Top 10 Best Universities in South Africa 2016 - Page5

#5 University of the Western Cape (UWC) - Cape Town

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has a great historical significance in South Africa, as it offered an educational home to many during the country’s apartheid struggle. In the early 1960s, the first group of less than 200 students were enrolled at the institution established for separate those classified as “coloured.”
The university currently has around 15,000 students (with at least 20 percent being postgraduate students), and its three campuses offer more than 200 degree, diploma and certificate programs. Half of its academic staff hold doctorates.

The university’s research focus areas include biotechnology (through its renowned South African National Bioinformatics Institute that was developed within UWCs Natural Sciences faculty and produced the first PhD in Bioinformatics graduate in Africa in 2000), cultural studies, and exploration/applied geochemistry. UWC is also home to the Green Nanotechnology Centre that was established in 2014 in partnership with the University of Missouri. The new research facility is dedicated to researching environmentally friendly technology that can be used to both diagnose and treat diseases.

Along with having the largest School of Mathematics and Science Education in Africa, UWC is also home to the continent’s main centre for Free and Open Source Software development.
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