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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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UFS student named as SA Women's Hockey Player
2010-11-08

 Lesley-Ann George.

Lesley-Ann George, student and staff member in die Office: Corporative Liaison, Institutional Advancement and Sport at the University of the Free State (UFS), was named by SA Hockey as die South African women’s hockey player of the year. This is the highest recognition that a woman’s hockey player can receive in South Africa.

Lesley-Ann, the Vice-Captain of the Protea team, has this year already represented South Africa in, amongst others, the World Cup Tournament in Argentina en the Commonwealth Games in New-Delhi, India. At the latter meeting the Protea team came fourth.

We are absolutely delighted about Lesley-Ann’s se performance,” said Mr Frans van der Watt from KovsieSport at the UFS. He was also happy that the UFS could play a part in Lesley-Ann’s entry into international hockey. Lesley-Ann is the captain of the UFS women’s hockey team.

“It is an incredible privilege. Many of the other players also deserve this honour, because they have a good season behind them,” said Lesley-Ann.

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