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28 August 2018

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 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).

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