Leading the Way
UWC continues to prove itself as a world-class hub of science , technology and community engagement .
UWC is instrumental in the development of the Square Kilometre Array ( SKA ) international project that is building the most powerful and advanced radio telescope in the world . The telescope will enable astronomers to ‘ see ’ the universe in unprecedented detail . The NRF awarded a R35 million grant for Phase 2 of the Hydrogen and Real-time eXperiment ( HIRAX ). The project , which involves six South African institutions , is a planned radio telescope to be installed alongside the SKA in the Karoo that will map the southern sky .
UWC has produced revolutionary programmes that keep apace with the Fourth Industrial Revolution , a technological revolution that is changing the way we work , socialise and learn . To equip students with the skills required in a changing economy , UWC is off ering Africa ’ s fi rst Postgraduate Diploma in Data Analytics and Business Intelligence , a master ’ s programme in Data Science and its fi rst online Management Development Programme . UWC has also launched South Africa ’ s fi rst Postgraduate Diploma in Immersive Technologies in AR / VR .
The SA National Bioinformatics Institute ( SANBI ) at UWC conducts bioinformatics and computational biology research relevant to South African , African and global populations . In 2019 , SANBI formed part of an international group of experts exploring global eff orts through the establishment of the Public Health Alliance for Genomic Epidemiology ( PHA4GE ) to bring bioinformatics closer to Public Health . PHA4GE has already begun to take some critical formative steps with the establishment of technical resources , an organisational charter , a code of conduct and domain-focused technical and data sharing working groups .