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University of the Western Cape

University of the Western Cape
University information
NameUniversity of the Western Cape
MottoRespice Prospice
Established1959
TypePublic university
ChancellorDesmond Tutu
Vice-ChancellorBrian O’Connell
Students15226
Under graduates11836
Post graduates3390
CityModderdam Road, Bellville, Cape Town
StateWestern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
CampusUrban setting
AffiliationsACU, CHEC, HESA, IAU
Websitehttp://www.uwc.ac.za/

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The University of the Western Cape is a public university located in the Bellville suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It was established in 1960 by the South African government as a university for Coloured people only. Other universities near Cape Town are the University of Cape Town, (UCT, originally for English speaking whites) and the Stellenbosch University (originally for Afrikaans speaking whites). The establishing of UWC was a direct effect of the Separate University Education Bill of 1957. This law accomplished the segregation of higher education in South Africa. Coloured students were only allowed at a few non-white universities. In this period, other 'ethnical' universities, such as the University of Zululand and the University of the North, were founded as well. Since well before the end of apartheid in South Africa in 1994, it has been an integrated and multiracial institution.

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Prof Brian O' Connell (UWC Rector) speaks about the two year project that aims to develop a powerful cohort of leaders at the University of the Western Cape that will ensure that the university will always be well lead.
1.28 min. | 5.0 user rating		 This video uses the soundtrack of Jay Sean's "Maybe" with videos and photos by me. It features Anglican Students at the University of the Western Cape and the Cape University of Technology, Bellville campus
3.37 min. | 4.0 user rating
6.97 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Part 3 of 5 - The Gender Equity Unit Food Programme at the University of the Western Cape is featured on this SABC3 show which was screened nationally in the middle of 2008. The show is called, Stand Up, and the episode featuring the food programme is called, Generosity. Presented by Celia, those interviewed include the programmes project leader, Liansky Bestenbier, and the Deputy-Director of the Gender Equity Unit, Maria Van Staden.
2.77 min. | 0 user rating		 A Italian post-doctoral student at the Institute for Microbial Biology and Metagenomics at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa, Francesca accompanied the NASA scientists as they explored the soil, insects and bacteria of the Namib desert in 2010, part of a longterm effort to explore creatures which thrive in extreme environments in the hopes that this will help future space explorers search for life out there.
0.90 min. | 5.0 user rating

5.57 min. | 0 user rating		 Part 1 of 5 - The Gender Equity Unit Food Programme at the University of the Western Cape is featured on this SABC3 show which was screened nationally in the middle of 2008. The show is called, Stand Up, and the episode featuring the food programme is called, Generosity. Presented by Celia, those interviewed include the programmes project leader, Liansky Bestenbier, and the Deputy-Director of the Gender Equity Unit, Maria Van Staden.
3.35 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Part 2 of 5 - The Gender Equity Unit Food Programme at the University of the Western Cape is featured on this SABC3 show which was screened nationally in the middle of 2008. The show is called, Stand Up, and the episode featuring the food programme is called, Generosity. Presented by Celia, those interviewed include the programmes project leader, Liansky Bestenbier, and the Deputy-Director of the Gender Equity Unit, Maria Van Staden.
2.12 min. | 0 user rating		 Part 4 of 5 - The Gender Equity Unit Food Programme at the University of the Western Cape is featured on this SABC3 show which was screened nationally in the middle of 2008. The show is called, Stand Up, and the episode featuring the food programme is called, Generosity. Presented by Celia, those interviewed include the programmes project leader, Liansky Bestenbier, and the Deputy-Director of the Gender Equity Unit, Maria Van Staden.
2.33 min. | 0 user rating		 Part 5 of 5 - The Gender Equity Unit Food Programme at the University of the Western Cape is featured on this SABC3 show which was screened nationally in the middle of 2008. The show is called, Stand Up, and the episode featuring the food programme is called, Generosity. Presented by Celia, those interviewed include the programmes project leader, Liansky Bestenbier, and the Deputy-Director of the Gender Equity Unit, Maria Van Staden.
2.30 min. | 0 user rating

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