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Cecil John Rhodes statue boarded up.
GROUNDUP STAFF

Fees and finances

Studying at UCT is expensive and many students struggle to pay the fees, though both the university and the state do try to support students.

  • Maxwell Roeland
8 min read
Rhodes must fall protest at UCT.
GROUNDUP STAFF

The debate over what is taught

What should and shouldn’t be taught at our universities? The demands of students include calls for major changes to the content of courses at UCT.

  • Maxwell Roeland
10 min read
University rankings that attempt to measure quality and signify universities’ relative standing are contentious because they do not adequately measure performance in the complex roles higher education has to play.
GROUNDUP STAFF

The process

What does transformation mean? In the first series GroundUp provides key arguments on the main points of contention facing SA’s UCT.

  • Maxwell Roeland
10 min read