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