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The Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Free State (UFS), Prof Francis Petersen, comments on recent articles in the media and posts on social media alleging that white students and their history are not welcome at the UFS.
“I would like to explicitly state that white students are welcome at the University of the Free State, the same as any other student.”
“The university has been firm in its commitment towards diversity and inclusivity and this applies to all our students – irrespective of race. To make statements that white students and their history are not part of the UFS, is irresponsible. It is important for all our students – including the student leadership – to demonstrate tolerance towards each other so that everyone feel part of the university community,” said Prof Petersen.
Antagonistic behaviour towards students or staff is not aligned to the vision and values of the university, and such behaviour will therefore not be tolerated at the University of the Free State.
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Workshop on enhancing good corporate governance in local government
2006-06-23
The Faculty of Law at the University of the Free State (UFS) presented a workshop with the auditing firm KPMG on enhancing good corporate governance in local government.
Some of the people who attended the workshop were from the left: Mr Peter Maloka (Chairperson of committees: Free State Provincial Government), Mr Kevin West (Director of KPMG), Prof Dave Lubbe (UFS Centre for Accounting), Ms Mamikie Qabathe (Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Local Government and Housing), Adv Jannie Lubbe (Director of KPMG, Bloemfontein and extraordinary professor in the Research Unit for Economic Crime at the UFS) and Adv Jaco de Bruin (Research Unit for Economic Crime at the UFS). Photo: Stephen Collett