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creative accountable
research-informed
responsible respectful
open
curious
rigorous
nurturing
excellent
open-minded
diverse
honest collegial
inclusive
GOAL 3
Working towards a desired size and
shape for UCT
Our vision was to strengthen
the role UCT plays in
addressing critical skills
shortages by growing
our research-oriented
postgraduate student
body, while keeping the
undergraduate numbers
steady. The proportion
of undergraduate to
postgraduate students at the
time of review indicated that
the university was on track to
achieve its goal by 2020.
dependent on their capacity
to attract sustainable sources
of funding to compensate
for the lack of growth in
undergraduate numbers
and the capacity to ensure
continued improvements in
undergraduate throughput
and graduation. UCT’s ability
to recruit increasing numbers
of postgraduate students
was also dependent on its
capacity to employ adequate
numbers of staff to supervise
a growing postgraduate
cohort and provide attractive
packages for potential
postgraduate students.
However, several faculties
argued that their ability
to remain on track was
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