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21 June 2019
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The University of the Free State (UFS) will be presenting the 2nd UFS Thought-Leader Series in cooperation with Vrye Weekblad as part of the Vrystaat Arts Festival.
Facilitator: Dr Max du Preez, Editor of Vrye Weekblad
Thursday 4 July 2019
Economic and Management Sciences Auditorium, UFS Bloemfontein Campus.
Two panel discussions will take place:
10:00
Panel 1:
How can we fix the South African economy and create jobs?
12:00
Panel 2:
How can we establish a pro-youth and entrepreneurship strategy for South Africa?
Panellists include:
Mr Prince Mashele, Executive Director at the Centre for Politics and Research, political commentator
Ms Annabel Bishop, Chief Economist: Investec
Prof Philippe Burger, Vice-Dean (Strategic Projects):Faculty of Economic and Management
Sciences, UFS
Mr Dawie Roodt, Chief Economist, Efficient Group
Ms Maryana Iskander, Chief Executive Officer of Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator
Mr David Abbey, Rand Merchant Bank
Prof Brownhilder Neneh, Head: Department of Business Management, UFS
Attendance is free of charge.
Enquiries: news@ufs.ac.za | +27 51 401 3422.
First-years take part in carnival of opportunities
2009-01-29
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The Division Student Development and Success at the University of the Free State (UFS) presented an event at the Rag Farm on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein this week during which all the activities and organisations on campus introduced themselves to the first-year students. Here are, from the left: Prof. Teuns Verschoor, Acting Rector of the UFS, PC Pretorius, representative on the Student Representative Council (SRC) for student development and third-year Theology student and Suné Lotter, Vice-President of the SRC and fifth-year student in Corporate Communication.
Photo: Hannes Pieterse |