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25 April 2018


The #KovsieCyberSta Search finalists have been chosen. It is now up to the Kovsie community to decide who they would like to see as their next #KovsieCyberSta’s. Visit our voting page, watch the videos and choose your favourite candidate.

The finalists are:

1. Sakhile Miya

2. Bokang Deogratiaus Kole

3. Karabo Katlego Lekomanyane

4. Zonke Nogwaba Zoe
 
5. Kagiso Jantjies 
 
6. Samukelisiwe Msimang
  
7. Lindiwe Moeletsi
  
8. El Nino Matthew
 
9. Bhoodoo Sisters
 
10. Georgina 

Voting closes on Tuesday 1 May at 17:00, and the winners will be announced on Wednesday 2 May 2018 at 13:30 across all the UFS social media pages.

Vote for your favourite 2018/2019 #KovsieCyberSta Finalists from University of the Free State on Vimeo.

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Future economic development lies in humankind’s ability to learn from nature
2015-09-30

We as humans have become more powerful than we are wise. We live in a world where there is an abundance of knowledge but less wisdom. ”These were the opening remarks of Edward Kieswetter, Group CEO at Alexander Forbes, and former Chairperson of the UFS Council, as guest speaker at the UFS Business School on 23 September 2015, on the subject of the future economic world order, and the vast amount of knowledge that humans possess. “The knowledge we possess has the potential either to develop us greatly, or put us at high risk of extinction,” he said.

Mr Kieswetter was accompanied by Dr Idriss Aberkane, a French thinker, entrepreneur, and academic, who is co-founder and CEO of Scanderia Ltd. Dr Aberkane spoke of three new concepts that the world is moving towards: Knowledge Economy, Biomimicry, and the Blue Economy.  He said “humankind’s second renaissance is based on the knowledge economy.”  He added that knowledge is infinite and prolific, with its global quantity doubling every 7 to 9 years. He added that “the combination of forms of knowledge grows exponentially and non-linearly.”

On the subject of Biomimicry, he said “nature is high-tech, we should read it rather than burn it.” High-tech companies, such as Samsung and Apple Inc are beginning to use Biomimicry to produce the most advanced technological gadgets, and even more companies are using the same, to advance the fields of medicine, agriculture, production of apparel, and sustainable development.

The session was attended by MBA students, student leaders, and members of the university community.

The guest speaker series forms part of the MBA programme held at the UFS Business School throughout the year.

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