{"id":50926,"date":"2023-12-08T13:27:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T11:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=50926"},"modified":"2025-09-18T12:32:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:32:46","slug":"celebrating-130000-online-course-students-with-uct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/celebrating-130000-online-course-students-with-uct\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 130,000 Lives Changed With UCT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>Since 2007, the University of Cape Town (UCT) has worked with GetSmarter, part of edX, to take its world-class education online. Recognised as Africa\u2019s leading university,<sup>1<\/sup> this collaboration was driven by UCT\u2019s mission to make its research and expertise available to those previously excluded due to geographical constraints; especially those located in sub-Saharan Africa. <strong>Today, the portfolio has reached an incredible milestone of 130,000 online students.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UCT has a proud tradition of academic excellence, which is reflected in the 74 online short courses \u2013 spanning topics as diverse as project management, marketing, property and construction, teaching, law, finance, and data science. It is also committed to social change and development, equipping individuals with the practical tools and skills needed to enter and excel in today\u2019s job market. Online short course students also gain free access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/2us-career-engagement-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">edX\u2019s Career Engagement Network<\/a>. This platform provides valuable career resources and events to support your professional journey, including rich content, career templates, webinars, workshops, career fairs, networking events, panel discussions, and exclusive recruitment opportunities to connect with potential employers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/universities\/university-of-cape-town\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Join UCT\u2019s growing online community<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion\">\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div id=\"headingOne\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h6 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn\" style=\"background-color: transparent;\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#sources\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"sources\"> <strong>Click here to view sources<\/strong> <\/button><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"sources\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"headingOne\" data-parent=\"#accordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<ul class=\"mx-0\" style=\"list-style: none;\">\n<li class=\"mb-4\"><sup>1<\/sup> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Aug, 2023). \u2018Top Universities in Africa\u2019. 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