Development and Alumni Department News Archive

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December 2024

Reflections on a remarkable year - Mon, 12/23/2024 - 14:53
‘Welcome home, Mosa’: Messages aplenty for UCT VC - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 10:25

November 2024

11th UCT Vice-Chancellor’s Installation Ceremony - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 14:14
Michaelis Grad Show 2024 - Mon, 11/11/2024 - 12:45
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Sithombo Maqungo - Fri, 11/08/2024 - 16:30
Why people need to play - Fri, 11/08/2024 - 08:36
2025 Summer School: 20 January – 1 February - Mon, 11/04/2024 - 12:16

October 2024

UCT Day: Building a spirit of generosity - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 13:16
‘The Great Executive Showdown’: A day of fun at UCT’s fundraising challenge - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 13:10
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Jay Pather - Thu, 10/17/2024 - 09:17
Aspen strengthens support for Poisons Information Centre - Mon, 10/14/2024 - 15:43
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Sandra Young - Mon, 10/14/2024 - 13:14
'Ah Dosini!' Maestro hits the right notes ahead of UCT Day - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 17:29
Prof Wiseman Nkuhlu: Paving the way for purposeful leadership - Tue, 10/08/2024 - 08:56
VCs in conversation: Future-proofing UCT for the next generation - Mon, 10/07/2024 - 12:11
Judge Dire Tladi delivers 58th TB Davie Memorial Lecture - Mon, 10/07/2024 - 12:10
A champion on the track and beyond - Mon, 10/07/2024 - 12:05
Salome Maswime elected to lead WHO’s collaborating centre - Mon, 10/07/2024 - 12:00
UCT alumnus Jesmika Singh – Breast cancer researcher and awareness activist and Miss World South Africa finalist - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 16:27

September 2024

Registrar Emeritus Hugh Amoore - President of UCT Legacy Society - Mon, 09/09/2024 - 13:05

August 2024

Confrontation and healing through literature - Fri, 08/23/2024 - 16:33
Winners’ circle: Prof Caroline Ncube bags Women in Science Award - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 11:00
Prof Mosa Moshabela – a traveller, avid reader with a generous spirit - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:23
UCT Official Merchandise - Fri, 08/02/2024 - 09:38
Message from the new vice-chancellor - Thu, 08/01/2024 - 11:59

July 2024

Organisational culture pivotal to building engaged workforce - Thu, 07/25/2024 - 22:35
Painting it forward: ‘Dream in colour’ - Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:36
Interview with Noel McIntosh: Inventor, entrepreneur, philathropist and adventurer - Thu, 07/18/2024 - 11:28

June 2024

First Kudu – Building a Tech Start-up in Africa – Young entrepreneurs finding real solutions to real problems in Africa - Mon, 06/24/2024 - 08:33
From Student to Benefactor: Thabo Ntseare's Journey of Giving Back to UCT - Thu, 06/06/2024 - 13:43
Professor Ntobeko Ntusi delivers valedictory address - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 11:56
Showcasing excellence at UCT - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 14:02

May 2024

Boardroom App – South African Roots, Global Aspirations - Fri, 05/31/2024 - 12:25
Change makers impacting the world around them. - Fri, 05/24/2024 - 12:49
Nelson Mandela Memorial Centre will make significant contribution to scholarship - Thu, 05/23/2024 - 09:32
Ntobeko Ntusi: a humanist with an unblinking gaze - Fri, 05/10/2024 - 14:16
UCT graduates take home over R4.5m in Motsepe-backed prize - Thu, 05/09/2024 - 19:16

April 2024

Public Symposium on South Africa’s Foreign Policy - Mon, 04/29/2024 - 13:55
UCT Athletics Club 10km run honours 3 remarkable UCT women athletes - Mon, 04/29/2024 - 09:50
Paul Kgatedi Meso – a man on a mission to treat HIV and TB in rural areas of Limpopo. - Wed, 04/24/2024 - 13:22
UCT academic up for prestigious fellowship honour - Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:42
Summer School - Thu, 04/18/2024 - 11:49
Interview with UCT alumnus Garreth Bloor - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 10:00
In Memory: Madi Gray - Fri, 04/12/2024 - 11:19
Donor Focus: Zellah Fuphe - Fri, 04/12/2024 - 10:50
UCT Alumni Survey 2024 - Wed, 04/10/2024 - 14:59
Francis Wilson Memorial Lecture - Wed, 04/10/2024 - 14:18
Statues and Storms – a memoir about leading a university in turbulent times and back to safe harbour - Wed, 04/10/2024 - 10:11
Giving Back to UCT Medical Students: from students who met at UCT to successful professionals and generous benefactors - Wed, 04/10/2024 - 09:36
Distinguished individuals receive UCT hon docs - Thu, 04/04/2024 - 16:09

UCT Centenary Seminar Series

In 2018, UCT’s Development & Alumnni Department hosted a seminar series to commemorate one hundred years of UCT as a degree-issuing institution.

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