Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture and other updates

08 October 2020 | Campus Announcement

Dear students

This campus announcement aims to inform the UCT community about recent developments on campus.

1. VC’s Open Lecture: Amina J Mohammed

The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) and Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group, Her Excellency Amina J Mohammed, will be the keynote speaker of the third Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture in 2020. The virtual lecture, titled: “Decade of action for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): So what?” will take place on Wednesday, 14 October 2020 at 18:30 SAST.

2. SRC elections period

The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) election period began on Monday, 5 October and runs until 16 October 2020. There are multiple online election events taking place throughout this period. SRC candidate manifestos, leadership CVs and one-minute campaign videos can be viewed on the SRC and Faculty Council’s elections Vula tab. Questions can also be posed on this platform for candidates throughout the election period. All registered undergraduate and postgraduate students are eligible to vote online on the eBallot platform from 12 to 16 October using their UCT credentials to log in and cast their vote.

Read more about the elections, event schedules and candidate groups.

3. Update on COVID-19 cases

UCT has not had any new reported COVID-19 cases since the last weekly update. As at 6 October, 101 cases had been reported among non-health sciences staff, with 90 recoveries. The reported students’ cases remain at 36, including 10 health sciences students on clinical platforms. Nine staff and one student have been sadly lost to the pandemic.

4. UCT Conference Management Centre

With the advent of COVID-19, it has become frustrating to navigate the 'new normal' of conferences, virtual events and hybrid models, but with the UCT Conference Management Centre (CMC), it's easier than you think! The CMC offers a total event management solution with specialist services in all areas – from accommodation and registration to the latest technology solutions and design.