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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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SACOMM Conference at UFS
2007-09-14

The Department of Communication and Information Studies at the University of the Free State (UFS) is hosting the annual conference of the South African Communications Association (SACOMM). The theme of the conference is "The African Landscape"

Date: 19-21 September 2007
Venue: CR Swart Auditorium, UFS Main Campus
Time: Please refer to the attached programme

The keynote address, entitled "The concept of an African University", will be delivered by Prof. Achille Mbembe from the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) on 19 September 2007 at 14:00.

Enquiries can be directed to Ms Mercia Coetzee at 051 401 2872 or 082 257 4566.

Download Conference programme (Pdf format)

Department receives sponsorship from ABSA Bank

The University of the Free State’s (UFS) Department of Communication and Information Studies received a sponsor of R20 000 from ABSA Bank. The department is hosting the annual national conference of the South African Communication Association (SACOMM) from 19-21 September 2007 on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein and the money will be used for the conference. During the hand-over of the sponsorship were, from the left are: Ms Mercia Coetzee (Lecturer at the department and organiser of the conference) and Ms Eloïse Calitz (ABSA Bank).
Photo: Supplied
 

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