University of Cape Town

The annual UCT Teaching and Learning Conference provides an opportunity for UCT staff and students to reflect, connect and envision a way forward in a more socially just teaching and learning environment.

University of Cape Town (UCT) Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has been named the winner of the inaugural Africa Education Medal, launched this year by T4 Education and HP in collaboration with Intel and Microsoft.

The March Graduation Walks of Celebration took place from 28 to 31 March 2022. We congratulate the March 2022 graduates on their academic success during exceptionally challenging times.

VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has dedicated her honorary doctorate granted by the University of Ottawa in Canada to “three of the many African women who chose to challenge the status quo and fight for a world where women are equal”.

The 2022 TB Davie Memorial Lecture titled “Activism and the Corporate University: incompatible or possible?” will be presented by Professor Fran Elaine Baum from the University of Adelaide in Australia at 18:00 SAST on Wednesday, 24 August.

The University of Cape Town (UCT) hosted 15 graduation ceremonies from Monday, 27 March to Friday, 31 March 2023. Ceremony recordings and news coverage is available on the UCT News website.

The July 2023 PhD candidates graduated in a joyous celebration at 10:00 on Friday, 21 July 2023. The ceremony was livestreamed on the website, and the video is now available.

The University of Cape Town (UCT) hosted 14 graduation ceremonies from Saturday, 23 March to Thursday, 28 March 2024. Ceremony recordings and news coverage is available on the UCT News website.

With its dual live and online offerings, the first “phygital” Summer School has attracted new local community and alumni audiences abroad.