Getsmarter Contact Details

The GetSmarter contact number for South Africa is +27 21 100 6668, and written queries go through the contact form on getsmarter.com. GetSmarter is an online short-course and executive education provider founded in Cape Town in 2008, acquired by 2U in 2017, and now offering its courses with edX, a 2U company.

GetSmarter contact details at a glance

Route	Details
South Africa / Global	+27 21 100 6668
United States	+1 617 977 6889
United Kingdom	+44 12 2379 0602
Contact form	getsmarter.com/contact-us
Office address	358 Victoria Road, Salt River, Cape Town, 7925

Official contact channels

GetSmarter lists three phone numbers on its contact page. Callers in South Africa, and anywhere without a local line, use +27 21 100 6668. There is a United States number, +1 617 977 6889, and a United Kingdom number, +44 12 2379 0602.

GetSmarter does not publish a general email address. Instead, the contact form at getsmarter.com/contact-us asks for your details and your reason for getting in touch, and routes the message to the right team. The departments you can choose are:

• Certificates
• Finance
• General
• Sales
• Student Performance
• Technical Support

The form also asks you to pick a reason (Course Query, Feedback, or Other / General) and the partner university and course your query is about, so have those details ready.

What GetSmarter provides

GetSmarter runs online short courses in partnership with universities. The partner universities on its contact form include Harvard, MIT, Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, Stanford, Yale and the University of Cape Town, including the UCT Graduate School of Business.

The company started in Cape Town in 2008. Its first course was Wine Evaluation, run with Stellenbosch University. 2U acquired GetSmarter in 2017, and the courses are now offered with edX, which is part of 2U.

Address and operating information

GetSmarter’s office is at 358 Victoria Road, Salt River, Cape Town, 7925. The contact page does not publish office or phone hours, so the online form is the safest route if you are calling from another time zone.

Support and escalation routes

GetSmarter does not publish a separate complaints or escalation line. For certificate, payment or course performance issues, choose the matching department on the contact form (Certificates, Finance or Student Performance) so your message reaches the right team first time. For platform or login trouble, choose Technical Support. If you want to give feedback on a course, pick Feedback as the reason for contact.

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FAQs

What is the GetSmarter contact number in South Africa?

The South Africa and global number is +27 21 100 6668.

Does GetSmarter have an email address?

GetSmarter’s contact page does not list an email address. Use the contact form at getsmarter.com/contact-us and choose the right department.

Where is the GetSmarter office?

The office is at 358 Victoria Road, Salt River, Cape Town, 7925.

Who do I contact about my GetSmarter certificate?

Select the Certificates department on the GetSmarter contact form, along with your partner university and course.

Sources

• GetSmarter, Contact us: getsmarter.com/contact-us, read 2026-09-26
• GetSmarter, About us: getsmarter.com/about-us, read 2026-09-26