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Kovsie Advice
The mid-year exams are creeping closer. That means endless hours – or that is what it feels like – of studying, and coffee by the dozens. You are not alone; the academic advising team from the Centre for Teaching and Learning has created a Kovsie Advice to help you during the dark times. 

This edition of Kovsie Advice will help you keep your eye on the prize during this upcoming mid-year exam. 

You can find tips on how to prepare for the exams, how to deal with exam stress, and how to overcome failures. Also be on the lookout for faculty-specific information from your faculty’s Teaching and Learning Office. 

Be inspired to aim for more, and to realise your dreams. 

Enjoy reading! 

The Central Academic Advising Team

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UFS academic appointed on the South African Board of SANPAD
2008-06-24

Dr. Aldo Stroebel, Head of Internationalisation and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development at the University of the Free State (UFS), has been appointed to the South African Board of the South African Netherlands Partnership Programme on Alternatives in Development (SANPAD).

SANPAD is a collaborative, long-standing partnership programme funding high-quality, collaborative research conducted by South African researchers in partnership with researchers in the Netherlands. Some of the additional programmes include support for research capacity building and mentoring. The third phase of SANPAD's support has recently been announced and will include multi-disciplinary and cross-thematic themes from 2009 onwards. The current second phase funds research in the areas of among others new approaches to economic development; poverty reduction; and democracy, the government and civil society.

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