Application process:
If you are a student at one of our partner universities or colleges in the US, contact the International Office at your home university for procedures and deadlines.
· Go to the UCT website for general information about UCT and to their IAPO ( International Academic Programme Office) website for specific information on the application process.
· Your home university or college will send you the IDACA information and application forms for accommodation.
· Once you have been accepted at UCT for the semester, your completed IDACA applications will be sent to us to process and confirm.
(N.B. Should you not be a student at one of our partner universities or college in the US and should you want assistance from IDACA during your semester abroad in Cape Town, please contact us directly once you have been accepted by UCT.
Semester dates for 2020:
1 -3 February | Arrivals in Cape Town |
4 – 7 February | UCT IAPO Orientation on Campus |
7 February | SSA Student Registration |
10 February | UCT Classes begin |
21 – 29 March | Easter break |
14 May | Teaching ends |
15 to 19 May | Consolidation week and examinations begin |
12 June | Mid-year examinations end |