Latest News Archive
Please select Category, Year, and then Month to display items
21 June 2019
|
Story Lacea Loader
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.
UFS trains 122 teachers in the Free State
2008-02-27
 |
|
Altogether 122 tearchers from the Department of Education in the Free State recently registered for the Advanced Certificate in Mathematics, Science and Technology which is presented by the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Research Institute for Education Planning (RIEP). The project is sponsored by the national and Free State Departments of Education. The duration of the programme is two years and contact sessions are presented in Bloemfontein and Kroonstad. Here are, from the left: Mr Haroon Mahomed (Director of Education Development, national Department of Education), Ms Sarina Cronjé (Project Administrator at RIEP), Prof. Jack van der Linde (Director of RIEP), Ms Sandra Plekker (Project Manager at RIEP); Mr Jerry Zitha (Project Manager, national Department of Education), Mr Donovan Cornellisen (Learning Area Co-ordinator for Technology, Free State Department of Education), and Mr Tsoai Tsoai (Learning Area Co-ordinator for Mathematics, Free State Department of Education). The tender for similar training in the Northern Cape and North West provinces was also awarded to RIEP.
Photo: Supplied
|