UCT Vice-Chancellor invites you to Parent Orientation

31 January 2022 | Director Ruairi Abrahams and Roxanne Harris. Videography and edit Ruairi Abrahams. Photo Lerato Maduna.

The University of Cape Town (UCT) Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng invites parents, guardians, and sponsors of first-year students who have received firm offers for studying at UCT in 2022 to Parent Orientation. The online event will take place on Wednesday, 9 February 2022.

Please register to attend the online event.

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UCT Parent Orientation 2022

Parent Orientation aims to introduce new UCT parents, guardians and sponsors of students to the UCT community by offering a wealth of information about the support services available to parents and students.

The Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng invited parents, guardians, and sponsors of first-year students who have received firm offers for studying at UCT in 2022 to Parent Orientation.

This year’s online event took place from 14:00 to 16:30 SAST on Wednesday, 9 February 2022.

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Videos Virtual Parent Orientation 2022 UCT held the virtual Parent Orientation on Wednesday, 09 February 2022. 14 Feb 2022

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Virtual Parent Orientation 2022

UCT held the virtual Parent Orientation on Wednesday, 09 February 2022. 14 Feb 2022

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Admissions

Undergraduate admissions enquiries must be directed to admissions-ug@uct.ac.za.

First Year Campus Reception (FYCR) programme

All first year students will need to attend the First Year Campus Reception (FYCR) programme that is only open to incoming first-year students who have received and accepted firm offers from UCT and will take place in the Sports Centre on upper campus from Saturday, 29 January to Monday, 31 January 2022 under strict COVID-19 protocols. The reception is not open to anyone who has not yet received a firm offer by email from one of UCT’s faculties. Applicants should please check their UCT student email account.

Student orientation

For information about student orientation, that will take place after the FYCR programme, please refer to the Student Orientation pages on the Department of Student Affairs (DSA) website. Contact information is available on the DSA site for the faculty coordinators at the respective faculties’ orientations.

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For any general queries about student housing offers, please contact 021 650 2977 or res@uct.ac.za.

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Campus Life 2022

We welcome our new students to the University of Cape Town! Find out more in Campus Life 2022.