Cape Peninsula University of Technology

• Year of foundation: 2005
• Location: South Africa, Cape Town
• Students age: 18+
• Number of students: 35000
• Language of instruction: English, Afrikaans
• Type of study: university.

It was founded in 2005 as a result of the merger of the peninsula and Cape Horn technicians as part of the national reform of higher education. To date, it is the only technological university in the Western Cape province and the largest university in the region, which has 30 thousand students.

The history dates back to Cape College of Technology, founded in 1920. In 1960 it was transformed into the College of Higher Technical Education of Cape Town, since 1976 - into the Cape Technikon. At the same time, he received the right to confer academic degrees and carry out training.

During the apartheid period, it was intended for whites, but in 1987 he achieved the abolition of the quota and began to teach black and colored students. In 1990 and 2001 he went through several reorganizations.

Structurally it includes several faculties:

• Applied research;
• Business and management;
• Education;
• Engineering Sciences;
• Human health and well-being sciences;
• Informatics and Design.

The university offers a hostel for 14 thousand students within walking distance from campuses located on the Cape Peninsula. There are three accommodation options:

• Own dormitories of the university;
• Dormitories rented by the university;
• Accredited partner dormitories.

• 30,000 students and an influential alumni community;
• 5 campuses;
• More than 70 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs;
• It is one of the 5% of the best innovative universities in the world.

Is a member of:

• Association of African Universities (AAU);
• Higher Education South Africa (HESA);
• Cape Higher Education Consortium (CHEC);
• International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA).

The 5 campuses are located in different parts of Cape Town and provide students with all the infrastructure opportunities necessary for intensive and modern learning.

The library has tens of thousands of volumes, has access to subscription resources and hundreds of periodicals and continuing publications, and is part of the centralized library system of the Western Cape.

Students have access to various cultural and sports activities:

• Grahamstown and KKNK cultural festivals;
• SATICA Choral Festival;
• Debate competitions;
• Visiting art and cultural shows and exhibitions in Baxter, Labia, Fugart Theater and other places;
• Informal sports days;
• Interfaith meetings.

Sport and culture play an important role in the integrated development of students.  It pays tribute to important aspects of student life that encourage friendship, fair play, teamwork and collaboration among students who will one day occupy responsible key positions in various fields of industry. Sport provides an opportunity for young leaders to form strong informal ties that promote development within a single educational institution and serve as a means of building bridges and promoting mutual understanding between students and teachers from different walks of life and ethnic groups.

In addition, the university has its own clinic, where staff and students can be provided with all the necessary medical care.

Admission consists of the following stages:

• Send a completed application (online (free of charge) or in printed form - in this case, a non-refundable payment of 100 rand is charged);
• Attach the necessary documents or their copies;
• Track the status of the application (notification of the results of consideration is not provided, be careful);
• In case of a positive decision, it is necessary to notify the campus of its consent to enrollment and begin to search for funding. This issue must be resolved before the beginning of the first academic semester.

The average competition is 2.4 people per place, for medical and legal programs - up to 4 people / place.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision