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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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Invitation to a meeting of the UFS Convocation
2016-10-08

Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Convocation of the University of the Free State (UFS) to discuss the following matters:
• Proposed constitution of the UFS Convocation
• Statute of the UFS
• The role of the Convocation and Alumni, and representation on the UFS Council and other committees

Place: Albert Wessels Auditorium, Bloemfontein Campus
Date: 25 October 2016
Time: 17:30

For any enquiries, please contact Prof Johan Grobbelaar, President of the UFS Convocation (grobbeju@ufs.ac.za), or call +27 51 401 3796.
 
1.       Advert pertaining to the meeting of the Convocation
2.       Membership of the UFS Convocation
3.       Agenda for the meeting on 25 October 2016
4.       Proposed UFS Convocation Constitution
5.       UFS Proposed Revised Statute
6.       2010 UFS Statute
7.       UFS Campus map showing the Albert Wessels Auditorium

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