UCT
Education & Academia abbreviation · University
| Stands for | University of Cape Town |
|---|---|
| Categories | Education & Academia |
UCT stands for University of Cape Town, a university abbreviation.
South Africa's oldest university, which traces its origins to the South African College founded in 1829, set on the slopes of Table Mountain. It is regularly ranked the top university in Africa.
Example: The 2015 "Rhodes Must Fall" protest began at UCT and spread internationally.
Usage notes
The protest led to the removal of a statue of Cecil Rhodes from the campus. Christiaan Barnard, who performed the first human heart transplant in 1967, was a UCT graduate and worked at its teaching hospital, Groote Schuur. The university admitted Black students in limited numbers under apartheid restrictions.
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