Graduation 2025
Joy as thousands graduate
25 September 2025 | Words Myolisi Gophe. Photos Lerato Maduna, Robin Thuynsma.The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) recent spring graduation was filled with song, ululations, and cheers as more than 2 440 students - including 161 newly minted PhD graduates - proudly crossed the stage. Joined by their families, friends, and lecturers, the graduates celebrated the culmination of years of hard work and dedication.
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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.
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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.
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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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