The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town (UCT) is the executive head also referred to as the principal. The VC has the overall responsibility for the policy and administration of the University. The last Vice-Chancellor, the tenth since UCT was elevated to university status in 1918, was Mamokgethi Phakeng.[1]
List of vice-chancellors edit
- 1918-1938: Sir John Carruthers Beattie[2]
- 1938-1947: AW Falconer
- 1948-1955: TB Davie
- 1956-1957: Reginald W. James, in an acting capacity
- 1958-1967: Jacobus Duminy
- 1968-1980: Sir Richard Luyt
- 1981-1996: Stuart J Saunders
- 1996-2000: Mamphela Ramphele
- 2000-2008: Njabulo Ndebele
- 2008-2018: Max Price
- 2018-2023: Mamokgethi Phakeng - placed on special leave and then early retirement [3] [4]
- 2023-2024: Daya Reddy (Interim)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "About the Vice-Chancellor". Archived from the original on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ "Previous Vice-Chancellors". Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/uct-vice-chancellor-phakeng-placed-on-special-leave-c52bd337-7556-45f5-a052-160be7c75a19
- ^ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-03-02-fact-checked-uct-vice-chancellor-mamokgethi-phakengs-misleading-interview-with-jj-tabane/