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.

UCT soars 23 places to land at 160th globally in the latest international university rankings published by Times Higher Education.

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.

UCT remains the top university on the continent according to ShanghaiRanking’s 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities.

Three UCT researchers are among the world’s most cited, based on the Highly Cited Researchers 2022 list published by Clarivate.

UCT remains the best university in Africa and among the top 25 globally for studying infectious diseases, according to the US News and World Report.

UCT is 77th in the world for clinical and health and among the top 200 in four other subject areas, according to Times Higher Education.

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 University of Cape Town has been ranked in the 101–200 band overall by the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, which measures the success of universities in delivering the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The latest ranking of customised programmes from the Financial Times shows the UCT GSB is leading in Africa.