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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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Rector wishes Kovsie Bok good luck for Currie Cup final
2007-10-25

 

Jannie du Plessis, one of the University of the Free State’s (UFS) six former students who were part of the Springbok team that won the Rugby World Cup in France this past weekend, visited the Main Campus today. He was welcomed by members of the UFS management and congratulated on the team's achievement. Here are, from the left: Mr De Wet Ras (former Springbok and Rugby Manager of the UFS), Prof. Frederick Fourie (Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS), Du Plessis and Dr Ezekiel Moraka (Vice-Rector: Student Affairs of the UFS). Prof. Fourie wished Du Plessis good luck with this coming Saturday's Currie Cup final in which he will be playing for the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs.
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs

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