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GOAL 1
Internationalising UCT via an Afropolitan niche
From 2010 to 2014, UCT
strengthened its international
research profile. The
number of delegations
visiting UCT with a view to
establishing partnerships
dramatically increased, as
did the volume and spread
of collaborative relationships,
the number of requests for
UCT to participate in various
associations and international
meetings, and the numbers of
international undergraduate
and postgraduate students.
research collaborations.
The above is evidence of the
progress in advancing UCT’s
position as an intellectual
meeting place between Africa
and the rest of the world.
Profile of
international
students
Positive progress
The total number of
international students
continued to grow between
2009 and 2014, while the
proportion of international
students in the overall student
body remained at 18%. The
university also implemented
international fee waivers for
master’s and PhD students
during this period as a way
of attracting and supporting
students from abroad. The
total number of students from
Africa beyond the Southern
African Development
Community (SADC) showed
pleasing growth between
2009 and 2014.
Several faculties made
progress in relation to the
Afropolitan dimension of this
goal, as staff and students’
investment in linkages with
Africa increased. This was
supported by incentives
provided by the ViceChancellor’s Strategic Fund,
an increase in the number of
mobility grants for staff and
students, a highly successful
visiting African scholars
programme, and growth in
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