Stay Informed: UFS Webinars for the Alumni Community
At UFS, our webinars bring together diverse voices — from academics and industry leaders to university leadership — to explore ideas that matter. By sharing these conversations with the alumni community, we create an opportunity to learn from expert perspectives, stay connected to developments at the university, and be part of discussions that inspire and inform.
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Installation Ceremony of Prof Hester C. Klopper as UFS Vice-Chancellor and Principal
Prof Hester C. Klopper was officially inaugurated as the 15th Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Free State (UFS) and the first woman to lead the university in its 121-year history during a ceremony on the Bloemfontein Campus on 9 June 2025. She was appointed to this position on 1 February 2025.
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UFS commemorates Africa Day with powerful dialogue on higher education and Africa’s global future
The University of the Free State (UFS) marked Africa Day (commemorated annually on 25 May) with a bold and thought-provoking podcast-style discussion hosted by the Office for International Affairs on 22 May 2025 at the Bloemfontein Campus.
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UFS Thought-Leader series - Rethinking the purpose of Higher Education
DF Malherbe Memorial Lecture - Afrikaans 100
Now in its seventh year, the UFS Thought-Leader Series has established itself as a dynamic platform for robust public dialogue on pressing local and global issues. The series brings together influential voices from academia, industry, and civil society, reflecting the university’s continued commitment to thought leadership, public engagement, and transformative impact.
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Die lesing is ’n viering van ’n eeu van Afrikaans as amptelike taal; dit sal ’n vertoonvenster wees van die taal se ryke diversiteit en ’n intellektuele besinning oor die geskiedenis daarvan. The lecture is a celebration of a century of Afrikaans as an official language and will be a showcase of the language’s rich diversity and an intellectual reflection on the history thereof.
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