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Bonga Masoka

Painting it forward: ‘Dream in colour’

In the spirit of Mandela Day, UCT Alumnus Bonga Masoka, the director at Splash Coatings Africa, pays it forward via campaigns such as his One Bucket Splashed Dreams initiative, where the company repaints Grade 1 classrooms in Soweto.
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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

UCT String Ensemble

17 September 2024
(Ends 17 September 2024)
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For this concert UCT String Ensemble joins forces with the strings of the Cape Town Philharmonic Youth Orchestra to perform Händel, Mozart and South African composer Hans Huyssen.
17 September 2024
(Ends 17 September 2024)
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The 3rd Neues Lied Competition for Art Song Duos

20 September 2024
(Ends 20 September 2024)
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This year marks the third instalment of the Neues Lied Competition for Art Song Duos, which again invites young singers and pianists opportunity to showcase their talent with a programme of several art songs in various languages.
20 September 2024
(Ends 20 September 2024)
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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.