University of Cape Town

Also known as South African College, uct.ac.za, Cape Town University

public university in Cape Town, South Africa

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The University of Cape Town is a public university located in Cape Town, South Africa that provides higher education to students. It is one of the major educational institutions in South Africa and plays an important role in research and training in the region.

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Employees: 5442
Official website: www.uct.ac.za
Image: UCT Upper Campus landscape view.jpg
Students count: 23500

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IPv6 routing prefix: 2a01:4f8:200:80b2::/64
Commons category: University of Cape Town
inception: 1829-10-01
social media followers: 227822
native label: iYunivesithi yaseKapa
official map URL: www.uct.ac.za/main/contacts/campus-maps

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The University of Cape Town (UCT) (Afrikaans: Universiteit van Kaapstad, Xhosa: iYunivesithi yaseKapa) 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.