Translating a path to success
AchieversArchivesLatest newsUniversitiesUniversity of Cape TownWestern Cape July 12, 2017
From teaching interventions to revolutionary research and the development of isiXhosa reading and teaching material, Xolisa Guzula is a force of change within the South African education landscape. Guzula is a quintessential reader. From an early age, she would devour any book placed in front of her. With the... Read more
In March this year UCT launched its eighth massive open online course (MOOC): Extinctions: Past and Present with Professor Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan, a palaeobiologist in the department of biological sciences. Since its launch in March, over 3 300 participants from 120 countries around the world have signed up for the MOOC, with the... Read more
UCT holds its position in 2018 QS rankings
AchieversArchivesUniversitiesUniversity of Cape Town July 6, 2017
UCT remains ranked at 191 in the 2018 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, which were released on 8 June. UCT also remains the top university in Africa. Three other African universities were included in the top 400: Stellenbosch University (361), the University of the Witwatersrand (364) and The American University... Read more
It’s not often that she has the opportunity to speak to black students at UCT, said Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, so given the chance to mingle with UCT’s Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) cohort on 22 May, she took the opportunity to impart some golden career advice to the aspiring academics. UCT’s... Read more
UCT holds its position in 2018 QS rankings
AchieversArchivesUniversitiesUniversity of Cape Town June 20, 2017
UCT remains ranked at 191 in the 2018 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, which were released on 8 June. UCT also remains the top university in Africa. Three other African universities were included in the top 400: Stellenbosch University (361), the University of the Witwatersrand (364) and The American University... Read more
