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23 November 2018 | Story Lacea Loader | Photo Rian Horn
MT Steyn
MT Steyn statue on the Bloemfontein Campus.

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MEDIA RELEASE: UFS COUNCIL APPROVES RELOCATION OF MT STEYN STATUE TO A SITE OFF CAMPUS

The Council of the University of the Free State (UFS) approved the relocation of the statue of President MT Steyn to a site off campus during its quarterly meeting on 23 November 2018. Council furthermore requested that the relocation must be done in complete cooperation with the family of President MT Steyn.

The decision of the Council follows a recommendation made by the Special Task Team in a report to the Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Prof Francis Petersen, that the statue should be relocated to a site off campus.


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From the left: Prof Francis Petersen, UFS Rector and Vice-Chancellor; Mr Willem Louw, Chairperson of the UFS Council; and Dr Nthabeleng Rammile, Vice-Chairperson of the UFS Council.
From the left: Prof Francis Petersen, UFS Rector and Vice-Chancellor; Mr Willem Louw, Chairperson of the UFS Council; and Dr Nthabeleng Rammile, Vice-Chairperson of the UFS Council.
Prof Francis Petersen (left), UFS Rector and Vice-Chancellor; and Mr Willem Louw, Chairperson of the UFS Council.
Prof Francis Petersen (left), UFS Rector and Vice-Chancellor; and Mr Willem Louw, Chairperson of the UFS Council.
From the left: Prof Francis Petersen, UFS Rector and Vice-Chancellor; Mr Willem Louw, Chairperson of the UFS Council; and Dr Nthabeleng Rammile, Vice-Chairperson of the UFS Council.
From the left: Prof Francis Petersen, UFS Rector and Vice-Chancellor; Mr Willem Louw, Chairperson of the UFS Council; and Dr Nthabeleng Rammile, Vice-Chairperson of the UFS Council.
MT Steyn Statue and Main Building
MT Steyn Statue and Main Building
MT Steyn - Public Participation
MT Steyn - Public Participation
MT Steyn - Public Participation
MT Steyn - Public Participation
MT Steyn - Public Participation
MT Steyn - Public Participation
MT Steyn - Public Participation
MT Steyn - Public Participation
MT Steyn - Public Participation
MT Steyn - Public Participation
MT Steyn - Public Participation
MT Steyn - Public Participation
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue 2
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue 2
The statue of President MT Steyn is unveiled in front of the university’s main building on 28 September 1929, as a thousand spectators look on. SOURCE: UFS History book: From Grey to Gold: the first 100 years of the University of the Free State, page 40
The statue of President MT Steyn is unveiled in front of the university’s main building on 28 September 1929, as a thousand spectators look on. SOURCE: UFS History book: From Grey to Gold: the first 100 years of the University of the Free State, page 40
MT Steyn - Historical Image 2
MT Steyn - Historical Image 2
MT Steyn Statue
MT Steyn Statue

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International social sciences workshop held at the UFS
2010-08-19

 
From the left: Prof. Julia Littell, Bryn Mawr College; Prof. Frikkie Booysen, Department of Economics at the UFS; Prof. Terri Pigott, Loyola University; Moses Okumu, Centre for Development Support at the UFS; and Prof. André Dannhauser from the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the UFS.
Photo: Lize du Plessis

An international workshop entitled “Systematic reviews and Meta-analysis of the social sciences” was held in collaboration with the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences and the New Frontiers on Sustainable Development Cluster at the University of the Free State (UFS).

The presenters, Proff. Julia Littell, from Bryn Mawr College, and Terri Piggot, from Loyola University in the United States of America (USA), discussed topics on the logic and methods of research synthesis, the summary of steps involved in the review process, problem formulation, data collection, data evaluation, data analysis and interpretation and development of protocols for a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
 

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