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Soon-to-be graduates warm up for Autumn graduations
Graduation is the beginning of a new journey

As the weather starts to cool and the trees begin to lose their leaves, the University of the Free State (UFS) commences with the Autumn graduation preparations, which will take place in the Callie Human Centre on the Bloemfontein Campus from 9-13 April 2018.
 
Students and their families can look forward to a fulfilling graduation ceremony that is bound to live up to the soon-to-be graduates’ dreams.

For information regarding the 2018 April graduations, please visit the UFS graduation ceremonies page, where students can also find the Graduation Guide Booklet. For enquiries please email graduations@ufs.ac.za

The graduation ceremonies for the different faculties will be taking place on the following dates:

 

Monday 9 April 2018

09:00: Faculties of Health Sciences and Theology and Religion

14:30: South Campus: University Access Programme

Tuesday 10 April 2018

09:00: Faculty of Law

14:30: Faculty of Education

Wednesday 11 April 2018

09:00: Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

14:30: Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

Thursday 12 April 2018

09:00: Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (including Business School)

14:30: Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

Friday 13 April 2018

09:00: Faculty of the Humanities

14:30: Faculty of the Humanities

The Graduation Ceremonies will be available on livestream: http://livestream.ufs.ac.za/

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Inaugural lecture: Derivatives of general order
2005-08-22

Prof Alain Cloot, from the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of the Free State (UFS), will deliver his inaugural lecture on Wednesday 24 August 2005 at 19:00 in the CR Swart Auditorium on campus.  

The topic of the lecture is “Derivatives of general order: A modelling tool”.

Prof Cloot obtained the degree of Civ Eng in Physics (1980) and a Doctorate in Applied Sciences (1984) from the University of Liege (Belgium).

He started his career in 1985 as a Research Assistant in the Department of Applied Mathematics at the UFS and was subsequently promoted to Senior Lector (1987), Associate Professor (1991) and Professor (2004).

His research focuses on mathematical modelling and he has already published 40 manuscripts as author or co-author of national- and international journals and is acting as referee for six scientific publications.   He also made 16 contributions at national and international conferences.

For any enquiries, please contact Ms Joan Nel at (051) 401-9301.

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Issued by:  Lacea Loader
   Media Representative
   Tel:  (051) 401-2584
   Cell:  083 645 2454
   E-mail:  loaderl.stg@mail.uovs.ac.za

21 August 2005
 

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