The University of Cape Town UCT

The Groote Schuur campus was designed by JM Solomon, in the classical revival style. He envisaged a vertical axis in line with Devil’s Peak. Jameson Hall was designed to have a dome, but due to the great depression, the dome wasn't built. The hall was constructed so that in the future a dome could be added. The campus also includes some historic buildings, such as the ‘Summer House’ which was built by the Dutch East India company and the ‘Woolsack’ house which was built in the Cape Dutch style with neoclassical features.

UCT was founded as the South African College, a high school for boys, in 1829. The college had a small faculty providing tertiary education. The faculty started to grow after 1880, due to the discovery of diamonds and the need for skilled professionals. In 1887, the college started admitting women. The college was declared a university in 1918, and in 1928 it moved to the Groote Schuur Campus bellow Devils Peak.

During Apartheid, UCT actively opposed the system, with a number of student protests and the admission of black scholars.

There are currently 25,500 students at UCT and more than 5,000 staff members.