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What's on at the Baxter April to June

The Baxter has a bumper lineup of exciting, award-winning and diverse productions running from April to June. Bold stories, fresh perspectives and unforgettable performances light up their stages. Come and be part of the magic.
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Keith Boyd

Keith Boyd: Running Africa

Join us for a talk by Guinness world record-breaking alumnus Keith Boyd who ran from Cape Town to Cairo to raise awareness among youth about the importance of taking action to shape their future democracy.
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Open Society Lecture

Defending open society values in a fractured world

In an interconnected yet deeply fractured world, activist Binaifer Nowrojee delivered a thought-provoking special lecture at UCT, offering both a critical analysis of threats to human rights, equity, and justice, and a hopeful future vision
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Cycle Tour

UCT DVCs cycle for a cause

Endurance events have been used for fundraising, team building, and reconnecting opportunities. UCT DVC's Professors Jeff Murugan, and Brandon Collier-Reed used this year's CT Cycle Tour to raise funds for students struggling with fee debt.
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Alumni at UCT

As the oldest university in South Africa, the University of Cape Town has over 200 000 alumni on record, located in 164 countries around the world. This vibrant, global community share memories of time spent at Africa's top-ranked higher education institution, one of the most iconic campuses in the world. Did you know that UCT is alma mater to no less than 5 Nobel Laureates along with numerous distinguished alumni? The university's international offices located in North America, Canada, the United Kingdom and in Australia serve as vital contact points for leveraging alumni and donor engagement as well as research relationships. Each year, generous funding from our alumni, donors and friends, helps fund university priority projects that include student bursaries, scholarships and support programmes. Join our community. Partner with excellence and support UCT into the future.

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Upcoming Events

Running Africa: Keith Boyd

9 April 2025
(Ends 9 April 2025)
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Join us for a talk by Guinness world record-breaking alumnus Keith Boyd who ran from Cape Town to Cairo to raise awareness among youth about the importance of taking action to shape their future democracy.

UCT Open Day 2025

12 April 2025
(Ends 12 April 2025)
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The annual UCT Open Day is aimed at high school learners in Grades 10, 11 and 12, their families and teachers.
12 April 2025
(Ends 12 April 2025)
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1st

IN AFRICA

UCT leads, in Africa, in all five of the major world university rankings: Times Higher Education, Quacquarelli Symonds, Center for World University Rankings, U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings and ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities.

183rd

IN THE WORLD

UCT is ranked as 183rd in the world by the latest 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.

109th

IN THE WORLD

The recent 2022 edition of the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings saw UCT ranked at 109th globally.