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16 August 2018

A public participation process regarding the review of the MT Steyn statue’s position in front of the Main Building on the Bloemfontein Campus of the University of the Free State (UFS) is currently underway.
 
The process specifically addresses the removal, relocation, reinterpretation, and retaining of the statue and is part of the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) required by the Free State Provincial Heritage Resource Authority (FSPHRA).
 
The review process includes opportunities for members of the university community and the public to make oral submissions regarding the position of the statue at the following venues:
 
South Campus:

22 August 2018
14:00 to 16:00
Ukubizana Hall

Bloemfontein Campus:

23 August 2018
11:00 to 13:00
18:00 to 20:00
Centenary Complex
            
Qwaqwa Campus:

29 August 2018
11:00 to 13:00
Rolihlahla Mandela Hall

More information about the HIA is available here.
 
Comments about the position of the statue can be sent to news@ufs.ac.za
 
The public participation process will end on 9 September 2018.

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Workshop on research culture
2006-11-22

The Centre for Higher Education Studies and Development (CHESD) at the University of the Free State (UFS) presented a workshop on research leadership and how to build a culture of research and publishing in an academic department on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein.
 

Here are, from the left: Ms Yolandé Goosen (Research Assistant at the UFS Department of Pediatrics and Child Health), Ms Yu-Fang Wen (Lecturer at the UFS Department of Mercantile Law), Prof Jonathan Jansen (Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria and presenter of the workshop) and Ms Annette Prins (organiser from the Division of Performance Management and Staff Development at the CHESD).

Photo: Supplied

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