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Mpumelelo Mhlongo

A champion on the track and beyond

UCT chemical engineering PhD candidate and Paralympian Mpumelelo Mhlongo brought home a gold and bronze medal along with two world and Paralympic records from the Paralympic Games in Paris.
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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 Inaugural Lecture: Professor Sandra Young

16 October 2024
(Ends 16 October 2024)
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On Wednesday, 16 October 2024 at 18:00 SAST, Professor Sandra Young will deliver her inaugural lecture titled “Exploring the literary imagination in times of reckoning: What might Shakespeare have to do with Social Justice today?”
16 October 2024
(Ends 16 October 2024)
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VC’s Open Lecture: Mr Claudius Senst

17 October 2024
(Ends 17 October 2024)
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Professor Mosa Moshabela invites you to a Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture, titled “The Interplay between Media, AI, Democracy and Governance”, to be delivered by Mr Claudius Senst on Thursday, 17 October 2024 at 18:00 SAST.
17 October 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.