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24 July 2018

Public consultation on MT Steyn statue begins with exhibition

Introduction

In line with the UFS Strategic Plan 2018-2022 and the Integrated Transformation Plan (ITP), the University of the Free State (UFS) strives to distinguish itself as an institution that will pursue the delivery of excellent quality graduates and knowledge of the region, the continent, and the globe through academic excellence, diversity, inclusivity, and through innovative and transformative thought. The ITP shows the commitment of the UFS to widen the scope and radically accelerate transformation at the university.

One of the work streams of the ITP is concerned with Names, Symbols, and Spaces. Topical at the moment is the review of the MT Steyn statue, which is situated in front of the Main Building on the Bloemfontein Campus. A public exhibition during the Vrystaat Arts Festival will ensure that the review process and the statue itself remains the topic of informed intellectual conversations during the time allotted for public consultation regarding this statue.

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Foreign students do course in disaster management at the UFS
2008-02-07

 

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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