Overview
The University of Cape Town is the oldest university in South Africa and is one of the leading research universities on the African continent. UCT has over 25 000 students, of whom 30% are postgraduate students. We offer degrees in six faculties: Commerce, Engineering & the Built Environment, Health Sciences, Humanities, Law, and Science. We pride ourself on our diverse student body, which reflects the many cultures and backgrounds of the region. We welcome international students and are currently home to thousands of international students from over 100 countries. UCT has a tradition of academic excellence that is respected world-wide and is privileged to have more than 30 A-rated researchers on our staff, all of whom are recognised as world leaders in their field. Our aim is to ensure that our research contributes to the public good through sharing knowledge for the benefit of society. Past students include five Nobel Laureates – Max Theiler, Alan Cormack, Sir Aaron Klug, Ralph Bunche and, most recently, J M Coetzee.
MOOCs
UCT have partnered with Coursera and FutureLearn to deliver online courses to learners across the globe.
Learn new skills, pursue your interests or advance your career with these short online courses from UCT:
Courses on Coursera
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Courses on FutureLearn
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Learn new skills, pursue your interests or advance your career with these short online courses from UCT:
Courses on Coursera
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- Understanding Clinical Research: Behind the Statistics | Coursera
- Julia Scientific Programming | Coursera
- Becoming a changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation | Coursera
- Large Marine Ecosystems: Assessment and Management | Coursera
- Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries | Coursera
- Climate Adaptation in Africa | Coursera
- Severe to Profound Intellectual Disability: Circles of Care and Education | Coursera
- Disability Inclusion in Education: Building Systems of Support | Coursera
- Innovative Finance: Hacking finance to change the world | Coursera
- How Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets can master the Blockchain Technology | Coursera
- Financial Regulation in Emerging Markets and the Rise of Fintech Companies | Coursera
- Research for Impact | Coursera
- Organ Donation: From Death to Life | Coursera
- Educating Deaf Children: Becoming an Empowered Teacher | Coursera
- Doing Clinical Research: Biostatistics with the Wolfram Language | Coursera
- Writing your World: Finding yourself in the academic space | Coursera
- Teaching Children with Visual Impairment: Creating Empowering Classrooms | Coursera
- Building Fintech Startups in Emerging Markets | Coursera
Courses on FutureLearn
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- Medicine and the Arts: Humanising Healthcare
- Education for All: Disability, Diversity and Inclusion
- Extinctions: Past and Present
- What Is a Mind?
