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UFS Thought Leader series


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.


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Adv. Beatri Kruger speaker at UN seminar
2010-05-28

Advocate Beatri Kruger from the Department of Criminal and Medical Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of the Free State 
 Adv. Beatri Kruger
Adv. Beatri Kruger from the Department of Criminal and Medical Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of the Free State (UFS) was invited to participate as a speaker in a seminar hosted by the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the  United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland. The seminar: A Human Rights Approach to Combating Human Trafficking: Challenges and Opportunities. Implementing the Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking, will take place on 27 and 28 May 2010.

The seminar will present an opportunity for participants to share their own experiences in applying a human rights-based approach to combating human trafficking.

Adv. Kruger is involved in the Centre for Children’s Rights at the UFS and she specialises in human trafficking.

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