University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town

public university, open-access publisher, higher education

Year dem found am	1 October 1829
Native label	University of Cape, Universiteit van Kaapstad, iYunivesithi yaseKapa
Nickname	Ikeys
Office held by head of the organization	Chancellor of the University of Cape Town
Country	South Africa
Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd	City of Cape Town
Coordinate location	33°57′27″S 18°27′38″E
Get subsidiary	FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, UCT Hockey Club
Demma headquarters location	Cape Town
Dey replace	South African College
Language dem use	English
IPv6 routing prefix	2a01:4f8:150:8109::/64, 2a01:4f8:200:80b2::/64, 2a01:4f8:212:17::/64
Dema official website	https://www.uct.ac.za/
Open data portal	DataFirst

De University of Cape Town (UCT) (Afrikaans: Universiteit van Kaapstad, Xhosa: iYunivesithi yaseKapa) be public research university insyd Cape Town, South Africa. Dem establish insyd 1829 as de South African College, na dem grant full university status insyd 1918, wey dey make am de oldest university insyd South Africa den de oldest university insyd Sub-Saharan Africa for continuous operation.^[1]

Dem dey organise UCT for 57 departments insyd across six faculties wey dey offer bachelor's (NQF 7) to doctoral degrees (NQF 10) solely for de English language insyd.^[2] Home to 30,000 students, e dey encompass six campuses insyd de Capetonian suburbs of Rondebosch, Hiddingh, Observatory, Mowbray, den de Waterfront. E be de only African member of de Global University Leaders Forum (GULF) within de World Economic Forum, wey dey make up of 26 of de world ein top universities.^[3]

Five alumni, staff members, den researchers wey dey associate plus UCT win de Nobel Prize. 88 staff members be part of de Academy of Sciences of South Africa.^[4]

1. ↑ University of Cape Town. "History introduction". uct.ac.za. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
2. ↑ "CHE | Council on Higher Education | Regulatory body for Higher Education in South Africa | Education | Innovation | University | South Africa". che.ac.za. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
3. ↑ "Global University Leaders Forum Members" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
4. ↑ "Academy of Science of South Africa members". University of Cape Town. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.