article  // 18 Jan 2018

LSE–UCT JULY SCHOOL 2018

This innovative two-week 'summer school' style programme, run in Cape Town by staff from both the London School of Economics and UCT, provides an exciting opportunity to study important social science issues relevant to Africa today across
article  // 19 Dec 2017

Trending and topical: Summer School is here

Summer School is an excellent opportunity for UCT students to sample the many disciplines available at the university, which may inform further study, said Medee Rall, the director of the Centre for Extra-Mural Studies (EMS). Moreover, students pay jus
article  // 23 Nov 2017

Extra-Mural Studies launches Summer School 2018

Participants at Summer School 2018 (15—26 January) can look forward to learning about brilliant little-known books, Irish literature, Frank Lloyd Wright, Coleridge, Graham Greene, Emily Hobhouse, artists and madness, earthquakes, the hydroge
article  // 25 Jul 2017

CHED 2017 blanket drive for Mandela

This year the CHED Transformation Events Committee hosted knitting circles and a blanket drive in support of national Mandela Day on 18 July 2017.
article  // 20 Oct 2017

Emeritus Prof. Ian Scott on Education in South Africa

Emeritus Professor, Ian Scott has written a series of articles for the Mail & Guardian about issues in Basic and Higher Education in South Africa: "Without success, access will fail", "No quick fix for university crisis", and &q
article  // 29 Sep 2017

The Decolonial Turn: Is CHED there yet?

Since the student protests of 2015 and 2016, UCT, like many other universities in South Africa, has been grappling with the conceptual understanding of a “decolonised curriculum”. The Curriculum Change Working Group (CCWG), appointed by the
article  // 21 Sep 2017

Writing Your World MOOC launch

"MOOCs are close to my heart" UCT's Vice-Chancellor, Dr Max Price, told guests at the launch of CHED's first MOOC.
article  // 12 Sep 2017

Stella Clark award winners

Ms van Schoor, a Life Sciences teacher from The Centre of Science and Technology (COSAT) and Mr Kuate, a mathematics teacher from Toli High School, were joint recipients of this year's Stella Clark Teachers' award.