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10 July 2018
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Shindré-Lee Simmons, one of the veterans in the Kovsie women’s hockey team for this year’s national student championship.
The Kovsie men’s and women’s hockey teams have positive expectations for the University Sport South Africa (USSA) national student tournament.
The USSA championships were hosted by the University of the Free State (UFS) from 2 to 6 July 2018. This year’s championships will have 45 competing teams and will thus be the biggest ever USSA hockey tournament.
For the female squad to qualify for the 2019 Varsity Sports tournament, they have to secure a spot among the top-seven teams. In order to get back into the A section, the Kovsie men’s team must win their tournament.
The matches are scheduled to take place on the UFS Bloemfontein Campus astro fields.
The UFS women’s team, captained by Antonet Louw, is set to play on Monday at 15:35 against Nelson Mandela University (NMU); on Tuesday at 17:00 against the University of Johannesburg (UJ); and on Wednesday at 18:25 against North-West University (NWU). The play-off matches will take place on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
The men’s team, with Cheslyn Neethling as captain, will play on Monday at 17:00 against the Central University of Technology; on Tuesday at 15:35 against the Tswane University of Technology; on Wednesday at 17:00 against the Vaal University of Technology; on Thursday at 18:25 against the University of KwaZulu-Natal; and on Friday at 15:35 against Rhodes University.
UFS awards degrees and diplomas during Spring graduation ceremony
2007-09-12
On 12 and 13 September 2007 the University of the Free State (UFS) will award 626 degrees and diplomas to students from the Main and Vista campuses during the spring graduation ceremony.
Altogether 464 degrees, 134 diplomas and 28 doctorates will be awarded. The diploma ceremony for all faculties will take place on Wednesday 12 September 2007 at 14:30 and the graduation ceremonies will take place on Thursday 13 September 2007 at 08:30 and 14:30.
On Thursday 13 September 2007 at 08:30, 128 degrees and 1 doctorate will be awarded in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences and 110 degrees and 12 doctorates will be awarded in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.
At 14:30 that same day 82 degrees and 2 doctorates will be awarded in the Faculty of Health Sciences, 30 degrees and 2 doctorates in the Faculty of Law and 7 degrees and 4 doctorates in the Faculty of Theology.
Both ceremonies will be held in the Callie Human Centre on the Main Campus.
Media Release
Issued by: Lacea Loader
Assistant Director: Media Liaison
Tel: 051 401 2584
Cell: 083 645 2454
E-mail: loaderl.stg@ufs.ac.za
5 September 2007