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54-552: The building was designed as the result of a public competition, the winning architects being Messrs Harry Austin Reid and Frederick George Green, with the contractors being Messrs T. Howard and F. G. Scott. Much of the building material, including fixtures and fittings was imported from Europe. The building was formally opened by the Mayor of Cape Town , Hyman Liberman . The Organ was built by Messrs Norman and Beard of London and Norwich,

108-683: A campus shutdown and protests on campus , at the Parliament precinct in Cape Town CBD and at campuses around South Africa . Subsequently, President Ramaphosa announced reforms such as harsher punishments for sex offenders and the public disclosure of the National Register for Sex Offenders to stem sexual and physical violence against women and children. Moreover, the Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation

162-753: A speech when he was released from prison on 11 February 1990. A 3D computer model of the Nelson Mandela Statue was also created. The 3D model is based on terrestrial laser scanning and photogrammetry . Between 2017 and 2018, the Zamani Project documented the Cape Town City Hall with terrestrial 3D laser scanning . A textured 3D model and a Virtual-Tour (Panorama-Tour) is available on the City of Cape Town's website ( http://www.capetown.gov.za ). The non-profit research group from

216-466: A trial basis. Owing to the exceptional standard of work by the women students, the college decided to admit women students permanently in honour of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1887. The years 1902 to 1918 saw the establishment of the Medical School, the introduction of engineering courses and a Department of Education. UCT was formally established as a university in 1918, on the basis of

270-688: A wider movement to " decolonise " education across South Africa . On 9 April 2015, following a UCT Council vote the previous night, the statue was removed. # FeesMustFall was a student protest movement which was arguably indirectly inspired by the RhodesMustFall. It formally began at the University of the Witwatersrand and spread to UCT and Rhodes University and then the rest of the South African universities. It called for

324-684: Is a public research university in Cape Town , South Africa . Established in 1829 as the South African College , it was granted full university status in 1918, making it the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest university in Sub-Saharan Africa in continuous operation. UCT is organised in 57 departments across six faculties offering bachelor's ( NQF 7 ) to doctoral degrees ( NQF 10 ) solely in

378-586: Is a coordinating and decision-making structure composed of senior executives of the university who oversee the day-to-day running of the university. It contrasts with the University Council which arises from the University Statute and exercises supreme governance over the university. The Leadership Lekgotla's members are senior executives who oversee different areas of the university's operations and policies.  The most senior executive

432-552: Is composed of three tiers. Students living in residence are placed in a tier according to the length of time that they have been in the residence system, studying in the university and service or part-time employment in a residence. As a student progresses through their academic journey they are moved into a higher tier. Postgraduate students are usually housed in the third-tier residences unless employed in lower-tier residences. First-tier residences: Second-tier residences: Third-tier residences: The University of Cape Town

486-1013: Is located on the Medical School campus next to the Groote Schuur Hospital in Observatory . The Fine Arts and Drama departments are located on the Hiddingh Campus in central Cape Town . The university's original building, now known as the Egyptian Building , on the Hiddingh campus, was built in the Egyptian Revival style. The only other campus built in this style was the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia in

540-644: Is located on the Rhodes Estate on the slopes of Devil's Peak . This campus contains, in a relatively compact site, the faculties of Science , Engineering , Commerce , and Humanities (except for the arts departments), as well as Smuts Hall and Fuller Hall residences . Upper Campus is centered on Sarah Baartman Hall, the location for graduation and other ceremonial events, as well as many examinations. The original buildings and layout of Upper Campus were designed by JM Solomon and built between 1928 and 1930. Since that time, many more buildings have been added as

594-596: Is managed by the Investment Office. Through the Distinguishing UCT fundraising campaign, the university is trying to raise its endowment. As of 2019, its designated endowment stands at R2.5 billion and its undesignated endowment stands at R676 million with R133 million raised for infrastructure projects (bringing the total undesignated endowment to R809 million which the university aims to increase to R1 billion). There have been several campaigns at

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648-865: Is the Vice Chancellor (ranked below the Chancellor in the ceremonial protocol and order of precedence of the university) is the de facto head and chief executive of the university, (currently held by Mosa Moshabela ), who is accountable to the council. Below the Vice Chancellor are the Deputy Vice Chancellors of Transformation (currently Professor Elelwani Ramugondo ), of Research and Internationalisation (currently Susanne Harris ) and of Teaching and Learning (currently Professor Harsha Kathard, acting ). The Chief Operations Officer, currently Reno Morar, brings together and oversees

702-462: The Alfred Beit bequest and additional substantial gifts from mining magnates Julius Wernher and Otto Beit . The new university also attracted substantial support from well-wishers in the Cape Town area and, for the first time, a significant state grant. In 1928, the university was able to move the bulk of its facilities to Groote Schuur on the slopes of Devil's Peak, on land bequeathed to

756-693: The Cape Town Civic Centre . From 1982 to 2008 it hosted the Central Library , which has since moved to the adjacent Old Drill Hall. The City Hall has become a central venue for creative and cultural events such as art exhibitions and concerts. It is the main venue for the symphony concerts of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra . One of these events includes the City Hall Sessions. Perhaps

810-713: The City of Cape Town , Convocation, Premier of the Western Cape and the Minister of Higher Education among others, and the presiding officer of the council, the chair, is currently Mr Norman Arendse (SC). The Registrar, who acts as the secretary of the Council and Senate, oversees academic registration and legal matters, and administers the Convocation, is currently Royston Pillay. The Convocation, composed of alumni ,

864-753: The English language . Home to 30,000 students, it encompasses six campuses in the Capetonian suburbs of Rondebosch , Hiddingh, Observatory , Mowbray , and the Waterfront. It is the only African member of the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF) within the World Economic Forum , which is made up of 26 of the world's top universities. Five alumni , staff members, and researchers associated with UCT have won

918-545: The Law Faculty , the South African College of Music , the School of Economics, most of the student residences, most of the university administrative offices, and various sporting facilities. The state of the art artificial grass soccer field has been approved by FIFA for training for World Cup teams. The Upper, Middle and Lower Campuses together are often referred to as the "main campus". The Faculty of Health Sciences

972-580: The Nobel Prize . 88 staff members are part of the Academy of Sciences of South Africa . The University of Cape Town was founded at a meeting in the Groote Kerk in 1829 as the South African College , a high school for young men. The college had a small tertiary-education facility, introduced in 1874 that grew substantially after 1880, when the discovery of gold and diamonds in the north – and

1026-711: The Table Mountain fire in April 2021; the Jagger Library building, which housed rare books and documents including a large African Studies collection, was gutted. The university has 19 student residences (or "res" as known colloquially), offering both single-gender and mixed-gender housing. The Department of Student Housing oversees the residence system College House is the oldest university residence in Africa , having been established in 1887. UCT's residence system

1080-751: The University of Cape town (South Africa) specialises in 3D digital documentation of tangible cultural heritage . The data generated by the Zamani Project creates a permanent record that can be used for research, education, restoration, and conservation. An animation, based on the 3D model of the Cape Town City Hall was created by the Zamani Project. Mayor of Cape Town The Hon Alan Winde MMP The Seventh Provincial Parliament Speaker Daylin Mitchell MMP Deputy Speaker Reagan Allen MMP Chief Whip of

1134-676: The Vice Chancellor , Deputy Vice Chancellors, academic staff, emeritus professors and emeritus associate professors, is a statutory body administered by the Office of the Registrar, which provides a platform for former members of the university to participate and engage with matters affecting the university. Helmed by the President of the Convocation, currently Mr Kassi Carl Manlan, it can make recommendations and pass non-binding resolutions in its Annual General Meetings. The Leadership Lekgotla

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1188-459: The rugby union team, are known as the " Ikey Tigers " or the "Ikeys". The "Ikey" nickname originated in the 1910s as an antisemitic epithet applied to UCT students by the students of Stellenbosch University , because of the supposed large number of Jewish students at UCT. Stellenbosch is UCT's traditional rugby opponent; an annual "Intervarsity" match is played between the two universities. The University of Cape Town Football Club also known as

1242-404: The "Ikeys Warriors" is the main team for association football (soccer), representing the university at tournaments such as Varsity Football . As of 2007 there were more than 80 student societies at UCT, falling into five categories: In addition to the plethora of student societies, there are several student organisations dedicated to the development of communities surrounding the university in

1296-440: The 1920s. The number of black students remained relatively low until the 1980s and 90s, when the institution, reading and welcoming the signs of change in the country, committed itself to a deliberate and planned process of internal transformation. From the 1980s to the early 1990s, the number of black students admitted to the university rose by 35 percent. By 2004, nearly half of UCT's 20,000 students were black and just under half of

1350-525: The City Hall on 10 February. It was to be attended by 300 Members of Parliament (MPs) and 70 guests to comply with COVID-19 regulations. The hall was lit up in the colours of the Ukrainian flag on the night of 2 March 2022 to show the city's support for the country during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine . The City Hall no longer houses the offices of the City of Cape Town , which are located in

1404-791: The Majority Party Gillon Bosman MMP Leader of the Opposition Khalid Sayed MMP Chief Whip of the Official Opposition Ayanda Bans MMP Municipal: The Mayor of Cape Town is the head of the local government of Cape Town , South Africa ; currently that government takes the form of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality. In the past, the position of Mayor has varied between that of an executive mayor actively governing

1458-640: The Palestinian Solidarity Front and the SRC called on the university's management to divest from Israeli companies and organisations working in the Palestinian Occupied Territories (among other demands), which, in the end, the university refused to do. The university's income comes from a combination of government grants, tuition fees, donations, investment and research income. In the 2017–2018 financial year,

1512-688: The UCT Graduate School of Business maintains substantial latitude over its internal affairs despite being nominally part of the Faculty of Commerce. The interdisciplinary School of Information Technology, comprising the Departments of Information Systems and of Computer Science in the Commerce and Science faculties is neither a faculty nor a department but a coordinating mechanism to promote IT education and research. The departments of

1566-809: The United States. The UCT Graduate School of Business is located on the Breakwater Lodge Campus at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront . The Baxter Theatre Centre , located on the Lower Campus, is part of the University of Cape Town; it is also the second largest performing arts complex in Cape Town , after the Artscape Theatre Centre . It has three venues: For his contribution of the tract of land which

1620-470: The abolition of tuition fee increases for the 2016 academic year. Diverse demands arose such as the abolition of fees and decolonisation of higher education which led to substantial changes at South African public universities. At UCT, the Senate began a widespread curriculum reform process and the university began the process of the renaming of buildings on campus (the most notable example was when Jameson Hall

1674-626: The balcony of Cape Town City Hall. On 2 January 2022, the National Assembly building of the Parliament of South Africa was severely damaged in a fire at the parliamentary precinct. The City of Cape Town subsequently made the City Hall and Grand Parade available for President Cyril Ramaphosa 's State of the Nation Address . On 7 January, Parliament announced that Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address would take place at

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1728-475: The campus was founded on, a bronze statue of Cecil Rhodes was erected in 1934 on the Upper Campus, overlooking the university's rugby fields. The statue was removed in April 2015 following pressure from student groups due to its representation of South Africa 's colonialist apartheid past and the university's inadequate representation of black students, faculty, and staff. The upper campus was affected by

1782-763: The city and that of a figurehead mayor with a mostly ceremonial role. The current mayor is Geordin Hill-Lewis of the Democratic Alliance (DA). This is a list of mayors of Cape Town in South Africa : Peter Marais Nomaindia Mfeketo Helen Zille Dan Plato Patricia de Lille Ian Neilson (acting) Dan Plato Geordin Hill-Lewis Michiel van Breda Hercules Jarvis University of Cape Town The University of Cape Town ( UCT ) ( Afrikaans : Universiteit van Kaapstad , Xhosa : iYunivesithi yaseKapa )

1836-562: The clock are made from 4 skeleton iron dials filled with opal. The clock has a 24-hour wheel and lever. The bells were cast by Messrs John Taylor and Co of Loughborough and the clock was supplied by JB Joyce & Co of Whitchurch. The City Hall's carillon was installed as a World War I war memorial, with 22 additional bells being added in 1925 with the visit of the Prince of Wales. On February 11, 1990, only hours after his release from prison, Nelson Mandela made his first public speech from

1890-516: The country's emerging diamond and gold-mining industries. The UCT crest was designed in 1859 by Charles Davidson Bell , Surveyor-General of the Cape Colony at the time. Bell was an accomplished artist who also designed medals and the triangular Cape stamp. Another key development during this period was the admission of women. In 1886 the professor of chemistry, Paul Daniel Hahn , convinced the council to admit four women into his chemistry class on

1944-875: The demographic makeup of the staff body. The five-year plan specified specific targets ranging from between about 5% to 10% adjustments in the representation of SA black staff. According to the plan the staff makeup would have changed by 2015 by achieving either parity or more SA black staff than SA white in all categories other than senior lecturer and professor positions. UCT spokesperson Elijah Moholola noted that, in 2017, UCT employed 45 white professors, 38 black African, Cape Coloured or Indian South African professors, 67 foreign national professors and 7 who did not disclose their race. Student enrolment by population group 2009–2013, showing percentage growth on base: UCT had 36 different sports clubs in 2003, including team sports , individual sports , extreme sports and martial arts . The university's sports teams, in particular

1998-572: The faculties are listed as follows: Faculty of Commerce Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Law Faculty of Science The university's endowment (the financial capital and investment funds on which it can draw to carry out its work) is deposited with the UCT Foundation (a legally independent nonprofit organisation) and it

2052-481: The faculties in academic matters over their internal protocol and management such as on matters concerning class timetables, admission requirements, academic exclusion, examinations, research projects and so on. Faculties vary substantially in student size and in buildings occupied, with the Commerce faculty having the highest student population and the law faculty having the lowest while the Humanities faculty spans

2106-490: The functional, support and technical areas of the university's operations. The university is composed of six Faculties (Commerce, Engineering and the Built Environment, Health Sciences, Law, Sciences and Humanities) which together comprise 57 departments. Faculties are helmed by a Dean and their administrative and operational matters are administered by a Director. The Senate has delegated substantial powers to

2160-411: The most buildings followed by the Faculty of Health Sciences with the Commerce and Law faculties having (by far) the lowest physical footprint. Notwithstanding interdisciplinary research units and centers, additional academic structures exist that eschew the faculty-based organisational structure. The multidisciplinary Center for Higher Education Development ranks on an equal level as the faculties and

2214-479: The most perfect control, and that altogether the instrument must be regarded as an artistic and mechanical triumph”. There are altogether 3165 pipes varying from 32 feet (10 metres) to 3 ⁄ 4 inch (19 millimetres). The wind was supplied by a Kinetic Blower worked by an electric motor. The tower of the City Hall has a Turret Clock which strikes the hours and chimes the Westminster quarters. The faces of

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2268-547: The most widely publicized event held at the Cape Town City Hall is the Festive Lights Switch On, hosted by the City of Cape Town. The event is free to all, and includes top local performers, musicians and a projection mapping display on the facade of the building. On 24 July 2018, a statue of Nelson Mandela on the balcony overlooking the Grand Parade was unveiled. It was on the same spot where he made

2322-464: The nation by Cecil John Rhodes as the site for a national university. UCT celebrated its centenary the following year. Apart from establishing itself as a leading research and teaching university in the decades that followed, UCT earned itself the nickname "Moscow on the Hill" during the period 1960 to 1990 for its sustained opposition to apartheid, particularly in higher education . The university admitted its first small group of black students in

2376-423: The resulting demand for skills in mining – gave it the financial boost it needed to grow. The college developed into a fully fledged university during the period 1880 to 1900, thanks to increased funding from private sources and the government. During these years, the college built its first dedicated science laboratories, and started the departments of mineralogy and geology to meet the need for skilled personnel in

2430-405: The specifications were drawn up by Sir George Martin , organist of St Paul's Cathedral in London especially for the City Hall. The workmanship and materials are of high quality, and the organ made from mahogany, teak and pine. Sir George Martin spoke of it as “a magnificent instrument in every gradation of tone, from the softest stop to the most powerful tuba being found in the organ, and all under

2484-413: The student body was female. Today the university boasts having one of the most diverse campuses in South Africa . Rhodes Must Fall (#RhodesMustFall on social media) was a protest movement that began on 9 March 2015, originally directed against a statue at the University of Cape Town (UCT) that commemorates Cecil Rhodes . The campaign for the statue's removal received global attention and led to

2538-435: The university has grown. Upper Campus is also home to the main library, The Chancellor Oppenheimer Library, which holds the majority of the university's 1.3 million volume collection. Contiguous with Upper Campus, but separated from it by university sports fields and the M3 expressway , are the Middle and Lower Campuses. These campuses, which are spread through the suburbs of Rondebosch , Rosebank and Mowbray , contain

2592-814: The university received R1.415 billion in state subsidies, R1.428 billion in tuition fees and R539 million in other income. R1.2 billion was committed to student financial aid for both undergraduate and postgraduate students from the university, the government through the NSFAS scheme and the university's partners and donors. As of 2018 , there were 27,907 students; 25% of whom were black South African, 22% were white South African, 18% identified as another race, 15% were international students . In 2016 there were 29,074 students enrolled (18,421 undergraduates and 10,653 postgraduates) and 4,542 staff were employed (1,179 academic and 3,363 professional, administrative, support and service staff). The UCT Employment Equity Plan April (2010 to 2015) indicated moderate but consistent changes in

2646-402: The university to divest its endowment. Fossil Free UCT was formally established in 2015 as a campaign by environmental activism lobbying groups and student organisations, most notably the Green Campus Initiative compel UCT to divest from fossil fuel companies which resulted in a non-binding resolution passed by UCT's Convocation in 2017 to support the divestment. Student lobby groups, most notably

2700-410: The university, and to represent the university to the rest of the world. The current Chancellor is fashion entrepreneur and philanthropist Precious Moloi-Motsepe who was elected in November 2019 and assumed the role on 1 January 2020 after the expiration of Ms Graça Machel 's second consecutive 10-year term. The University Council is the highest ranked decision-making and appointative structure in

2754-412: The university. With wide-ranging powers of governance over areas such as the strategy, well-being and mission of the university, it is directly accountable to the Government of the Republic through the Minister of Higher Education , currently Nobuhle Nkabane for matters relating to the university. It is composed of 30 broad stakeholder representatives such as students, academics, staff and appointees of

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2808-490: Was established and a special fund in her name was created to provide scholarships to female students in the Humanities Faculty. In March 2020, UCT opened the Neuroscience Institute at the Groote Schuur Hospital in collaboration with the Western Cape Provincial Government , the first dedicated cross- and interdisciplinary centre for the study of and development of treatments for neurological and mental disorders in Africa . The main teaching campus , known as Upper Campus,

2862-412: Was originally incorporated as a public university by a private act of Parliament in 1918. At present it is incorporated and structured by an institutional statute issued under the provisions of the Higher Education Act, 1997 . The titular head of the university is the chancellor ; this is a ceremonial position without executive power. The primary role of the chancellor is to confer degrees on behalf of

2916-411: Was renamed to Sarah Baartman Hall in 2019). In September 2019, Film and Media studies student Uyinene Mrwetyana went missing. After the community and police began searching, her body was discovered in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town and Luyanda Botha was arrested and convicted for her rape and murder. Her death and the rape and death of other women precipitated widespread public outcry that led to

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