UWC Strengthens Global Standing In Latest US News World University Rankings
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has once again secured its place among the world's leading research institutions, according to the latest US News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings that were released in June.
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Beyond Ceremony: A Student Reflected on Youth Month, Migration, Care and the Meaning of Higher Education
As Youth Month drew to a close, South Africa’s public spaces once again settled into a familiar rhythm of speeches, commemorations, and annual reflections on June 16 that echoed across schools, universities and civic gatherings. But beneath the ritual of remembrance lay a quieter, more difficult question: what did June 16 mean for young people navigating unemployment, migration, inequality and uncertainty in the present? |
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Global Scholars Examine the Power of Sport, Media and Influence at UWC Symposium
Sport has become far more than a form of competition and entertainment. Increasingly, it is used as a tool of soft power, shaping how countries are perceived globally through attraction, culture and reputation rather than force or economic pressure. Within the context of sport, soft power is expressed through how sporting events, athletes and media coverage influence international perceptions of nations.
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UWC Celebrates a Decade of Discovery Through IDIA Partnership
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is celebrating a decade of scientific discovery, innovation and skills development through its partnership in the Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy (IDIA) – a collaboration that has helped position South Africa at the forefront of data-intensive astronomy. |
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South African Sport And The Nation
Sport has become far more than a form of competition and entertainment. Increasingly, it is used as a tool of soft power, shaping how countries are perceived globally through attraction, culture and reputation rather than force or economic pressure. Within the context of sport, soft power is expressed through how sporting events, athletes and media coverage influence international perceptions of nations.
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Lack of Resources Keeps Many Talented Young Athletes Out of Elite Sport, UWC Research Shows
Sport has long occupied a complex and contradictory place in South Africa’s history - both past and present. It has been a site of exclusion and division, but also one of unity, resistance and transformation. At a time when questions of identity, belonging and social cohesion remained central to the country’s trajectory, renewed scholarly attention to sport offered critical insights into how societies imagine themselves. |
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Communications & Marketing Office
Do you have any important UWC stories to share? Do you know of an event that you’d like to see featured? Have you heard of UWC students, staff or alumni who’ve done amazing things, which you think the world should know about? Or maybe you have a few suggestions, comments or questions about something in this newsletter? Whatever the case may be, the Communications & Marketing Office would really like to hear from you. Just email us on ia@uwc.ac.za, call us on 021 959 4229, or drop by our offices. |
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