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					<td height="27" bgcolor="#9a0000" class="homeheading">A University of Excellence, Equity and Innovation 
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            <td valign="top"><font color="#000000">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 30 000 students.<br />
            <br />
            </font><font color="#000000">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 valign="middle" bgcolor="#9a0000" height="27"><strong><font color="#ffffff">&nbsp; In the spotlight</font></strong></td>
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                                                <p><strong>UFS increases admission requirements<br />
                                                </strong>Admissions criteria for entry to undergraduate programmes at the University of the Free State (UFS) will be increased with immediate effect. This means that students who begin their undergraduate studies in 2011 will need to meet the new admissions criteria in order to register. <br />
                                                <a href="http://www.ufs.ac.za/news/index.php?origin=%2Fnews%2Findex.php&amp;sid=1789&amp;cid=1&amp;year=2010">More information </a></p>
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                                    <td valign="middle" bgcolor="#9a0000" height="27"><strong><font color="#ffffff">&nbsp; News</font></strong></td>
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                                    <h3>Campus News</h3>
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                                        <li><a href="http://www.ufs.ac.za/news/index.php?sid=1792&amp;cid=1&amp;year=2010">UFS scientists involved in groundbreaking research to protect rhino horns</a> </li>
                                        <li><a href="http://www.ufs.ac.za/news/index.php?sid=1791&amp;cid=1&amp;year=2010">UFS busy with building projects to the value of R220 million</a> </li>
                                        <li><a href="http://www.ufs.ac.za/news/index.php?origin=%2Fnews%2Findex.php&amp;sid=1784&amp;cid=1&amp;year=2010">The TRC legitimised apartheid - Mamdani</a> </li>
                                        <li><a href="http://www.ufs.ac.za/news/index.php?sid=1783&amp;cid=1&amp;year=2010">An incident-free recess for the UFS</a> </li>
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                                        <li><a href="http://www.ufs.ac.za/content.php?eventid=5972&amp;adhocid=1145">Odeion, Lunch Hour Concerts</a> </li>
                                        <li><a href="http://www.ufs.ac.za/content.php?eventid=5987&amp;adhocid=1145">London Song Circle</a> </li>
                                        <li><a href="http://www.ufs.ac.za/content.php?eventid=5989&amp;adhocid=1145">Vassily Primakov - piano recital by celebrated Russian pianist</a></li>
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                                        <li><a href="http://www.ufs.ac.za/news/index.php?origin=%2Fnews%2Findex.php&amp;sid=1794&amp;cid=2&amp;year=2010">Six Kovsies played at CUCSA Games</a> </li>
                                        <li><a href="http://www.ufs.ac.za/news/index.php?sid=1787&amp;cid=2&amp;year=2010">Kovsie competes at international level</a> </li>
                                        <li><a href="http://www.ufs.ac.za/news/index.php?origin=%2Fnews%2Findex.php&amp;sid=1786&amp;cid=2&amp;year=2010">Kovsie hockey achieves</a> </li>
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