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Semester-long exchange only; limited to 3 students per year
Postgraduate students also accepted
Students must attend a 6-day orientation and pay an Exchange Levy of US$175 (as of Year 2012) to cover orientation, airport transfer, housing placement etc.
A study permit issued by the South African consulate is required. Please apply before leaving Australia.
For students going on exchange in their last semester: Transcripts are issued in August for Semester 1 and in late December for Semester 2.
Accommodation at UCT (Fees apply to cancellation of residence resevation and withdrawal during the semester)
A US$100 fee will be charged by host university if you withdraw from the exchange program after indicating acceptance to UCT.
SHAWCO - a student-run volunteer group which helps developing communities in the metropolitan Cape Town area
FUN FACTS:
- Bartolomeu Dias, the Portuguese navigator who discovered the Cape of Good Hope and became the first European to make the trip around Africa, named it Cabo das Tormentas (Cape of Storms). However, King John II of Portugal, keen to encourage others to adopt the new trade route to the East, overruled him and tactfully renamed it Cabo da Boa Esperança (Cape of Good Hope).
- Established in 1829, the University of Cape Town is the oldest university in South Africa.
- If you love music, go to Kirtenbosch Summer Sunset Concert (held every Sunday from November to April) or learn African drumming.
- Send home a photo of you climbing to the top of the iconic Table Mountain (actually, cable cars are available!) or standing at the very tip of Cape Point (the most Southwestern point of the African continent)!
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