University of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town is a major tertiary education institution in Cape Town, South Africa, located on the Rhodes Estate on the slopes of Devil's Peak. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa. It is a member of the Association of African Universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, and the Adamastor Trust of Western Cape universities.

Notable Alumni

• Nobel Laureates:
• Sir Aaron Klug (Chemistry, 1982)
• Professor Allan McLeod Cormack (Medicine, 1979)
• J. M. Coetzee (Literature, 2003)
• Professor Christiaan Barnard, who performed the first ever heart transplant at Groote Schuur hospital.
• Jonathan M. Dorfan, director of SLAC
• Vincent Ebrahim, known for his part on The Kumars at No. 42, studied drama.
• Richard E. Grant, now an actor, is a graduate of the UCT Drama school.
• Mark Shuttleworth, an entrepreneur and the 1st African in space and 2nd space tourist, studied a Business Science (Finance) degree through the Commerce faculty.
• Mamphela Ramphele, formerly the Vice-Chancellor of UCT and now a Managing Director of the World Bank, received a PhD in Social Anthropology.
• Neville Isdell, current CEO of Coca-Cola
• Emanuel Derman, noted Goldman Sachs financial engineer and author of "My Life As A Quant"