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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.
Students from Virginia Tech at UFS
2007-06-07
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The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of the Free State (UFS) held a function on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein to welcome a group of 13 exchange students from Virginia Tech in the United States of America (USA). The group is visiting the university as part of an Ecology course. The faculty also bid farewell to the group of 16 exchange students who have been on the Main Campus since January this year. Attending the function were, from the left, front: Rockey Warren, Katie Lottinville, Ashley Wright, Prof. Leon van Rensburg (Professor in the Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences at the UFS); back: Prof. Herman van Schalkwyk (Dean: Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the UFS).
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs
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