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THREE GAMES. STILL UNBEATEN. ๐Ÿ”ฅUWC currently sit 3rd in the Varsity Football Men 2026 standings.3 | 1W | 2D | 0L | 5 PTST...
24/08/2026

THREE GAMES. STILL UNBEATEN. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

UWC currently sit 3rd in the Varsity Football Men 2026 standings.

3 | 1W | 2D | 0L | 5 PTS

The campaign is taking shape. โšฝ๏ธ

UWC isnโ€™t just represented on the pitch, itโ€™s echoed from every seat in the stands ๐Ÿ’™๐ŸŸ๏ธ !
07/08/2026

UWC isnโ€™t just represented on the pitch, itโ€™s echoed from every seat in the stands ๐Ÿ’™๐ŸŸ๏ธ !

Lights. Football. Varsity. โœจโšฝ๏ธItโ€™s opening night as UWC face Wits in the first match of the Varsity Football season. Who...
07/08/2026

Lights. Football. Varsity. โœจโšฝ๏ธ

Itโ€™s opening night as UWC face Wits in the first match of the Varsity Football season.

Whoโ€™s taking the first three points?

The wait is overโ€ฆ Varsity Football is back!Join us as we officially launch the 2026 season:๐Ÿ“… 31 July 2026๐Ÿ“ Unibell 1๐Ÿ• 13...
31/07/2026

The wait is overโ€ฆ Varsity Football is back!

Join us as we officially launch the 2026 season:
๐Ÿ“… 31 July 2026
๐Ÿ“ Unibell 1
๐Ÿ• 13:00 โ€“ 14:00

Expect entertainment, exciting announcements, giveaways, and the start of another unforgettable football season. Donโ€™t miss it!

UWC Football launch today at Unibell,13h00.Come and support!!!
31/07/2026

UWC Football launch today at Unibell,13h00.
Come and support!!!

๐—จ๐—ช๐—– ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น - ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บThe final day of the UWC Mental Health & Well-Being Colloquium 2026 centred...
06/07/2026

๐—จ๐—ช๐—– ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น - ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ

The final day of the UWC Mental Health & Well-Being Colloquium 2026 centred on Practitioner Well-Being, Restoration and Reflective Practice, providing delegates with an opportunity to pause, reflect, and reconnect.

The programme featured parallel practitioner experiences, including โ€œThe Hatchet Woman Meets Her Match: Reflections on Self-Compassion and Art-Based Interventions in the Prevention and Treatment of Burnoutโ€ by An-Maree Nel, alongside the immersive Orisons Wellness Experience, which focused on practitioner wellness and restoration.

Delegates also engaged in a session presented by the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) on mental health awareness and support services, before participating in the โ€œHolding the Helpers: Practitioner Reflection Circle,โ€ creating a shared space for reflection, connection, and collective learning.

The colloquium concluded with a formal closing ceremony, celebrating three days of meaningful dialogue, collaboration, and a shared commitment to building sustainable ecosystems of care within higher education.

HigherEducation SADAG UWC BuildingEcosystemsOfCare

๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ | ๐—จ๐—ช๐—– ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น-๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐Ÿ’™The UWC Mental Health and Well-Being Colloquium 2...
03/07/2026

๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ | ๐—จ๐—ช๐—– ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น-๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐Ÿ’™

The UWC Mental Health and Well-Being Colloquium 2026 featured an exceptional lineup of keynote speakers who brought diverse perspectives on the future of mental health, care, and higher education.

๐Ÿ”น Prof. Shose Kessi โ€“ Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cape Town, presented โ€œDecoloniality, Care and Institutional Transformation in Higher Education,โ€ encouraging delegates to reimagine institutions through inclusive, equitable, and transformative approaches to care.

๐Ÿ”น Ramakant Vempati โ€“ Co-founder of Wysa, an AI-enabled digital self-help and mental health coaching platform, presented โ€œAI, Innovation and Scalable Mental Health Support,โ€ highlighting how technology can expand access to mental health services while complementing human-centred care.

๐Ÿ”น Dr Kerry Louw โ€“ Consultation Liaison Psychiatrist and Senior Lecturer at Stellenbosch University, presented โ€œPractitioner Well-Being, Complexity and Systems of Mental Health Care,โ€ offering valuable insights into supporting those who provide care within increasingly complex higher education environments.

Together, these keynote sessions sparked meaningful conversations, inspired fresh thinking, and reinforced the collective responsibility of building sustainable ecosystems of care.

AI Decoloniality InstitutionalTransformation UWC

๐—จ๐—ช๐—– ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น - ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บDay 2 focused on Practitioner Realities, Interdisciplinary Care, and Instit...
03/07/2026

๐—จ๐—ช๐—– ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น - ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ

Day 2 focused on Practitioner Realities, Interdisciplinary Care, and Institutional Response, bringing together delegates for another day of insightful discussions, collaboration, and shared learning.

The programme featured a thought-provoking keynote on practitioner well-being and systems of mental health care, followed by engaging parallel sessions exploring student support, neurodiversity, institutional practice, resilience, and mental health interventions.

Throughout the day, delegates exchanged ideas, strengthened professional networks, and reflected on practical approaches to building sustainable ecosystems of care within higher education. The day concluded with a collective reflection, reinforcing the importance of supporting both students and the practitioners who work alongside them.

InterdisciplinaryCare Neurodiversity UWC

๐—จ๐—ช๐—– ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น - ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บDay one of the UWC Mental Health and Well-Being Colloquium 2026 begins with...
02/07/2026

๐—จ๐—ช๐—– ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น - ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ

Day one of the UWC Mental Health and Well-Being Colloquium 2026 begins with a powerful reminder from Colloquium Chair, Naythan Kayser, setting the tone for days of learning, collaboration, and shared purpose.

๐‘บ๐’–๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’† ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’”๐’š๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’Ž๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’„๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’Š๐’๐’• ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’๐’๐’๐’š ๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’ˆ๐’“๐’‚๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‘๐’๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’Š๐’†๐’”, ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’“๐’†๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’”๐’‰๐’Š๐’‘๐’”, ๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’•๐’๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’‰๐’Š๐’‘๐’”, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’†๐’” ๐’˜๐’† ๐’„๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’•๐’๐’ˆ๐’†๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“ ๐Ÿ’š



๐—จ๐—ช๐—– ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น - ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ

Prof. Mateta Madiba - Deputy Vice Chancellor : Student Development & Support

๐—จ๐—ช๐—– ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น - ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ

Colloquium Chair - Nathan Kayser

๐—จ๐—ช๐—– ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น - ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ

๐—จ๐—ช๐—– ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น - ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ

๐—จ๐—ช๐—– ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น - ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ

๐—จ๐—ช๐—– ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น - ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ

๐—จ๐—ช๐—– ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น - ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ

11/05/2026

Just a little recap from the University of the Western Cape Open Day ๐ŸŽ“๐ŸŽฅ

The atmosphere said it all, no one does it like UWC ๐Ÿ’™ !

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