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13 August 2019

 

“I have a voice.” | “Ke na le lentsoe.” | “Ek het ‘n stem.” | “Nginezwi."

The inaugural Kovsies Multilingual Mokete (Festival) is an initiative of the University of the Free State (UFS) to promote multilingualism.  

The Mokete will include and celebrate different cultural expressions - in visual art, poetry, storytelling, drama, music and song - by different language groups and in the different languages dominant at the UFS (i.e. English, Afrikaans, Sesotho, isiZulu, and Sign Language). Students and staff from various faculties and departments on our three campuses will participate in showcasing the multicultural strengths of Kovsies on the Bloemfontein Campus on 18 and 19 September 2019. 

Join us and celebrate the university’s aim to promote multicultural communication and artistic expression in English, Afrikaans, Sesotho, isiZulu and Sign Language.

Categories:
A. Singing  
B. Dancing
C. Short stories  
D. Poems
E. Short drama item  
F. Fine arts

Your item must be unique, “fresh from the block” and it must speak “volumes” of multilingualism and multiculturalism. It should celebrate the fusion of our different cultures and languages and the merging of our traditions to create a unique UFS culture. There is a prize for the best artist/performer in each category. #SayItLouderForThePeopleAtTheBack 

Criteria for each category:

A. Singing
a. You can either enter a group or solo singing item 
b. Song should not be longer than 4 min
c. Song should be in any one of the four languages mentioned above, ideally incorporating more than one language  
d. Only backtracks or acoustic accompaniment can be used

B. Dancing
a. You can either enter a group or solo dance item 
b. Dance item should not be longer than 4 min
c. Music should be appropriate to the festival tagline

C. Short stories 
 
a. Your short story should be in any one of the four languages mentioned above, ideally incorporating more than one language 
b. Short story should not be longer than 5 min when read out loud
c. If your short story is selected, you will then have a choice to either perform your own story, or have someone else perform it for you. Auditions will be held to select performers for short stories.  

D. Poems
a. Your poem should be in any one of the four languages mentioned above, ideally incorporating more than one language 
b. Your poem should be no more than 20-25 lines 
c. If your poem is selected, you will then have a choice to either perform your own poem, or have someone else perform it for you. Auditions will be held to select performers for poems. 

E. Short drama item  
a. You can either enter a group or solo drama item.  
b. Your item should not be longer than 10 min
c. Item should speak to the celebration of our different cultures and languages
d. Your drama item should be in any one of the four languages mentioned above, ideally incorporating more than one language 
e. You first submit a script. 
i. If your drama (script) is selected, you will be then be invited to an audition for final selection. 
 
F. Fine arts
a. Only hostel entries
i. Hostels will each receive a packet which includes a canvas, photographic reference material, paint and brushes
ii. Each hostel will then copy that reference material as best they can on their canvas
iii. Art work will be displayed in the Scaena theatre foyer 16 – 20 September. 


General information
A. Submission of material: 
a. Submissions must be emailed to ufsmokete@ufs.ac.za
i. Singing and Dance submissions must be submitted in mp4 format via Google drive/One drive/Dropbox link to above email address 
ii. Scripts for poems, short stories, short drama items to be submitted in pdf format 
iii. Each submission must be accompanied by a submission form 
b. Submission of hardcopies can be handed in at the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts, Scaena Theatre, Room 46 (next to the Callie Human Centre). 


B. Dates:  
a. Tuesday 20 August: Final submission date. You will receive an automated confirmation that your submission has been received.   
b. Monday 26 August: Selected items announced for audition via email  
c. Wednesday 28 – Friday 30 August: Auditions. Times and dates to be confirmed
i. Students/staff who wants to perform their own poems, short stories or short drama items
ii. All selected singing and dance items
d. Monday 2 September: Final programme participants/items announced via email
e. Tuesday 17 September: Dry-run of programme with artists

  
Enquiries:
Contact ufsmokete@ufs.ac.za for more information.

Mokete wa pele wa Pokanyo ya Dipuo (Kovsies Multilingual Mokete) ke morero o thehilweng ke Yunivesithi ya Foreistata (UFS) ho kgothaletsa tshebediso ya dipuo tse ngata.

Mokete o tla kenyeletsa boitlhaloso ba botjhaba bo fapafapaneng – ka bonono ba ditshwantsho, dithothokiso, dipale, diterama, mmino le dipina – ho tswa dihlopheng tse fapaneng le ka dipuo tse fapaneng tse kgolo tse buuwang haholo UFS (k.h.r. Senyesemane, Afrikanse, Sesotho, Sezulu, le Puo ya Matshwao). Baithuti le basebetsi ho tswa mafapheng ka ho fapafapana dikhamphaseng tse tharo tsa rona ba tla nka karolo pontshong ya matla a botjhaba bo fapafapaneng ba Kovsies Khamphaseng ya Bloemfontein ka la 18 le 19 Loetse 2019. 

Eba le rona ho keteka sepheo sa yunivesithi sa ho kgothaletsa kgokahano ya botjhaba bo fapafapaneng le boitlhaloso ba bonono ka dipuo tsa Senyesemane, Afrikanse, Sesotho, Sezulu le Puo ya Matshwao.

Mekgahlelo:
A. Ho bina  
B. Ho tantsha
C. Dipale tse kgutshwane  
D. Dithothokiso
E. Dikotwana tse kgutshwane tsa terama
F. Bonono ba botaki

Tlatsetso ya hao e tlameha ho ba e kgetholohileng, “e ntjhantjha” mme e tlameha ho bua “tse ngata” mabapi le tshebediso ya dipuo tse ngata le botjhaba bo fapafapaneng. E tlameha ho keteka matahanyo ya botjhaba ba rona bo fapafapaneng le dipuo le ho kopanngwa ha meetlo ya rona ho theha botjhaba bo kgetholohileng ba UFS. Moputso bakeng sa sebapadi/moetsi ya hlwahlwa ka ho fetisisa mokgahlelong ka mong.
#SayItLouderForThePeopleAtTheBack 

Mokgwatlhahlobo bakeng sa mokgahlelo ka mong:
A. Ho bina
a. O ka kenya pontsho ya sehlopha kapa ya motho a le mong ya ho bina 
b. Pina e tlameha ho se fete metsotso e 4
c. Pina e tlameha ho ba ka efe kapa efe ya dipuo tse boletsweng ka hodimo mona, e ka ba hantle le ho feta haeba e kenyeletsa dipuo tse fetang e le nngwe  
d. Ke dikgatiso tsa pina kapa diletswa tse bapalwang mmoho le ho bina tse ka sebediswang

B. Ho tantsha
a. O ka kenya ketso ya tantshi ya sehlopha kapa motho a le mong 
b. Ketso ya tantshi e tlameha ho se be telele ho feta metsotso e 4 
c. Mmino o tlameha ho tshwaneleha bakeng sa sehlooho sa mokete

C. Dipale tse kgutshwane  
a. Pale ya hao e kgutshwane e tlameha ho ba ka efe kapa efe ya dipuo tse nne tse boletsweng ka hodimo mona, eo e ka bang hantle ha e ka kenyeletsa ho feta puo e le nngwe 
b. Pale e kgutshwane e tlameha ho se fete metsotso e 5 ha e balwa ka lentswe le phahameng
c. Haeba pale ya hao e kgutshwane e kgethwa, o tla ba le kgetho ya ho bontsha pale ya hao ka bowena, kapa hore motho e mong a o bapalle yona. Diteko tsa lentswe di tla etswa ho kgetha bapheti ba dipale tse kgutshwane.
  
D. Dithothokiso
a. Thothokiso ya hao e tlameha ho ba ka e nngwe ya dipuo tse boletsweng ka hodimo mona, ekaba hantle haeba e na le dipuo tse fetang e le nngwe 
b. Thothokiso ya hao e tlameha ho se fete mela e 20-25 
c. Haeba thothokiso ya hao e kgethilwe, jwale o tla ba le kgetho ya ho pheta thothokiso ya hao, kapa motho e mong a e phete. Diteko tsa pheto ya dithothokiso di tla tshwarwa ho kgetha batho ba tla pheta dithothokiso.
 
E. Terama e kgutshwane  
a. O ka kenya terama ya sehlopha kapa ya motho a le mong.  
b. Terama ya hao ha e a lokela ho feta metsotso e 10
c. Terama ena e tlameha ho ba mabapi le keteko ya botjhaba le dipuo tse fapafapaneng tsa rona
d. Terama ya hao e tlameha ho ba ka efe kapa efe ya dipuo tse nne tse boletsweng ka hodimo mona, ekaba hantle ha e ka kenyeletsa dipuo tse fetang e le nngwe 
e. O tla nehelana ka sengolwa sa hao e sa le pele. 
i. Haeba terama ya hao (sengolwa) e kgethwa, jwale o tla memelwa ho tla fana ka pontsho ya yona bakeng sa ho kgethelwa makgaolakgang.
  
F. Botaki
a. Keno ya dihostele feela
i. Dihostele di tla fumana pakana e le nngwe hostele ka nngwe e kenyeletsang canvas, matheriale ya referense ya difoto , pente le maborashe
ii. Hostele ka nngwe jwale e tla kopiletsa matheriale eo ya referense ka bohlwahlwa boo ba ka bo kgonang ho canvas
iii. Mesebetsi ya botaki e tla tla bontshwa foyareng ya Scaena theatre ka la 16 – 20 Lwetse. 

Tlhahisoleseding e akaretsang
A. Thomelo ya matheriale: 
a. Dithomelo  di tlameha ho romelwa ka imeili ho ufsmokete@ufs.ac.za
i. Dithomelo tsa mmino di tlameha ho romelwa ka sebopeho sa mp4 ka lehokela la Google drive/One drive/Dropbox atereseng e boletsweng ka hodimo mona 
ii. Dingolwa bakeng sa dithothokiso, dipale tse kgutshwane, diterama tse kgutshwane di lokela ho romelwa ka sebopeho sa pdf 
iii. Thomelo ka nngwe e tlameha ho tsamaya le thomelo ya foromo ya yona.
b. Dithomelo tse etswang ka kotloloho di lokela ho nehelanwa Lefapheng la Diterama le Bonono ba Kalaneng, le mane Scaena theatre complex (pela Callie Human), phapusi ya 46. 

B. Matsatsi:  
a. Labobedi la 20 Phato: Letsatsi la dithomello la bofelo. O tla fumana nnetefatso e iketsahallang ya hore thomello ya hao e amohetswe.   
b. Mantaha wa 26 Phato: Mesebetsi e kgethilweng e tla phatlalatswa ka imeili bakeng sa memo ya diteko tsa ho tla mamelwa   
c. Laboraro la 28 – Labohlano la 30 Phato: Diteko tsa ho mamelwa. Dinako le matsatsi di tla phatlalatswa. 
i. Baithuti/basebetsi ba batlang ho pheta dithothokiso tsa bona, dipale tse kgutshwane kapa diterama tse kgutshwane
ii. Dipina le ditantshi tsohle tse kgethilweng
d. Mantaha wa 2 Lwetse: Bankakarolo/mesebetsi e fihlileng lenaneong la makgaolakgang e tla  phatlalatswa ka imeili
e. Labobedi la 17 Lwetse: Boitokisetso ba lenaneo mmoho le dibapadi

Dipotso:
Ikopanye le ufsmokete@ufs.ac.za bakeng sa tlhahisoleseding e eketsehileng. 

Die eerste Kovsies Veeltalige Mokete (Fees) is ’n inisiatief van die Universiteit van die Vrystaat (UV) om veeltaligheid te bevorder.

Die Fees sal verskillende tipes kulturele uitdrukking insluit en vier – deur middel van visuele kuns, digkuns, storievertel, drama, musiek en sang – deur verskillende taalgroepe en in die verskillende dominante tale aan die UV (bv. Engels, Afrikaans, Sesotho, isiZulu en Gebaretaal). Studente en personeel van verskillende fakulteite en departemente op ons drie kampusse sal op 18 en 19 September 2019 op die Bloemfontein-kampus die multikulturele karakter van Kovies uitbeeld.
Kom sluit by ons aan en vier die universiteit se oogmerk om multikulturele kommunikasie en artistieke uitdrukking in Engels, Afrikaans, Sesotho, isiZulu en Gebaretaal te bevorder.

Kategorieë:
A. Sang
B. Dans
C. Kort verhale
D. Gedigte
E. Kort drama-item
F. Skone kunste

Jou item moet uniek en “kraakvars” wees, en dit moet “boekdele” spreek oor veeltaligheid en multikulturaliteit. Dit moet die vermenging van ons verskillende kulture en tale, asook die saamsmelt van ons tradisies wees om ’n unieke UV-kultuur te skep. Daar is ’n prys vir die beste kunstenaar/uitvoerende kunstenaar in elke kategorie. #SayItLouderForThePeopleAtTheBack

Kriteria vir elke kategorie:
A. Sang
a. Jy kan ’n groep- of solo-item inskryf. 
b. Lied moenie langer as 4 minute wees nie.
c. Lied moet in enige van die vier bogenoemde tale wees, verkieslik deur meer as een taal te inkorporeer.
d. Slegs opgeneemde of akoestiese begeleiding kan gebruik word.

B. Dans
a. Jy kan as ’n groep- of solo-item inskryf.
b. Dans-item moenie langer as 4 minute wees nie.
c. Musiek moet geskik wees vir die fees se slagspreuk wees.

C. Kortverhale
a. Jou kortverhaal moet in enige van die vier bogenoemde tale wees, verkieslik deur meer as een taal te inkorporeer.
b. Die kortverhaal moenie langer as 5 minute wees wanneer hardop voorgelees word nie.
c. Indien jou kortverhaal gekies word, sal jy dan ’n keuse hê om óf self jou verhaal voor te dra, óf om iemand anders dit vir jou te laat voordra. Oudisies sal gehou word om voordraers van kortverhale te kies.
 
D. Gedigte
a. Jou gedig moet in enige van die vier bogenoemde tale wees, verkieslik deur meer as een taal te inkorporeer.
b. Jou gedig moenie langes as 20-25 reëls wees nie.
c. Indien jou gedig gekies word, sal jy dan ’n keuse hê om óf self jou gedig voor te dra, óf om iemand anders dit vir jou te laat voordra. Oudisies sal gehou word om voordraers van gedigte te kies.

E. Kort drama-item
a. Jy kan as ’n groep of solo-item inskryf.
b. Jou item moenie langer as 10 minute wees nie.
c. Item moet die viering van ons verskillende kulture en tale uitbeeld.
d. Jou drama-item moet in enige van die vier bogenoemde tale wees, verkieslik deur meer as een taal te inkorporeer. 
e. Jy moet eers ’n teks indien. 
i. Indien jou dramateks gekies word, sal jy uitgenooi word vir ’n oudisie vir finale seleksie. 

F. Skone kunste
a. Slegs koshuisinskrywings
i. Koshuise sal elkeen ’n pakket ontvang wat ’n skilderdoek, fotografiese verwysingsmateriaal, verf en kwaste bevat
ii. Elke koshuis sal dan daardie verwysingsmateriaal so goed as wat hulle kan op hulle skilderdoek uitbeeld.
iii. Kunswerke sal van 16 – 20 September in die Scaena-teater se voorportaal uitgestal word.

Algemene inligting
A. Indiening van materiaal:
a. Inskrywings  moet per e-pos na ufsmokete@ufs.ac.za gestuur word
i. Sang- en dansinskrywings moet in mp4-formaat via ’n Google drive/One drive/Dropbox-skakel na bogenoemde adres gestuur word. 
ii. Tekste van gedigte, kortverhale en kort drama-items moet in pdf-formaat ingegee word. 
iii. Elke inskrywing moet vergesel wees van ’n inskrywingsvorm.
b. Hardekopie-inskrywings kan by Kamer 46 by die Departement Drama en Teaterkuns, Scaena-teaterkompleks (langs die Callie Human-sentrum) ingegee word. 

B. Datums: 
a. Dinsdag 20 Augustus: Finale sluitingsdatum Jy sal ’n outomatiese bevestiging ontvang dat jou inskrywing ontvang is. 
b. Maandag 26 Augustus: Gekeurde items vir oudisies sal per e-pos aangekondig word. 
c. Woensdag 28 – Vrydag 30 Augustus: Oudisies. Tye en datums sal nog aangekondig word. 
i. Studente/personeel wat hulle eie gedigte, kortverhale of kort drama-items wil voordra.
ii. Alle gekeurde sang- en dans-items
d. Maandag 2 September: Finale programdeelnemers/items sal per e-pos aangekondig word.
e. Dinsdag 17 September: Oefenlopie van program met kunstenaars

Navrae:
Kontak ufsmokete@ufs.ac.za vir meer inligting. 

Umcimbi wokuqala weKovsies Multilingual Mokete (iFestivali) iwuhlelo lweNyuvesi yaseFree State (UFS) lokukhuthaza ukusetshenziswa kwezilimi eziningi.  

IMokete izohlanganisa nokugujwa kwezinye izinhlobo zamasiko - ubuciko bezandla, izinkondlo, ukuxoxwa kwezindaba, imidlalo, umculo nemicwi - okuzokwenziwa ngamaqoqo ezilimi ezahlukene ezandile e-UFS (njengesiNgisi, isiBhunu, IsiZulu, noLimi Lwezandla). Abafundi nabasebenzi abavela ngaphansi kweminyango nezinhlaka ezahlukene ezikhungweni zethu ezintathu bazobamba iqhaza ekukhangiseni ngamakhono abo amasiko ehlukene kwiKovsies kwiKhampasi yaseBloemfontein mhla ka 18 no-19 kuMandulo (Septemba) 2019.

Hlanganyela kanye nathi ukubungaza igxathu lenyuvesi eliya phambili lokugqugquzela nokukhuthaza amasiko ehlukene kanye nobuciko ngolimi lwesiNgisi, lwesiBhunu lwesiZulu nolweZandla.

Imikhakha:

A. Ukucula  
B. Ukudansa
C. Izindatshana ezimfushane  
D. Izinkondlo
E. Imidlalo emifushane  
F. Ubuciko

Kumele uqhamuke nento ehlukile, “engakaze ibonakale kwenye indawo” futhi kumele “isho lukhulu” ngokukhuthazwa kwezilimi namasiko ehlukahlukene. Kumele iqhakambise ukubumbana kwamasiko ethu ehlukahlukene nezilimi ezahlukahlukene kanye nokuhlanganiswa ndawonye kwamasiko ethu ukuze kwakheke isiko eliyingqayizivele le-UFS. Kuyoba nemiklomelo yamaciko enze kahle emkhakheni ngamunye. #SayItLouderForThePeopleAtTheBack 


Okuzokwenzeka emkhakheni ngamunye:

A. Ukucula
a. Ningacula nibe yiqembu noma ucule wedwa 
b. Iculo akumele libe lide ngaphezu kwemizuzu emine
c. Iculo lingaba yinoma yiluphi ulimi kulezi ezibalwe ngenhla, okungaba kuhle uma lihlanganisa izilimi ezimbili kuya phezulu  
d.Kungaculwa ngokusebenzisa okomsindo noma ngokuhlabelela kuphela

B. Ukudansa
a. Ungajoyina iqembu noma udanse wedwa 
 b. Umdanso akumele ube ngaphezu kwemizuzu emine
 c. Umculo kumele uhambisane nendikimba yefestivali

C. Izindaba ezimfushane  
a. Indaba yakho emfushane ingaba yinoma ngaluphi ulimi kulezi ezine ezishiw ngenhla, okungaba kuhle uma kuyizilimi ezimbili kuya phezulu   
b. Indaba emfushane akumele ibe yinde ngaphezu kwemizuzu emihlanu uma ifundwa kakhulu
c. Uma indatshana yakho ikhethiwe, uyobe usukhetha ukuthi ufuna ukuzifundela indatshana yakho noma kube khona ozokufundela yona. Kuyokwenziwa inhlolokhono ukukhetha abazofunda izindatshana ezimfushane. 

D. Izinkondlo
a. nkondlo yakho ingaba nganoma yiluphi ulimi kulezi ezine ezingasenhla, okungaba akuhle kube ezimbili kuya phezulu 
b. Inkondlo yakho akumele ibe nemigqa engaphez  u kuka-20 kuya ku-25  
c. Uma inkondlo yakho ikhethiwe, uyokhetha ukuthi uyifunda wena noma uthola umuntu ozokufundela yona. Kuyokwenziwa inhlolokhono ukukhetha abazokwethula izinkondlo. 

E. Imidlalo emifushane  
a. Ungajoyina iqembu noma wenze umdlalo wakho uwedwa. 
b. Umdlalo wakho akumele weqe emizuzwini engu-10. 
c. Umdlalo kumele ukhulume ngokugujwa kwamasiko nezilimi ezahlukahlukene. 
d. Umdlalo wakho kumele ube yinganoma iluphi ulimi kulezi ezine ezingenhla,okungaba kuhle kube ezimbili kuya phezulu.  
e. Uyacelwa ukuba ulethe umbalo womdlalo kuqala.
 i. Uma umdlalo wakho (umbhalo) ukhethwa, uyomenywa ukuba uzovivinywa ukuze ukhethwe nabokugcina. 
 
F. Ubuciko
a. Kwemukelwa amahostela kuphela 
 i. Amahostela ayothola isikhwama esinezinto ezifana neshidi lokudweba, izithombezokubukela, upende namabhrashi
 ii. Ihostela ngalinye liyokopisha lezo zithombe zokubukela eshidini lokudweba ngekhono lonke
 iii. Imisebenzi yobuciko iyokhangiswa emhibheni waseScaena Theatre mhla ka-16 – 20 uMandulo. 

Ulwazi olwejwayelekile

A. 
Ukulethwa kwemingenelo:
a. Umngenelo kumele uthunyelwe nge-email ku: ufsmokete@ufs.ac.za
i. Imingenelo ephathelene nokucula nokudansa kumele ithunyelwe nge-mp4 kusetshenziswa iGoogle drive/One drive/Dropbox exhumene ne-email engenhla 
ii. Imibhalo yezinkondlo, izindaba ezimfushane, imibhalo yemidlalo emifushane kumele kulethwe ngohlobo lwe-pdf. 
 iii. Umngenelo ngamunye kumele uhambisane nefomu lokungenela.

b. Imingenelo engamaphepha ingahanjiswa eMnyangweni wakwaDrama and Theatre Arts, ezakhiweni sazeScaena Theatre (eduze kweCallie Human), e-room 46. 

B. Izinsuku:  
a. ULwesibili 20 kuNcwaba: Usuku lokugcina lokungenela. Uzothola isiqinisekiso esiziphendulayo sokuthi umngenelo wakho utholakele.    
 b. UMsombuluko 26 kuNcwaba: Izihloko ezikhethelwe ukungenela inhlolokhono nge-email 
c. ULwesithathu 28 kuya kuLwesihlanu 30 kuNcwaba: Inhlolokhono. Isikhathi nosuku kusazoqinisekiswa 
i. Abafundi/abasebenzi abafuna ukuhaya izinkondlo zabo, izindaba ezimfushane noma imidlalo emifushane 
ii. Imingenelo ekhethelwe ukucula nokudansa
 d. UMsombuluko 2 kuMandulo: Uhlu lokugcina lwemingenelo luyokwethulwa nge-email. 
e. ULwesibili 17 kuMandulo: Ukuzivivinyela uhlelo namaciko

Imibuzo:
Ngolunye ulwazi xhumana ne: ufsmokete@ufs.ac.za

 

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Inauguration of Prof Francis Petersen as 14th Vice-Chancellor and Rector of the UFS
2017-05-23

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Dr Khotso Mokhele, Chancellor of the UFS, robes Prof Francis Petersen as Vice-Chancellor and Rector of the UFS.
Photo: Charl Devenish

“At the UFS, we want to produce graduates for the world, and we need to ensure that we use our knowledge to uplift society”
— Prof Francis Petersen, 14th Vice-Chancellor and Rector of the University of the Free State (UFS)

On Friday 19 May 2017, the University of the Free State (UFS) celebrated the inauguration of its 14th Vice-Chancellor and Rector, Prof Francis Petersen. The formal inauguration was held in the Odeion Theatre on the Bloemfontein Campus. The ceremony was preceded by a week-long welcoming programme on the three UFS campuses.

The guest list included representatives from local and provincial government, vice-chancellors and rectors from across South Africa, and senior members of the university’s executive management.

During the inaugural address, Prof Petersen paid tribute to his predecessors for the role they played in making the university what it is today. This included former rectors and vice-chancellors who attended the ceremony, such as Prof Francois Retief and Prof Frederick Fourie, and Prof Stef Coetzee and Prof Jonathan Jansen who were unable to attend.

Prof Petersen characterised 2015 and 2016 as watershed years for the South African higher-education system. “The Rhodes Must Fall, and subsequent Fees Must Fall student and staff protests challenged us, and re-energised a critical engagement around the purpose of the university in an equal society, both as a site of complicity and as a potential agent for social change,” said Prof Petersen.

He committed himself to developing the UFS into an institution that will have an even greater impact than before.

“This institution I am striving to establish will be one that responds positively to inclusivity, diversity, and transformation, and which can incorporate these values into our curriculum, scholarship, and research in a productive way,” said Prof Petersen.

Prof Petersen emphasised the importance of the three-campus model. “The University of the Free State is ONE university with three campuses: the Bloemfontein Campus, our South Campus, and the Qwaqwa Campus. I am committed to align the activities of the three campuses, and to integrate our activities to a greater extent.

“We must work together to infuse each campus with the values we have identified as essential if we are to make our mark as a united University of the Free State: academic excellence, diversity and inclusivity, and innovation.”

The Chancellor, Dr Khotso Mokhele, had the honour of handing over the gown to Prof Petersen. Prof Lis Lange, Vice-Rector: Academic, explained the relationship between the university and the Basotho people, and how this relationship is honoured through the official procession gowns of the UFS. The Basotho blanket is worn by kings, and the university therefore hopes that the symbolism of the gown would be a source of inspiration to Prof Petersen.

The event was concluded by congratulatory messages from former colleagues and the President of the Student Representative Council on the Bloemfontein Campus, SK Luwaca. The event was elegant and graceful – the inaugural address was thought-provoking and inspiring.


 

Official Inauguration Ceremony:

19 May 2017
Bloemfontein Campus

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"I challenge you to dream big and do big." - Prof Petersen

 

Photo Caption: Dr Khotso Mokhele, Chancellor of the UFS, robes Prof Francis Petersen as Vice-Chancellor and Rector of the UFS.
Photo: Johan Roux

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Welcoming Ceremonies:

The week of 11-19 May 2017 was one of the highlights in this year’s calendar for staff and students of the University of the Free State (UFS), with various ceremonies taking place to welcome Prof Francis Petersen – who assumed his duties on 1 April 2017 – as the 14th Vice-Chancellor and Rector. The festivities culminated in the official inauguration ceremony at the Bloemfontein Campus on 19 May 2017.
 
The Qwaqwa Campus welcoming ceremony took place on Thursday 11 May 2017, attracting a wide spectrum of community leaders from the area. Prof Petersen was welcomed by representatives from the two trade unions, National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) and UVPERSU, as well as representatives from the Student Representative Council (SRC), the Thabo Mofutsanyana Education District, and the House of Traditional Leaders. Paramount Queen Mopeli of the Bakoena Royal House bestowed a special honour upon Prof Petersen by clothing him in a traditional Basotho blanket and hat. She said, "From our heart of hearts, welcome, Prof Francis ..., and all Godspeed during your tenure."
 
The South Campus in Bloemfontein hosted a welcoming ceremony for the new Vice-Chancellor and Rector on 18 May 2017. The ceremony included a number of vocal performances and messages from various stakeholder groups. The same afternoon, the Institute for Reconciliation and Social Justice (IRSJ) also facilitated a panel discussion, titled Diversity, inclusivity, and social justice and the renewed call for decolonisation, in the Albert Wessels Auditorium (AWO) on the Bloemfontein Campus.

The welcoming ceremonies culminated in an event in the Callie Human Centre on Friday 19 May 2017 at the Bloemfontein Campus, with a number of performances by musicians associated with the UFS, marimbas, drum majorettes from Jim Fouche Secondary School, the Grey College Gumboots, and school choirs from Eunice Secondary School, Brebner Primary School, and Willem Postma Primary School. Representatives from key stakeholders such as Nehawu, UVPERSU, the Campus Ministries Forum, SRC, Alumni, Convocation, and the UFS Council had the opportunity to convey their messages of welcome to Prof Petersen.
 
The formal inauguration ceremony took place in the Odeion Theatre on the Bloemfontein Campus the same day.


 

Qwaqwa Campus ceremony:

11 May 2017
Qwaqwa Campus

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"Qwaqwa Campus is the perfect laboratory for sustainable sciences.” – Prof Petersen

 

Photo caption: Paramount Queen Mopeli of the Bakoena Royal House with Prof Petersen and his wife, Cheslyn.
Photo:
Mamosa Makaya

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South Campus ceremony:

18 May 2017
South Campus

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"South Campus: you aspire excellence, adding to diversity and you are innovative in what you do." - Prof Petersen

Photo caption: Flag bearers and drummers walking to the Madiba Arena.
Photo: Hannes Pieterse

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Bloemfontein Campus panel discussion:

Panel discussion: Diversity, inclusivity and social justice and the renewed call for decolonisation
18 May 2017
Bloemfontein Campus

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"The UFS should be a place of belonging for everyone." - Prof Petersen

 

Photo caption: from left: SK Luwaca (SRC President, Bloemfontein Campus), Prof Elelwani Ramugondo (UCT), Prof Francis Petersen (UFS), Prof Melissa Steyn (WITS), Prof Andre Keet (UFS)
Photo: Lelanie de Wet

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Bloemfontein Campus ceremony:

19 May 2017
Bloemfontein Campus

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"I can just say, Wow! I've experienced a lot during the welcoming functions on all three campuses." - Prof Petersen

 

Photo caption: Prof Francis Petersen, Vice-Chancellor and Rector of the UFS
Photo: Rulanzen Martin

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