Graduation 2025
Faculty of Humanities – Ceremony 2 – Renaming of Sarah Baartman Hall
10 September 2025 | Videography On The Button Services. Video Edit Boikhutso Ntsoko.During the final graduation ceremony of the season, the University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrated its Faculty of Humanities postgraduates at 14:00 on Wednesday, 10 September 2025. The ceremony took place in the historic Sarah Baartman Memorial Hall, which was officially renamed in honour of Sarah Baartman as part of the September 2025 Graduation season. The renaming during this graduation ceremony will be followed by a special colloquium on Thursday, 11 September 2025 to honour her legacy.
Students from all postgraduate disciplines in the humanities received their degrees in recognition of their dedication, scholarship, and commitment to societal transformation.
As graduates crossed the stage, they did so under a name that embodies dignity, memory and justice, a reminder that each degree conferred is part of a broader story of transformation and hope.
The UCT community congratulates all graduates and celebrates their contributions to knowledge, culture and society.
Visit the graduation feature page for stories on some of our inspirational graduates and to view the ceremony: Spring 2025 Graduation
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Spring 2025 Graduation
The University of Cape Town (UCT) hosted graduation ceremonies from Monday, 8 September until Wednesday, 10 September 2025. The ceremonies were livestreamed on the website and UCT’s Facebook page (recommended for mobile devices like cell phones and tablets), and the video recordings will be available on this feature page and UCT’s YouTube channel as soon as possible after the event.
Graduation news
Graduation news
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Chancellor Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe and Vice-Chancellor Professor Mosa Moshabela urged graduates at the spring graduation to use their education to enrich not only their own lives but also their communities, stressing the importance of values such as compassion, respect, and integrity in a volatile world.
25 Sep 2025
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) spring graduation was marked by historic milestones, including the awarding of honorary doctorates to four distinguished individuals and the official renaming of Jameson Hall to Sarah Baartman Hall, among other notable highlights.
25 Sep 2025
Inspirational graduates
Our stories: inspirational graduates
The UCT News team has profiled a cross-section of inspirational graduands whose stories have inspired us. To all those we haven’t been able to feature, we’d like to say: each one of you is an inspiration – to your university, your families and your communities. We wish you every success in the future.
Ceremony recordings
Ceremony recordings
Graduation programmes
The names of all of the spring 2025 qualifiers are listed in the graduation ceremony programmes. Congratulations to everyone who has graduated.
We are excited to see our UCT graduates unleash their potential for a fair and just society. Thank you for joining the celebrations on social media by using the #UCTGrad2025 hashtag.
Social media elements#UCTGrad2025 – social media elements
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