Cape Town and the Western Cape are an intellectual magnet, with four world-class universities and research institutions in fields as diverse as astronomy, science, medicine and social politics. As a result, the region is fertile ground for intellectual dialogue and the exchange of ideas.
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University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town (UCT) is the highest-ranked African university in the QS World University Rankings, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and the Academic Ranking of World Universities. Its Law and Commerce faculties are consistently placed among the 100 best internationa...![Stelle Stelle](https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/stelle.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=1000&q=90&w=2000&s=74796dd74204799c3082de56739d1b42 2000w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/stelle.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=900&q=90&w=1800&s=88ab449d01730da9a9e48d5210c7370f 1800w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/stelle.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=800&q=90&w=1600&s=a137b17710d8955d127e7f42bde1dc7a 1600w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/stelle.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=700&q=90&w=1400&s=fbe3d593acc95f200578b2da1aabbee4 1400w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/stelle.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=600&q=90&w=1200&s=db5a1d46ce098ded99d7ee9e6ab3e149 1200w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/stelle.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=500&q=90&w=1000&s=3ca36b9203943195c64a7036c42596be 1000w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/stelle.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=400&q=90&w=800&s=ff14cfc4a6ace3ca79ed83f68eb0bfcc 800w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/stelle.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=300&q=90&w=600&s=bdccd19e524796cf5296ce54c7bc2748 600w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/stelle.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=200&q=90&w=400&s=4ff5cff4bf93c86fdc757e09c7421b35 400w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/stelle.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=150&q=90&w=300&s=da7634f75698a4b909687db41e3f6826 300w)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University is among South Africa’s leading tertiary institutions based on research output, student pass rates and rated scientists, and is recognised internationally as an academic institution of excellence. It boasts the highest weighted research output per full-time academic staff mem...![Uct Uct](https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/uct.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=1000&q=90&w=2000&s=6a9790bd535007ba958bdbe093b5665a 2000w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/uct.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=900&q=90&w=1800&s=3bd9c0f623e7fb1d86e9dbf8ad176310 1800w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/uct.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=800&q=90&w=1600&s=477ca039b5c17b80390653844749b180 1600w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/uct.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=700&q=90&w=1400&s=0f9b513e8252e762b3319cfdc0073c04 1400w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/uct.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=600&q=90&w=1200&s=33be859ec41d471966d482c7e408d225 1200w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/uct.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=500&q=90&w=1000&s=5070f95bbe61ab47042c16c619cfdf84 1000w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/uct.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=400&q=90&w=800&s=199a1ad1bb2aa4cb82725df278ff53c0 800w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/uct.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=300&q=90&w=600&s=ba1bf26fedd6a5f56e1b605f3caae815 600w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/uct.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=200&q=90&w=400&s=72abe816e3b846e3404b41aea3c9ce78 400w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/uct.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=150&q=90&w=300&s=602f16aa2ecc2b0de92db64246367199 300w)
University of the Western Cape
The University of the Western Cape is a national university alert to its African and international context as it strives to be a place of quality and a place to grow. It is committed to excellence in teaching, learning and research, to nurturing the cultural diversity of South Africa, and to respond...![Cput Cput](https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/cput.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=1000&q=90&w=2000&s=a87a21de96670bba9bd159b061bb9cf6 2000w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/cput.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=900&q=90&w=1800&s=5ff3c44eb5220a4f7a6b477278e878f1 1800w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/cput.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=800&q=90&w=1600&s=32d824090ab868bc0ee601a799408759 1600w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/cput.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=700&q=90&w=1400&s=41bd69b9864027f5b64864e26a27d72e 1400w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/cput.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=600&q=90&w=1200&s=dd186d3d52f75c398ae583e7a4182446 1200w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/cput.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=500&q=90&w=1000&s=5e3ff9c6e4be2e28bf8d374461aaf32d 1000w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/cput.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=400&q=90&w=800&s=531702a385d8d65d97283536e66f8545 800w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/cput.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=300&q=90&w=600&s=289a9e15e8726e1893745a84e2a09e31 600w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/cput.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=200&q=90&w=400&s=eeadb09d4d55dd580c275fcd18534295 400w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/cput.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=150&q=90&w=300&s=7470e9d39585fc149f19ab6ca7f33a41 300w)
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
The Cape Peninsula University of Technology is at the heart of technology education and innovation in Africa. An internationally acclaimed institution, it is the only university of technology in the Western Cape and is the largest university in the region with an enrolment of more than 30 000 studen...![UNISA logo UNISA logo](https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/Convention-Bureau/UNISA-logo.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=1000&q=90&w=2000&s=78659c5368bf1d730c0d30d8f5ffb2fe 2000w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/Convention-Bureau/UNISA-logo.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=900&q=90&w=1800&s=ead90b211bfa4455af93b3893cffaac4 1800w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/Convention-Bureau/UNISA-logo.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=800&q=90&w=1600&s=eea3809a3749816ca92cc0eade6c3e44 1600w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/Convention-Bureau/UNISA-logo.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=700&q=90&w=1400&s=dcc3df9f6e770008822eb2e2cdc16cc1 1400w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/Convention-Bureau/UNISA-logo.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=600&q=90&w=1200&s=0e9ee62f33cc672fc9ed8edf201bbc2c 1200w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/Convention-Bureau/UNISA-logo.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=500&q=90&w=1000&s=7e10bfa430e03de7ba172e1f689c89c9 1000w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/Convention-Bureau/UNISA-logo.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=400&q=90&w=800&s=81767a783332dd2d87cfe09109ab4087 800w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/Convention-Bureau/UNISA-logo.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=300&q=90&w=600&s=454e95313dc4ca5c52650b68496569cf 600w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/Convention-Bureau/UNISA-logo.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=200&q=90&w=400&s=c9c1a229230271f75ed22ddd5e71bad3 400w, https://wesgro.imgix.net/uploads/files/Convention-Bureau/UNISA-logo.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&bg=7fff&fit=fill&h=150&q=90&w=300&s=529dd136d3705fe5772c2e2f9710877c 300w)