UCT Parents' Brief: Addressing student fee block issues
A communication to parents, guardians and sponsors of UCT students – providing an update and some context about fee blocks and financial exclusions, as well as recent developments on campus.
UCT hosts Nobel Laureate for lecture on universal basic income in the developing world
Nobel Laureate Professor Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, an expert in development economics, recently delivered an open lecture on the potential transformative effects of universal basic income in the developing world.
Visit by Chair of Council, Advocate Norman Arendse SC
UCT Chair of Council, Advocate Norman Arendse SC visits the International Office.
Fond Farewell to Prof Sue Harrison
The International Office bids farewell to Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Internationalisation) Professor Sue Harrison.
Russell Ally
Russell Ally is the current Senior Director of Institutional Advancement at the University of the Free State, where he began his tenure in July 2021. In this position he oversees fundraising, alumni relations, and institutional advancement. He is also a member of the university’s senior executive team, participating in the highest decision-making structures of the university, including the Rectorate.
Hugh Amoore
Registrar Emeritus Hugh Amoore has a long relationship with the University of Cape Town, since 1974. He retired in 2015, but remains actively involved with higher education activities, and serves on a number of committees.
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Brian Kantor
Brian Kantor had a long association with the University of Cape Town where he served as lecturer, senior lecturer, professor of economics, head of the School of Economics (1987–1991) and dean of the Faculty of Commerce (1997–2001). Now Professor Emeritus (2007). His career includes stints as a Visiting Professor at Carnegie-Mellon University Pittsburgh PA (1978–79) and Columbia University Graduate School of Business, New York (1994).
David Ansara
David Ansara has leadership experience in both the private and non-profit sectors, having worked for a variety of think tanks, consultancies, and trade associations. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Free Market Foundation (FMF), a classical liberal think tank headquartered in Johannesburg.
Makobetsa Khati
Makobetsa Khati has senior management, executive and board membership experience at the national and international levels. He is currently the executive director for Research Chairs and Centres of Excellence at the National Research Foundation.
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Siyanda Makaula
Siyanda Makaula is a higher education leader, a quality management and assurance professional, and an advocate for higher education quality through transformation, excellence and accountability.
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