UWC, noun
- Forms:
- Also U.W.C.
Initial letters of University of the Western Cape, a university established in Bellville in 1960.
- Note:
- Originally established to serve the ‘Coloured’ population, UWC was at first an affiliated college of the University of South Africa, but became autonomous in 1970.
c1977 S. Afr. 1976: Off. Yrbk (Dept of Info.) 702Facilities offered at the UWC bring university education within the reach of a growing number of Coloured students.
Initial letters of University of the Western Cape, a university established in Bellville in 1960.