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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, a place to grow. It is committed to excellence in teaching, learning and research, to nurturing the cultural diversity of South Africa, and to responding in critical and creative ways to the needs of a society in transition.

Drawing on its proud experience in the liberation struggle, the university is aware of a distinctive academic role in helping build an equitable and dynamic society. In particular it aims to: advance and protect the independence of the academic enterprise.

Design curricular and research programmes appropriate to its southern African context.

Further global perspectives among its staff and students, thereby strengthening intellectual life and contributing to South Africa’s reintegration in the world community.

Assist educationally disadvantaged students gain access to higher education and succeed in their studies.

Nurture and use the abilities of all in the university community.

Develop effective structures and conventions of governance, which are democratic, transparent and accountable.

Seek racial and gender equality and contribute to helping the historically marginalised participate fully in the life of the nation.

Encourage and provide opportunities for lifelong learning through programmes and courses.

Help conserve and explore the environmental and cultural resources of the southern African region, and to encourage a wide awareness of these resources in the community.

Co-operate fully with other stakeholders to develop an excellent, and therefore transformed, higher education system.

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There are more black African academic staff at South African universities than before. PeopleImages/Getty Images

South African universities must do more to tackle staffs’ race and gender imbalances

Despite some positive shifts, the staffing situation at public higher education institutions remains polarised in terms of race and gender.
La cratérisation par impact, causée par des météorites entrant en collision avec des surfaces planétaires, est l'un des processus cosmiques les plus fondamentaux. Eshma/Shutterstock

Qu'est-ce qu'une météorite ? Je visite et j'étudie les cratères qu'elles ont laissés sur notre planète

L'étude des cratères d'impact peut nous aider à mieux comprendre l'évolution de la Terre et de la vie, ainsi que son destin potentiel.
L'empereur éthiopien Hailé Sélassié, au centre, et le fondateur et premier président du Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, à gauche, lors du lancement de l'OUA à Addis-Abeba. STR/AFP via Getty Images

60 ans d'unité africaine : les succès et les échecs

L'Union africaine tient la comparaison avec les autres unions continentales. Elle accomplit davantage que le Commonwealth ou la Francophonie.
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie (C) and Ghana’s founder and first President Kwame Nkrumah (L) during the formation of the Organisation of African Unity. STR/AFP via Getty Images

60 years of African unity: what’s failed and what’s succeeded

The African Union compares well to other continental unions. It accomplishes more than the Commonwealth or the Francophonie.
Ramadhan berpusat pada doa, Al-Qur'an, perhatian mendalam dan refleksi spiritual. Sudipta Das/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

Ramadan: ahli diet menawarkan tips untuk puasa yang sehat

Hindari minuman bersoda dan manis saat berbuka puasa. Makanan asin dan manis dapat menyebabkan gangguan pencernaan, kelelahan dan rasa haus.

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