University of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa. It was established in 1829 as the South African College and granted full university status in 1918, which makes it the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest in Sub-Saharan Africa in continuous operation. It teaches solely in English, in 57 departments across six faculties, offering bachelor's to doctoral degrees. About 30,000 students attend, spread over six campuses in the Cape Town suburbs and city center, and five alumni, staff members or researchers associated with the university have won the Nobel Prize.