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14 May 2019 | Story Thabo Kessah | Photo Sonia Small
Dr Musawenkosi Saurombe
Dr Musawenkosi Saurombe.
The University of the Free State’s 2019 graduation season is continuing this week when over 800 degrees, diplomas, and certificates will be conferred during the Qwaqwa Campus graduation ceremonies on 17 and 18 May 2019.

All degrees in the Faculties of the Humanities, and Natural and Agricultural Sciences will be conferred on Friday. On Saturday, it will be the turn of the Faculties of Economic and Management Sciences, and Education.

Among the degrees to be conferred will be four PhDs and nine master’s degrees in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, and one PhD and three master’s in the Faculty of Education. The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences will also confer its very first PhD to the Assistant Dean, Dr Calvin Mudzingiri.

Three members of the current Student Representative Council (SRC) and six from the 2017-2018 group will be graduating.

Dr Musawenkosi Saurombe, Africa’s youngest PhD graduate, will address graduands on both days.


WATCH: 17 May 2019 Graduation Ceremony
10:00 Faculties of the Humanities and Natural and Agricultural Sciences 
All qualifications
Graduation Programme

18 May 2019
10:00 Faculties of Economic and Management Sciences and Education
All qualifications
Graduation Programme


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Inaugural lecture: Prof Edward Nesamvuni
2006-06-02

Prof Edward Nesamvuni, Professor Extraordinary at the University of the Free State's (UFS) Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, delivered his inaugural lecture on an Agricultural service delivery model for small-holder farmers: A design for research extension and innovation.

Attending the ceremony were from the left:  Prof Izak Groenewald  (Head of the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture), Prof Edward Nesamvuni, Prof Neil Heideman (Vice-Dean: Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences) and Prof Magda Fourie (Vice-Rector: Academic Planning). Photo: Stephen Collett

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