University of the Western Cape

The home team ran in five unanswered first-half tries through a brace by Will Vraagom, and a try a piece by Almore Kuilders, Mauritz Swart, and Lubelo Scott.UWC headed into halftime 31-11 ahead. Points for UKZN in the opening half were…

The Belgian delegation included the Rector of Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB), Professor Jan Danckaert, Vice-Rector of Internationalisation, Professor Karin Vanderkerken, as well as academics from both VUB and Ghent universities. Prof…

The engagements by the two universities on Friday was to deepen ties between the two institutions on academic and operational levels. It was a precursor to the historic visit by Their Majesties, the King and the Queen of the Belgian…

Launched in 1992 by the United Nations, the UNESCO Chair programme involves more than 850 institutions in 117 countries to promote international inter-university cooperation and networking to enhance institutional capacities through…

Dr Thozama April conducted her research on Charlotte Maxeke, the ‘Mother of Black Freedom’ in South Africa, to pursue her doctoral studies in the Department of History at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in the early 2000s.In…

Gottschalk, a former senior lecturer of political studies at UWC, is an accomplished anti-apartheid poet who still does research and publications in the name of the University. His latest book was published in 2021, but he held off on the…

The successful collaboration between the Norwegian government and the University of the Western Cape (UWC) was once again highlighted when the Statsraad Lehmkul sailed into Cape Town.The Southern African Nordic Centre (SANORD) brings…

The University of the Western Cape and external partners joined hands in a beach clean up which took place on Saturday, 14th January 2023 at the Black River, Milnerton Cape Town.Community engagement at UWC has been a growing commitment to…

The University of the Western Cape has had a partnership with Christ University in India since 2016. This year UWC co-hosted a successful 5th International Conference on Counseling Practice in Bengalaru, India. A delegation of UWC…

It was in this vein that the Division of Student Development and Support (SDS) at UWC, under Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Pamela Dube, launched the Graduate Competency Development Programme (GCDP) in 2021 - to enhance workplace…