26th March 2021

Golden Key Southern Africa is hosting our first ever virtual summit, Virtual Goes Viral.

Circumstances compel us to present this year’s summit as a virtual event. We believe the themes and programme structure will enable you to meet, connect, and inspire Golden Key members and alumni in South Africa and across the world.
26th March 2021

YEBO Final Conference – The Final Echo of YEBO! journey

The YEBO! journey started in December 2017, when the summer in Pretoria was at its peak, and the snow was covering the streets of Montpellier. YEBO! meaning YES! in Zulu bridged two continents with fifteen partners for collaboration focusing on the internationalisation of doctoral studies in South Africa.
23rd March 2021

DAAD-Visiting-Professorships

The Forum Internationale Wissenschaft invites applications for Visiting Professorships "Internationalization of Higher Education in Times of Global Crises“ (full-time, for 6 months within the period from 1 October 2021 until 30 September 2023, funded by the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD).
15th March 2021

UWC Releases its First Edition of Blue and Gold Sports Magazine for 2021

The University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) latest edition of Blue and Gold sports magazine has just been released. It features an in-depth interview - penned by internationally renowned sports journalist Robin Adams -  with UWC head rugby coach, Paul Treu, ahead of the start of the Varsity Cup Season.
4th March 2021

Animations and Activations: A Workshop Toward Embodying Memory Through Puppets and Plants

On 9 March 2021, the CHR’s Jane Taylor and Aja Marneweck will be participating in the puppetry workshop Animations and Activations with William Ellis (Dept. of Anthropology, UWC) and Marcus Neustetter as part of the Tri-Continental Partnership between the University of Missouri, the University of the Western Cape, and Ghent University.
22nd December 2020

Rector’s year end message – 2020

As we near the end of 2020, I am hopeful we will be able to draw on the experiences and learnings of the past year with renewed energy to focus on our fundamental objectives to serve students through education, preserve academic integrity and to contribute meaningfully to the communities we serve.