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19 September 2018 Photo Malia Maranyane
Student Affairs host future UFS leaders during leadership conference
2018/2019 student leaders gather in the EBW Auditorium for the annual Leadership Conference
Newly elected 2018/2019 Kovsie student leaders, comprising the Student Representative Council (SRC), Residence Councils (RC), and Residence Assistants (RA), gathered in the EBW Auditorium for training during the annual Student Leadership Conference. This year’s conference was also privileged to be joined by the South Campus SRC members.

The Director: Student Affairs, Dr WP Wahl, kicked off the programme with a session highlighting the importance of creating value-driven communities. Pulane Malefane, Assistant Director: Residence Life, spoke about student leaders fulfilling their roles and responsibilities as RC and RA representatives.

The Dean of Student Affairs, Pura Mgolombane, delivered a presentation based on The Role of Student Leadership as Aligned to the Student Affairs Strategic Plan, Pedagogies and Policies. Students also enjoyed an inspirational talk about Lessons in Leadership: What Leadership Taught Me presented by UFS Council member, David Abbey. 

 
The conference concluded with a delightful dinner and networking session for Kovsie’s future leaders.

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UFS Department of Psychology of Education joins hands with government
2007-09-22

 

The Department of Psychology of Education at the University of the Free State (UFS) has joined hands with the Free State Department of Education's Sub-Directorate: Inclusive Education with a view to developing a revised qualification, namely the Advanced Certificate in Education (Learner Support in Inclusive Education). The purpose of this qualification is to equip educators with the necessary skills to effectively support learners with learning barriers. An undertaking was also made to strengthen co-operation between the two education stakeholders. At the meeting were, from the left: Mr Paul Hansen and Ms Maphoka Liphapang (both Chief Education Specialists in the Department of Education), Ms Annelie Ferreira (Chairperson of the meeting and Lecturer in the UFS Department of Psychology of Education) and Dr Greg Alexander (Lecturer in the UFS Department of Psychology of Education).
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs

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