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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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UFS laboratory celebrates ten years
2008-03-26
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The National Control Laboratory (NCL) for Biological Products in the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of the Free State (UFS) recently celebrated its tenth year of existence on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein. The NCL is responsible for quality control of all human vaccines in South Africa. At the celebration were, from the left: Dr Wilma Vergeer (Director: NCL), Prof. Letticia Moja (Dean: Faculty of Health Sciences at the UFS), Prof. Gert van Zyl (Head: School of Medicine at the UFS) and Mr Gerrit Muller (Head Financial Officer of the national Department of Health).
Photo: Supplied
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