18th Aug 2020

Professor Brian O’Connell

In 2001, former Rector Professor Brian O’Connell assumed Vice-Chancellorship. Under his visionary leadership, UWC was challenged to demonstrate that it is capable of competing with the best and of playing a prominent role in the intellectual, social and economic life of South Africa.
22nd May 2020

The legacy of the late Prof Jan Persens – advocate for Internationalisation 2020

I first met the University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) icon, Professor Jan Persens, at my job interview in May 2008.