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University of Cape Town History

The University of Cape Town is a public university located in Cape Town, South Africa. It is one of the oldest and leading universities in the country for education and research. The university has earned the name 'Moscow of the Hill' for its sustained opposition to the system of racial segregation. The university was founded in the year 1829 as South African College and is now a co-educational university with more than 30,000 students.