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UCT to host VC installation ceremony
19 November 2024Dear colleagues and students
The University of Cape Town (UCT) will host an installation ceremony for the 11th Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mosa Moshabela, on Monday, 25 November 2024 at 10:00 at the Sarah Baartman Hall.
The ceremony will be co-hosted by UCT Chancellor, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, and Chair of Council, Mr Norman Arendse. It will be attended by invited guests, dignitaries from higher education and beyond, and invited members of the UCT community.
Please note the following regarding attendance of the event:
In-person attendance
Due to capacity constraints, only specific groups could be invited for in-person attendance. Invites have been issued via email over the past few weeks. Invited members of the UCT community are urged to check their mailboxes and RSVP by Wednesday, 20 November.
Any staff member or student who may have not received an invite yet but wishes to attend can send a request to the CMD team by Friday, 22 November. Due to the limited seating space, not all requests received will necessarily be accommodated.
Virtual attendance
For the rest of the UCT community wishing to witness this significant occasion, the ceremony will be live streamed on the UCT website and the university’s Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) social media platforms. Furthermore, recordings will be made available on the UCT YouTube channel at a later stage.
UCT looks forward to formally and officially welcoming the university’s 11th Vice-Chancellor, Professor Moshabela.
- Read the previous Chair’s Desk: UCT announces new VC: Professor Mosa Moshabela.
- Read Professor Moshabela’s abridged CV.
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11th UCT Vice-Chancellor’s Installation Ceremony
The University of Cape Town (UCT) Council announced Professor Mosa Moshabela as the 11th vice-chancellor (VC) in May 2024. Professor Moshabela, who took office in August, was officially installed on 25 November 2024.
The Chair of Council of the University of Cape Town
Norman Arendse (SC)
announced that the university would host the ceremony at the Sarah Baartman Hall. The ceremony was co-hosted by UCT Chancellor
Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe
and was attended by invited guests, dignitaries from higher education and beyond, and invited members of the UCT community.
This event took place on Monday, 25 November 2024 at 10:00.
News from the day
On Monday, 25 November 2024, the University of Cape Town installed its 11th Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mosa Moshabela.
Announcements about the ceremony
About the VC
Professor Mosa Moshabela formally took up the UCT vice-chancellor position in August 2024.
Duly elected
On 24 May 2024, Norman Arendse (SC), the Chair of Council at UCT, was proud to formally announce that Professor Mosa Moshabela accepted an offer to become the university’s 11th vice-chancellor. This concluded a thorough and consultative six-month recruitment and selection process. He formally took up the UCT vice-chancellor position in August 2024.
Previous UCT Vice-Chancellors
UCT has had 10 permanent vice-chancellors and two acting in the interim between permanent VC appointments. This historical photo gallery includes the 12 leaders who have been at the helm of South Africa’s oldest university in their turn.
Vice-Chancellors in Conversation
UCT VC Professor Mosa Moshabela and former VC Dr Max Price recently engaged in a conversation about leadership, and confronted the challenge of creating unity, trust and collegiality in an institution.
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