Dear Alumni and Friends,
I have been diligently working away during Covid-19 updating the UCT database to include all those alumni who have moved across to Canada in the last while. Welcome. I hope you all enjoy this seasonal email with tidbits of news from UCT.
As I write, the leaves are turning, the days are shortening, and most of us are wondering if or how Halloween will happen.... And sunny pics of our fellow South Africans on the beach or at the braai doesn't ease that feeling that winter is coming.
We have a few events coming up that may be of interest - the Baxter Theatre's Unlocked virtual event on November 3rd, as well as the South African Film Festival, this year virtual, also happening early November. The Canada Africa Chamber of Business is hosting their annual Africa
Accelerating virtual conference at the end of October too. Lots of informative and exciting events to keep you occupied. More info below.
I hope you will enjoy the few articles I present here, and wish you well in the months ahead. Please feel free to contact me through the link below, if you have any queries, or just want to make contact.
Kind regards,
Di
Diane Stafford
Regional Director: Canada
Development & Alumni Department, University of Cape Town
Postal Address: 2927 LakeShore Blvd West, Suite 227, TORONTO, ON M8V 1J3
Tel: 416 648 5801 Email: info@UCTcanada.ca; Website: www.UCTcanada.ca
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| | During the COVID-19 lockdown, UCT's Baxter Theatre had to close its doors, losing significant revenue for the theatre, artists and staff. The Baxter will be celebrating its opening with a VIP performance on November 3, 2020,
opening a unique season to raise funds for the theatre - the event will be MC'd by Marc Lottering, and will be live- streamed. Continue reading »
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| | A new Director for the GSB
From September 1st, Dr Catherine Duggan takes the seat as Director of the Graduate School of Business.
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| | "Transformation is what’s going to enable us to see excellence emerging. Save the Date to have a conversation with the VC - 11 November, 2020 .
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| | UCT recently published their 2019 Year in Review. The report presents a virtual look at Faculty and departmental reports, and great pictures of life on campus.
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| | Young Alumni pay it forward
A group of young professionals in Canada recently created the Young Professionals Scholarship at UCT – with the aim of paying it forward and building a
global network of young South African professionals. Read on if you want to be involved. Continue reading »
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| | Canadian Alumni MBChB Bursary
report
Over the years Canadian medical alumni have been very supportive in donating to the Canadian Alumni MBChB Bursary. Read how one bursary recipient is completing her degree under Covid-19 restrictions. Continue reading »
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| | From Egyptian Myths to African
Ornithology to Vermeer, it's all there
Staying connected to global alumni during the Covid-19 shutdowns has been a top priority of the Development & Alumni Department (DAD). A number of very interesting webinars have been offered, recorded and now presented on YouTube. Continue reading »
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| | Khoe and San Research Unit addresses
important issues
The newly-established interdisciplinary San and Khoe Research Unit will address important research questions around indigeneity, identity, non-racialism and anti-racism within the framework of land reform and language restoration. Their work includes the introduction and implementation of the certificated KhoeKhoegowab language short course Continue reading »
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The Canada Africa Chamber of Business holds an annual Africa Accelerating, 3 day series of seminars, to business leaders and entrepreneurs interested in engaging in Africa’s potential.
The Chamber, in collaboration with Hatch, have always been keen supporters of the UCT GSB MBA team who compete in the John Molson International MBA Case Competition in Montreal each year (winning the competition in 2020).
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Many of you have attended the Vancouver SA Film Festival, or the Toronto SA Film Festival over the years. Many UCT Film & New Media students have been in the crew involved with the movies shown. This year’s festival runs from November 1-12. ‘Fynbos Restitution’ is one movie that features the conservation and biological diversity expertise of UCT. There's also a ticket
give-away. Continue reading »
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I hope you enjoyed our Fall eNewsletter.
Feel free to drop me a line on this Contact Form.
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