cape Chamber Innovation Award Two UCT spin-off companies were honoured with the inaugural Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry Innovation Award for Best University Spin-off Company. 13 Mar 2025
A fintech’s purple patch UCT is one of the leading places in Africa to develop financial technology ideas, according to start-up ace Gregory Andrews. 13 Mar 2025
Landmark global summit advances commitment to social justice in open access publishing The University of Cape Town (UCT) Libraries, in collaboration with global partners, recently hosted the second Global Summit on Diamond Open Access (DOA), advancing a movement committed to equitable knowledge dissemination. Building on the momentum of the inaugural summit in Toluca, Mexico, this edition placed social justice at the heart of DOA, emphasising the development of an inclusive, bias-free publishing ecosystem. 13 Mar 2025 Media release
National Budget Speech 2025 UCT expert list The following academics at the University of Cape Town (UCT) can be contacted by the media for comment on the National Budget Speech 2025. 12 Mar 2025 Media release
Inaugural lecture by Professor Kessi and other updates The first lecture in this year’s UCT Inaugural Lecture series will be presented by Professor Shose Kessi on Wednesday, 19 March 2025. 12 Mar 2025
UCT underscores commitment to multilingualism through new language policy In underscoring a commitment to multilingualism, inclusivity and transformation in line with Vision 2030, the University of Cape Town (UCT) has officially launched the UCT Language Policy . 12 Mar 2025 Media release
UCT lecture to address institutional racism in higher education Professor Shose Kessi, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Cape Town (UCT), will deliver the first lecture of the year in the UCT Inaugural Lecture series on Wednesday, 19 March 2025. The lecture is titled “S#*t happens. A Decolonial Feminist Psychological Reflection on Institutional Racism in Higher Education”. 12 Mar 2025 Media release
Preparing UCT’s future UCT VC Prof Mosa Moshabela addressed the Cape Town Press Club on Thursday, 6 March. 12 Mar 2025
Teach your mini-me critical thinking UCT’s Dr Heidi Matisonn said teaching children critical thinking will help them develop into thoughtful, rational and capable adults. 12 Mar 2025
A journey of awakening VC Prof Mosa Moshabela hosted a celebratory cocktail function to honour the participants of the New Academic Practitioners’ Programme. 11 Mar 2025
Two UCT academics awarded SARChI research chairs Profs Tanja Bosch and Keertan Dheda were awarded SARChI Chairs in Digital Media Sociology and Interrupting Antimicrobial Resistance Amplification, respectively. 11 Mar 2025
UCT celebrates International Mother Language Day to announce new language policy UCT’s celebration of International Mother Language Day marked a significant milestone: the university’s new language policy. 11 Mar 2025
Goedgekeurde UCT Taalbeleid amptelik bekendgestel Prof Mosa Moshabela writes to the UCT community about the UCT Language Policy and its framework for implementation, which was launched on Thursday, 27 February 2025. 11 Mar 2025 Afrikaans
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