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The executive management of the University of the Free State (UFS) takes note of the recording made by a spectator at Shimla Park on the Bloemfontein Campus during the Varsity Cup rugby match between Shimlas and the University of Johannesburg on Monday 26 February 2018. As the recording was made from behind, attempts are being made to identify the persons who were seated during the singing of the National Anthem, and stood up and sung only the Afrikaans part of the National Anthem. It is not clear at this stage if all the individuals in the recording are registered students of the UFS. However, the executive management is of the opinion that – although it might be unintentional – the message that is being conveyed through the action of the individuals is disrespectful towards the country’s National Anthem.
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Lacea Loader (Director: Communication and Brand Management)
Telephone: +27 51 401 2584 | +27 83 645 2454
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International scholars on Bloemfontein Campus
2012-08-22
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Attending the interdisciplinary seminar were, from the left: Profs Melanie Walker, Jane Kenway and Debbie Epstein.
Photo: Amanda Tongha
22 August 2012
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The University of the Free State hosted Profs Jane Kenway of Monash University in Australia and Debbie Epstein from Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. The two scholars presented an interdisciplinary seminar discussing patterns emerging from their five-year international research project on ethnographies of elite schools, global forces and curricula. The research was based on school sites in nine countries, including South Africa. The seminar was organised by Prof. Melanie Walker, Professor of Higher Education and Human Development, and was jointly hosted by the Faculty of Education.