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Safety Week is here, and you are invited to attend the series of events which are taking place on the Bloemfontein and South campuses from 3 to 6 September 2018.
Issues to be discussed include the handling of sexual assault, gender equality, mental health, personal and road safety. Representatives from, among others, the Sector 3 Community Policing Forum, South African Police Services, Mangaung Local Municipality, Embrace A Sister organisation, Next Chapter organisation, and the Gender and Sexual Equity office will deliver keynote addresses.
Bloemfontein Campus:
3–5 September 2018
12:30–15:00
Thakaneng Bridge
South Campus:
6 September 2018
13:00–15:00
Southern Café (cafeteria area)
Great prizes will be given away. Don’t miss out!
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UFS academic presents paper on peace and reconstruction in the DRC
2010-10-07
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Prof. Theo Neethling from the Department of Political Science at the University of the Free State (UFS) attended the Second Annual Peace Studies Conference hosted in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The theme of the conference was: Conflict resolution: Challenges, successes, and failures of supranational and international organisations. Prof. Neethling delivered a paper on Peace and reconstruction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): the role of MONUC and future prospects. The paper focused on international peacekeeping challenges that remain in the DRC and the prospects for the intended withdrawal of the United Nations Peace Mission from the DRC in 2011. |