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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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Students visit Australia as part of exchange programme
2007-04-19

Six students from the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Department of Communication and Information Studies will be visiting three universities in Sydney, Australia from 21 April to 4 May 2007 as part of a student exchange programme. They will be accompanied by three lecturers, namely Prof. Manie Breytenbach, Ms Dalmé Mulder and Ms Rentia du Plessis. From the left, are: Louleyla Isaacs, Napo Tsubane, Frans Botha, Prof. Gerhardt de Klerk (Dean of the UFS Faculty of The Humanities), Yolandi Benneke, Dominique Le Breton and Makuena Lepolesa.
Photo: Nandus du Plessis
 

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