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03 June 2019 | Story Xolisa Mnukwa

Winter is here, and so is the University of the Free State (UFS) June graduation ceremonies. Graduates, together with their families and friends, can look forward to experiencing a day of inspiration, academic excellence and relief, as the university prepares to honour qualifications in the School of Financial Planning Law, School of Open and Distance Learning, as well as master’s and doctoral degrees during the June graduation ceremonies.

For more information about the upcoming graduation ceremonies and events, visit the UFS graduation ceremonies page.

Graduates can prepare for the upcoming ceremonies by reading through the Bloemfontein Graduations: Preparing for Graduations - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), which contains the necessary information for graduates to note during the graduation processions.
 

Graduation ceremonies for the different faculties take place on the following dates:

27 June 2019
14:30: South Campus 
Advanced certificates and Professional diplomas 

28 June 2019
8:30: Faculties of Economic and Management Sciences, Education, the Humanities, Law and Theology and Religion 
Master's and doctoral qualifications

13:30: Faculties of Health Sciences and Natural and Agricultural Sciences 
Master's and doctoral qualifications

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Shimlas win the USSA tournament for the second year in a row!
2008-07-21

The USSA tournament was hosted by the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal from 30 June to 4 July at the Howard College Campus fields in Durban.

Shimlas was victorious over the following teams:

Maties 25-22, Varsity College 23 – 16 and UJ 34 – 26

Waltie Vermeulen was selected as forward of the tournament.

Six Shimlas was selected for the SA Students team which will play Namibia in Windhoek. They are:

Waltie Vermeulen – lock
Wayne Stevens – center
Marlin Ruiters – scrumhalf
Cameron Jacobs – center/wing
 

Andre Tredoux - lock
Gert Erasmus - hooker
 
 Agter staande vlnr: Cameron Jacobs, Wouter Stieger, Wilken Heyns, Willie Britz, Louis van Rensburg, Kevin Stevens, Lyle Bastian, James Hellawell, Niell Jacobs, Jaco Swanepoel (afrigter), Waltie Vermeulen, Ruan Jacobs, Roche van der Westhuizen, Shaun Jankielsohn (fisio), Pieter Gouws, Roelof Steyn.

Agter sittende vlnr: Earl Snyman, Gert Erasmus, Marnus Briedenhann

2de ry sittende vlnr: Marlin Ruiters, Morne Burger, Jaco Colyn, Wayne Stevens, Lionel Cronje, Graeme Heyneke, Dougie Heymans (afrigter)

Voor vlnr: Arne Grobbelaar, Llewellyn Adonis
 

 Wayne Stevens, Shimla kaptein ontvang trofee vanaf Mervyn Green van SA Rugby

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