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Graduates to celebrate their achievements at 2019 December Graduations

13 November 2019 | Story Xolisa Mnukwa | Photo Sonia Small

During the upcoming graduation ceremonies, the University of the Free State (UFS) will confer a number of qualifications on the Bloemfontein Campus on 9, 10 and 11 December 2019 in the Faculties of Education; the Humanities; Law; Theology and Religion; Economic and Management Sciences; Natural and Agricultural Sciences; and Health Sciences. 517 National Professional Diplomas and Advanced Certificates will be awarded to students graduating from the UFS South Campus University Access Programme.

An additional 147 master’s and doctoral degrees will be conferred in the Faculties of Education, Economic and Management Sciences, Health Sciences, the Humanities, Law, and Theology and Religion.

For more information about the upcoming graduation ceremonies and events, visit the UFS graduation ceremonies page.

Graduates can read through the Bloemfontein Graduations: Preparing for Graduations - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), which contain the necessary information for graduates to note during the graduation processions.

Graduation ceremonies for the different faculties will take place on the following dates:

9 Dec 2019
14:30: South Campus: Open Distance Learning
Certificates and diplomas

10 Dec 2019
09:00: Faculties of Education, the Humanities, Law, and Theology and Religion
All certificates, diplomas, bachelor’s degrees, and honours degrees

14:30: Faculties of Economic and Management Sciences and Natural and Agricultural Sciences
All certificates, diplomas, bachelor’s degrees, and honours degrees

11 Dec 2019
09:00: Faculty of Health Sciences
All certificates, diplomas, bachelor’s degrees, and honours degrees

14:30: All Faculties
Master's and doctoral qualifications

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Information session: New company legislation

2007-03-06

The Department of Trade and Industry, in co-operation with the Centre for Business Law, Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, will present an information session on the Draft Companies Bill, 2007, in the C R Swart Auditorium, Main Campus of the UFS, from 10:00 – 13:00 on Thursday, 8 March 2007.

There will be ample opportunity for public participation and translation services will be available.

The Companies Bill, 2007, which envisages the repeal of the Companies Act of 1973, and the eventual repeal of the Close Corporations Act, 1984, has just been released for public comment with a view to expeditious finalization. This information session is therefore of the utmost importance for members of the auditors and accounting professions, legal professions, local and provincial government officials, the financial services and financial planning professions, banks and insurance companies, etc., who would like to stay abreast of the envisaged new legal developments in the field of Company Law and / or Close Corporations Law and / or to make inputs thereto.

The information session is open to the public and attendance is free of charge. Booking is essential and can be made with Mrs Riekie Erasmus (051) 4012451 (8:00 – 12:45) or Mrs Ina Malan (051) 4012319 (14:00 – 16:30).

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