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					<td height="27" bgcolor="#9a0000" class="homeheading">A University of Excellence, Equity and Innovation 
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            <p>The University of the Free State is one of South Africa's oldest universities, and celebrated its centenary in 2004. The UFS is an important research centre. Our seven faculties offer a full range of under- and postgraduate programmes to our more than 27 000 students.</p>
            <p>The University is a multicultural and multi-lingual institution with parallel-medium instruction (English and Afrikaans). We are recognised as a leader in transformation and are committed to serving the community. <br />
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            <td class="homeheading" valign="top" bgcolor="#9a0000" height="27">In the spotlight</td>
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                                    <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="3"><strong>Kovsies paint Bethlehem red! <br />
                                    </strong>&ldquo;The learners of the High School Witteberg are a wonderful example of the quality of students that we can expect as first years here at Kovsies next year,&rdquo; Prof. Jonathan Jansen, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Free State (UFS) said last night during a matric evening attended by 121 Grade 12 learners and their parents in a packed hall at the Secondary School Witteberg in Bethlehem. <br />
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                                    <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="3"><strong>Department of Architecture builds next generation of architects.</strong> <br />
                                    Since 1987 first-year architecture students have been building huts on campus annually as part of an introduction to architectural studies at the Department of Architecture at the University of the Free State (UFS). <br />
                                    <a href="http://www.ufs.ac.za/news/newsarticle.php?NewsID=1690">Read more...</a><a href="http://www.ufs.ac.za/news/newsarticle.php?origin=%2Fnews%2Fnewsarticle.php&amp;NewsID=1688"></a></td>
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                                    <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="3"><strong>Congratulations, Shimlas!<br />
                                    </strong>We are, together with you, proud of your triumph (51-32) over the University of Johannesburg (UJ) on Monday evening, 15 March 2010. <br />
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								<table border=0 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width="100%"><tr><tr><td height="20"><h3>Campus News</h3></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><ul><li><a title="First postgraduate degree in Forensic Genetics in Africa" href="news/newsarticle.php?NewsID=1693" >First postgraduate degree in Forensic Genetics in Africa</a></li><li><a title="Universities join hands in developing literacy tests" href="news/newsarticle.php?NewsID=1694" >Universities join hands in developing literacy tests</a></li><li><a title="UFS awarded tenders worth R22,5 million for Maths and Science teacher-training" href="news/newsarticle.php?NewsID=1686" >UFS awarded tenders worth R22,5 million for Maths and Science teacher-training</a></li><li><a title="UFS and American university presents service learning forum" href="news/newsarticle.php?NewsID=1687" >UFS and American university presents service learning forum</a></li><li><a title="Inaugural lecture focuses on treatment for prostate cancer" href="news/newsarticle.php?NewsID=1689" >Inaugural lecture focuses on treatment for prostate cancer</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td height="20"><h3>Arts and Culture</h3></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><ul><li><a title="Production: Plaasvervangers (A),  Wynand Mouton Theatre, 23-26 March 2010 " href="http://www.ufs.ac.za/content.php?eventid=5898&adhocid=1145" target="_blank">Production: Plaasvervangers (A),  Wynand Mouton Theatre, 23-26 March 2010 </a></li><li><a title="Talisman, Odeion, 22 March 2010" href="http://www.ufs.ac.za/content.php?origin=%2Fcontent.php&eventid=5896&adhocid=1145" target="_blank">Talisman, Odeion, 22 March 2010</a></li><li><a title="Production: Pillars of Society, Scaena theatre, 16-19 March 2010" href="http://www.ufs.ac.za/content.php?origin=%2Fcontent.php&eventid=5895&adhocid=1145" target="_blank">Production: Pillars of Society, Scaena theatre, 16-19 March 2010</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td height="20"><h3>Sport</h3></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><ul><li><a title="Shimlas have reason to celebrate" href="news/newsarticle.php?NewsID=1671" >Shimlas have reason to celebrate</a></li><li><a title="Kovsies play hockey across the country" href="news/newsarticle.php?NewsID=1666" >Kovsies play hockey across the country</a></li><li><a title="Shimlas won�t lie down after defeat" href="news/newsarticle.php?NewsID=1664" >Shimlas won�t lie down after defeat</a></li></ul></td></tr>										
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