Prof (FW) Francis Petersen
Rector and Vice-Chancellor
Prof Francis William Petersen is the Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Free State since 1 April 2017. He has formerly been Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town. Read More...
Prof (P) Puleng LenkaBula
Vice-Rector: Institutional Change, Student Affairs, and Community Engagement
Prof Puleng LenkaBula is the Vice-Rector: Institutional Change, Student Affairs, and Community Engagement at the University of the Free State (UFS). She is the former Dean of Student Affairs at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). Read More...
Prof (RC) Corli Witthuhn
Vice-Rector: Research, Innovation and Internasionalisation
Prof Witthuhn brings with her years of experience in higher education, both in terms of scientific research and serving in senior management positions in university structures. Read More...
Dr (EL) Engela van Staden
Vice-Rector: Academic
Dr Engela van Staden is the Vice-Rector: Academic at the University of the Free State. Read More...
Prof P (Prakash) Naidoo
Vice Rector: Operations
Prof Prakash Naidoo started at the university as Campus Principal of the Qwaqwa Campus. He is a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Resources and Planning at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT).
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Mr (N) Nikile Nstababa
Registrar
Mr Nikile Ntsababa is the Registrar of the University of the Free State (UFS). He was previously Registrar at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT; before that he was Deputy Registrar at the same institution. Read more