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KJB Future Leadership series launching soon
The Klaus-Jürgen Bathe Leadership Programme, which nurtures young student leaders, will launch its Future Leadership series on Wednesday, 30 September.
28 Sep 2020
Decolonisation in the context of Vision 2030
Four renowned scholars tackled the question of decolonisation in the context of Vision 2030 during UCT’s decolonisation and decoloniality webinar.
28 Sep 2020
Pitch your business idea for a chance to win big
Students are encouraged to showcase their entrepreneurial innovation for the chance to win a substantial cash prize and mentoring opportunity in The Pitch UCT 2020.
28 Sep 2020
Sister Seminar Series making science accessible
A prestigious international seminar series with the aim of making science more accessible will turn its attention to the work done at the Department of Pathology and the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine ( IDM ) at the University of Cape Town’s Faculty of Health Sciences.
28 Sep 2020
How UCT is moving to Lockdown Level One to support your student
VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng writes to parents, guardians, fee payers and sponsors about UCT's priorities for Lockdown Level One.
25 Sep 2020
Healthcare’s ‘toxic’ working conditions exposed in student’s documentary
A forthcoming documentary by a UCT postgraduate reveals toxic working conditions in South Africa’s healthcare sector.
25 Sep 2020
UCT MOOCs in the top 200 – again
Five University of Cape Town massive open online courses have been included on the Class Central Best Online Courses of All Time list for 2020.
25 Sep 2020
VC and Mastercard scholars do the #JerusalemaDanceChallenge
Each year, University of Cape Town Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng goes on a hike with the UCT Mastercard Foundation Program scholars.
24 Sep 2020
#JerusalemaDanceChallenge by UCT VC and Mastercard Foundation scholars
VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng came together with the UCT Mastercard Foundation Program Scholars to do the #JerusalemaDanceChallenge to celebrate Heritage Day.
24 Sep 2020
Limiting the COVID-19 health risk and other updates
23 Sep 2020
TLC2020: design thinking during a pandemic
UCT’s Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking has shared how it manages to navigate the online teaching and learning environment during lockdown.
23 Sep 2020
Battling a pandemic: an African perspective
A paper by UCT researchers describing an African perspective on global approaches to the fight against SARS-CoV 2 has recently been published in Nature Reviews Microbiology.
23 Sep 2020
UCT launches milestone Khoi and San Centre
UCT marked a historic moment on its journey of transformation when it launched the Khoi and San Centre on 21 September.
23 Sep 2020
Documenting and preserving African heritage sites
Through its repository of spatial data of African cultural heritage sites, the Zamani Project is contributing to UCT’s roots as an African university.
23 Sep 2020
Many students lack adequate resources for remote learning, study reveals
To save the academic year, tertiary education institutions in South Africa moved lectures online. While virtual classes on personal tablets may have become the global norm, many South African students lack access to the internet, and may rely on shared devices off which to learn.
23 Sep 2020
UCT Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture by Prof Stephen J Toope
Professor Stephen Toope, vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge, delivered the second virtual Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture for the year on Wednesday, 16 September 2020.
23 Sep 2020
UCT open online courses once again in the top 200 of all time
Five University of Cape Town (UCT) massive open online courses (MOOCs) have been included on the 2020 Class Central's Best Online Courses of All Time list. This list is based on more than 125 000 learner reviews globally. MOOCs provide an opportunity for UCT’s academics and researchers to share their knowledge with a global audience while allowing the university to showcase its array of intellectual and teaching resources.
23 Sep 2020
Vision 2030 virtual staff engagement 5: realising UCT's dream
“I see Vision 2030 as our dream … over the next 15 to 20 years. And if you have a dream, you have to do things now.”
22 Sep 2020
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