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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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Foreign students do course in disaster management at the UFS
2008-02-07
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Students in the Advanced Diploma and Master's degree in Disaster Management recently visited the Main Campus of the University of the Free State (UFS) in Bloemfontein for their first contact session. The course, presented by the Disaster Management Training and Education Centre for Africa (DiMTEC) at the UFS, is over two years and attracts a large number of foreign students. At the welcoming function were, from the left: Prof. Herman van Schalkwyk (Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences), Mr Itamar Levy (Israel), Mr Mohammed Khaled (Palestine), Mr Johannes Belle (Lesotho), and Mr Andries Jordaan (Director of DiMTEC).
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