OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY DEGREES OFFERED ACADEMIC FREEDOM AUTHORITIES ··Undergraduate degree programmes in all faculties The university’s policy is that all members of its commu- Chancellor Vice-Chancellor combine a strong foundation in one or more academic nity will enjoy the freedom to explore ideas, to express OF THE UNIVERSITY disciplines with the professional skills required in the these and to assemble peacefully. UCT’s annual TB Davie ··Council is the governing body of UCT, and its respon- workplace. These include numeracy and information Memorial Lecture on academic freedom commemorates MISSION sibilities include determining the mission, objectives, literacy, as well as communication skills. the work of Thomas Benjamin Davie, vice-chancellor of goals, strategies and policies for the progress of the ··UCT is a leading research centre, and postgraduate the university from 1948 to 1955, and a renowned cham- UCT aspires to become the premier academic UCT awarded its first honorary degree in 1920, and has institution. It also ensures an environment conducive research is increasingly emphasised. Each faculty offers pion of the principles of academic freedom. meeting point between South Africa, the rest since presented honorary master’s and doctoral degrees to efficient, effective, economical and ethical attain- master’s and doctoral degree programmes. to around 350 local and international figures. These include ment of these goals. It is comprised of 12 members ··Postgraduate diplomas with an advanced professional of Africa and the world. Taking advantage of Mrs Graça Machel Dr Max Price RESEARCH former president Nelson Mandela, retail giant Raymond appointed from within the UCT community, and 18 focus are offered by all faculties. expanding global networks and our distinct van- Ackerman, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, activist external members. The present Council will serve until ··In addition, UCT is advancing research at a postdoctoral At a national level, UCT continues to benchmark itself tage point in Africa, we are committed, through Helen Suzman, writer Chinua Achebe, performer Pieter- the end of June 2012. Deputy Vice-ChancellorS level, and aims to attract growing numbers of postdoc- against a range of indicators. The results of the 2009 innovative research and scholarship, to grapple Dirk Uys, educationists Richard Dudley and Victor Ritchie, ··Senate is responsible for academic governance at toral research fellows, from South Africa and beyond. National Research Foundation (NRF) rating system, which with the key issues of our natural and social soccer legend Lucas Radebe, musicians David Kramer and UCT. It organises and controls the teaching, curricula, ranks researchers by their international status, were out- worlds. We aim to produce graduates whose Taliep Petersen, Nobel-winning economist Amarta Sen, and syllabuses, examinations and research of the univer- TRANSFORMATION standing once again. By the end of 2009, UCT was home qualifications are internationally recognised and diplomats Kofi Annan and Salim Ahmed Salim. sity. Senate is made up of the vice-chancellor, deputy to 32 A-rated researchers (considered world leaders in vice-chancellors, professors, heads of department and The 1980s and 1990s were characterised by the deliber- their fields), one-third of all researchers in the country locally applicable, underpinned by values of UCT counts five Nobel Laureates among its alumni: Max the university librarian, as well as elected members and ate transformation of the student body. In 1979, as UCT rated in this way. UCT’s tally of NRF-rated researchers in engaged citizenship and social justice. UCT will Theiler (medicine, 1951), Ralph Bunche (peace, 1950), student representatives. celebrated its 150th anniversary, 90% of students at the 2009 was 320, up from 293 in 2008. promote diversity and transformation within our Sir Aaron Klug (chemistry, 1982), Allan McLeod Cormack ··The Institutional Forum is a body of internal stake- Prof Jo Beall Prof Thandabantu university were white. By 2009, 53% of students were Total research income has jumped by 18%, from R651 Nhlapo institution and beyond, including growing the (medicine, 1979) and JM Coetzee (literature, 2003). holders that advises Council on issues affecting the black. Just over half the students registered at UCT in million in 2008 to R769 million in 2009, while there was next generation of academics. university, as required by the Higher Education Act of 2009 were women. In 2009, 27.7% of the academic staff also a 19% increase in research-related contracts. Other news-making alumni include Professor Christiaan 1997. were black, an increase of 65% in five years. In 1981/82, Financial support to postgraduate students grew by Barnard who, in 1967, performed the world’s first human-to- the university established an Academic Development R14 million, to R97 million. human heart transplant; Justice Kate O’ Regan, the young- The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) Programme to help students from disadvantaged educa- UCT remains the highest-ranked African University in est judge former President Nelson Mandela appointed The UCT Statute provides for an SRC, which operates tional and social backgrounds acclimatise to the demands both the Times Higher Education World University Rank- HISTORY AND LOCATION to the country’s highest court, the Constitutional Court; according to a constitution approved by the Council in of university studies. We also systematically set about ings and the Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of Jonathan Dorfan, former director of the Stanford Linear terms of the Statute. There are 15 seats on the SRC. The Prof Crain Soudien Prof Danie Visser addressing our financial aid scheme, and looked into the World Universities. The oldest university in South Africa, UCT was founded Accelerator Centre; writer Breyten Breytenbach; social SRC and other student groups report to UCT’s Student housing needs of disadvantaged students. In 2010, UCT UCT has 27 of the 71 SARChI chairs (South African in 1829 as the South African College – a school for boys, activist Golda Selzer, a key figure in the creation of UCT’s Parliament. allocated more than R66 million for financial aid to stu- Research Chairs Initiative). This is an initiative of the which also provided some tertiary education. Women SHAWCO, the student organisation that provides medical dents. (UCT also has a Council-funded scholarship pro- national Department of Science and Technology, to were first admitted to the college after 1887, and UCT and educational support in disadvantaged communities; gramme for international refugee students. In 2009, 110 boost research capacity in the country. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION was formally established as a university in 1918. The uni- entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth; and Neville Isdell, former awards were made to 108 such students, to a total value The university’s 57 specialist research groups include versity moved to its spectacular Groote Schuur campus CEO of the Coca-Cola Company. FACULTIES of over R2.8 million.) Following an Institutional Climate nine research groupings funded by the Medical Research General enquiries: Tel 27 021 650 9111 on Rhodes’ Estate on the slopes of Devil’s Peak in 1928. Survey in 2003, UCT launched the Khuluma Project in Council. UCT is also home to various Centres of Excel- Admissions Office: Tel 027 021 650 2128 This campus is home to most of UCT’s academic func- Current staff include award-winning writer Professors UCT has six faculties: ··Health Sciences 2006, a series of workshops in which academics and sup- lence (accredited by the Department of Science and email [email protected] tions. Additional campuses are in Observatory, home to Etienne van Heerden, cosmologist Emeritus Professor ··Commerce (incorporating the Graduate School of Business) ··Humanities (including arts, social sciences, music, education port staff could talk openly about transformation. Khu- Technology and the National Research Foundation), the Faculty of Health Sciences; the Gardens, in Cape George Ellis, A-rated researchers Professors Philippe- ··Engineering & the Built Environment and fine art) luma continues; and a follow-up series, titled Mamela, including the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Orni- Online admissions: http://applyonline.uct.ac.za Town, where the Hiddingh Campus for fine art, film and Joseph Salazar and Jill Farrant, Associate Professor Pumla ··Law ··Science was launched in 2007. In 2009, a process overseen by thology, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2010. (The closing date for undergraduate media, and drama studies is located; and on the popu- Gobodo-Madikizela (winner of the 2007 Eleanor Roosevelt deputy vice-chancellor Professor Crain Soudien led to UCT remains a major beneficiary of both the Technol- applications is 30 September) lar V&A Waterfront, the site for the Graduate School of Medal for her international work on forgiveness and recon- All faculties are supported by the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED), which addresses students’ teaching and learn- important changes for 2011 admissions, and UCT contin- ogy and Human Resources for Industry Programme and Online information: www.uct.ac.za Business. ciliation), and sports-science guru Professor Tim Noakes. ing needs, and also provides training for teaching faculty members. CHED incorporates the Academic Development Programme. ues to seek ways to achieve a fair admissions policy. the national Innovation Fund. PEOPLE Sport and societies Students Over 95 sport clubs and recreational societies on campus with the UCT Policy on HIV Infection and AIDS: A co-ordi- Over 23 700 students enrolled at UCT in 2009. Of these, INTERNATIONALISATION UNIVERSITY RESOURCES cater for a wide variety of cultural and sporting interests. nated response to HIV and AIDS. HAICU, or HIV/AIDS more than 15 800 were undergraduates working on a first As student interests grow, so do the number and range Co-ordination – UCT, the university unit that co-ordinates degree or undergraduate diplomas and certificates, and The International Academic Programmes Office (IAPO) A number of international rankings have listed UCT as The modern Chancellor Oppenheimer Library, rebuilt of clubs and societies. Among the more recent addi- HIV and AIDS interventions in curriculum development, over 6 700 were enrolled for a postgraduate qualifica- negotiates international agreements and looks after the leading university in South Africa and on the African 10 years ago at the heart of Upper Campus, provides tions is Genshiken.UCT, a society for the appreciation of public activities, student orientation and community tion (from postgraduate diplomas all the way to doctoral the needs of international students. More than 4 500 continent, and we offer a range of world-class resources. spacious reading areas and computing facilities, with anime, the animation style originally from Japan, and the partnerships, hosts regular training sessions for students, studies). Over 900 students were signed up as ‘occa- international students – 19% of total enrolment – from subject-specialist librarians on hand to assist when Ultimate Club. Ultimate is a limited-contact sport played as well as free testing and counselling campaigns. sional’ (not full-time) students for both undergraduate more than 100 countries study at UCT. Over half of University Library needed. It also houses the Knowledge Commons, a well- with a flying disc. and postgraduate studies. these hail from South African Development Countries UCT Libraries consist of a main library – the Chancellor equipped research facility for undergraduates, and the (SADC). Oppenheimer Library – and nine branch libraries located Research Commons, which provides high-end technol- Cultural REGIONAL AND Staff on UCT’s various campuses, close to the Faculties ogy and a quiet atmosphere for senior postgraduates UCT is home to the Baxter Theatre Centre, the Irma Stern UCT employs approximately 3 100 fulltime staff, includ- IAPO directs UCT’s strategic priorities with respect they serve. The Libraries offer a rich array of study and and researchers. Museum and the Little Theatre, which celebrates its 80th INTERNATIONAL ing 937 permanent academics across the six faculties and to the internationalisation of academic programmes. research materials, both in print and electronic formats anniversary in 2011. CO-OPERATION the Centre for Higher Education Development. Between UCT has signed agreements with leading universities – including over 1.2 million printed volumes; more than The branch libraries include the Health Sciences Library, 2002 and 2006 the proportion of African, coloured and in North America and Europe, and with the non-profit 60 000 journal titles, of which over 36 300 are e-journals; opposite Groote Schuur Hospital; the Brand van Zyl Law Disability Service Western Cape Indian academic staff increased by nine percent, to 23%. Council for International Education Exchange, to and a selection of 177 electronic databases that enable Library, on Middle Campus; and the African Studies Library, The UCT Disability Service unit ensures that people with UCT plays a leading role in the Cape Higher Education facilitate the exchange of students and to give UCT students and researchers to explore the world’s scholarly which houses a world-renowned collection of Africana. disabilities can overcome barriers to study and work at Consortium (CHEC), which manages major collaborative Alumni students opportunities to study abroad. The university literature and link to the full text available in subscribed the institution. Services include advocacy and advice; projects between the four public tertiary institutions in UCT keeps in contact with about 75 000 alumni (of whom has boasts collaborative agreements with a score of e-journalincome collections.Non-recurrent Computing counselling support for students and staff with disabilities; the Western Cape. Donations and gifts and Donations more than 60 000 reside in South Africa) through its international universities. ··Over 2 000 personal computers are available to stu- text conversion and assistive technology; and a resource Investment income Investment

Development and Alumni Department. services and goods of Sales dents in computing laboratories. centre that holds a wealth of literature and material relat- Africa

Contract research revenue research Contract ··All users have ready access to standard software and to ing to disability studies and disability research. The USHEPiA (University Science, Humanities and Engi- Tuition and other fee income fee other and Tuition teach-yourself courseware. neering Partnerships in Africa) programme was set up in State subsidies and grants and subsidies State ··Every student has an email account and access to the Student Wellness Service 1996 to promote collaboration between established Afri- internet. The unit offers affordable primary health care for all can researchers in the generation and dissemination of State subsidies FUNDING ··UCT has gone through a sweeping ICT-infrastructure students. A team of nursing sisters, doctors and psy- knowledge, and to build institutional and human capac- UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN and grants – 34% upgrade, the final aspects of its R77.8 million supaTsela chologists is available for consultation. Services include ity in African universities. The partnership comprises UCT’s total expenditure in 2009 exceeded R2.5 billion. Of this, more than R1.3 billion was spent on project. voluntary HIV testing and counselling. eight Southern and East African universities. Funds are Non-recurrent income – 4% ABOUT UCT 2010 personnel. The university’s R2.7 billion gross income in 2009 came from the sources indicated in the pie raised from the international community for split-site PhD chart (right). Housing degrees, for which students work on topics of local con- A BRIEF INTRODUCTION Tuition and other Donations and gifts – 6% UCT’s 39 student residences, flats and houses accommo- HIV/AIDS cern, jointly supervised by their home university and an During 2009, spending on bursaries and financial aid jumped by 28.4% to R228.4 million. More than fee income – 24% date 5 600 students. The university’s newest residence away university selected by the applicant. During the 14 3 900 students received financial support and scholarships from UCT. is Graça Machel Hall, which houses 382 young women. UCT’s response to HIV and AIDS covers policy, leader- years since the programme’s inception, 47 degrees have Investment income – 7% Building has started on another residence, Obz Square ship and management, prevention and care, curriculum been awarded. Through the initial fellowships, strong In 2009 UCT also enjoyed an increase of some 21.8% in income from contracts, reflecting the sub- in Observatory (to be completed for the 2012 academic responses, research development/knowledge genera- academic links have been formed between individuals, Rooted in Africa stantial and continuing increase in research activity at the university. Contract research revenue – 16% Sales of goods and services – 9% year), which will accommodate a further 887 students. tion and community outreach. These areas are aligned departments and institutions. Internationally Relevant