UCT Applications and Registration 2024/2025 - University of Cape Town (UCT)
The University of Cape Town (UCT) is South Africa's oldest university, and is one of Africa's leading teaching and research institutions. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, a high school for boys.
The College had a small tertiary-education facility that grew substantially after 1880, when the discovery of gold and diamonds in the north – and the resulting demand for skills in mining – gave it the financial boost it needed to grow.
The College developed into a fully fledged university during the period 1880 to 1900, thanks to increased funding from private sources and the government.
During these years, the College built its first dedicated science laboratories, and started the departments of mineralogy and geology to meet the need for skilled personnel in the country's emerging diamond and gold-mining industries.
UCT Applications and Registration 2024/2025 - University of Cape Town (UCT)
Applications for 2024 coursework postgraduate studies close soon. Check the 2024 Directions for Postgraduate Applicants for faculty- or programme-specific closing dates.
The following online resources are also available if you want to apply for postgraduate study at UCT:
Honours and master’s
- Commerce
- Graduate School of Business
- Engineering & the Built Environment
- Health Sciences
- Humanities
- Law
- Science
- Doctoral
Application to study for a PhD can be made through the relevant faculty office. General information for doctoral candidates can be found on the Doctoral Degrees Board Office web pages.