Originally established as South African College in 1829, the University of Cape Town is Africa’s oldest university, and is currently its leading educational institution. Founded as a boys’ high school, South African College first began offering higher education during the 1880s in order to provide training for future mining professionals. The school began admitting women in 1887, and became a formally recognized university in 1918. Shortly after becoming the University of Cape Town, the institution began admitting black students, beginning a tradition of opposing the policy of apartheid; today, the school boasts a diverse population of students, with black individuals and women both making up half of the student body.
The modern University of Cape Town has six faculties that educate more than 25,000 students in areas ranging from the humanities to health sciences. The school also supervises postgraduate education through over 60 specialist research units, which include more than one-fourth of the A-rated researchers living in South Africa. To learn more about the University of Cape Town, visit http://www.uct.ac.za.
About Dr. Michael Elterman:
Educated at the University of Cape Town, the University of Ottawa, and Queen’s University, Clinical Psychologist Dr. Michael Elterman has more than three decades of experience as a healthcare professional. Previously, he served as a Consulting Psychologist for the Ministry of the Attorney General in British Columbia.
Dr. Michael Elterman 