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Kovsies to honour students during December graduation ceremonies

19 November 2019 | Story Xolisa Mnukwa | Photo Sonia Small

Graduations — The UFS will honour all graduates during the upcoming graduation ceremonies to be held in the Callie Human Centre on the UFS Bloemfontein Campus from 9 to 11 December 2019.

The University of the Free State (UFS) will confer a number of qualifications on graduates at the upcoming graduation ceremonies on the Bloemfontein Campus from 9 to 11 December 2019.

A total of 1 216 graduates across all UFS faculties will gather at the Callie Human Centre to be addressed by Chief Director: Teaching and Learning Development in the Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Dr Whitty Green; 2019 Kovsie Ambassador Award winner, Ms Louzanne Coetzee; and former Managing Director of De Beers Consolidated Mines and member of the UFS Council, Mr David Noko.

Judge in the Supreme Court of Appeal and Chancellor of the Central University of Technology (CUT), Justice Mahube Molemela, will also be addressing the audience during the 2019 December graduation ceremonies.

For more information about the upcoming celebrations, visit the UFS graduation ceremonies page.
Graduates can read through the Bloemfontein Graduations: Preparing for Graduations Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), which contains the necessary information for graduates to note during the graduation processions.

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

Bloemfontein Campus

9-11 December 2019

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

10 Dec 2019
09:00: Faculties of Education, the Humanities, Law and Theology and Religion
All certificates, diplomas, Bachelor’s degrees, and Honours degrees
Graduations Programme: Faculties of Education, The Humanities, Law, Theology and Religion

14:30: Faculties of Economic and Management Sciences and Natural and Agricultural Sciences
All certificates, diplomas, Bachelor’s degrees, and Honours degrees
Graduations Programme: Faculties of Economic and Management Sciences and Natural and Agricultural Sciences

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
Graduations Programme: Master's and Doctoral Candidates in All Faculties

Family and friends who are unable to attend your graduation ceremony can still watch you graduate through our livestream link at which becomes active at 08:45 and 14:15 on the day of the ceremony.

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Social cohesion tops the agenda at arts week

2015-08-31

What’s the Difference deur Tanya Britz
Photo: Lelanie de Wet

Launching the annual Arts 4 Social Justice (A4SJ) week, taking place from 12-19 August 2015 at the Institute for Reconciliation and Social Justice (IRSJ) the Bloemfontein Campus was alive with artworks placed in various buildings and open spaces.

Angelo Mockie said, “This is an opportunity to share knowledge.” Mockie is the coordinator of the annual Arts 4 Social Justice week which gives artists a platform to convey their experiences, and engage students and the public on social issues of national significance.

Meaningful Places deur Adelheid von Maltitz, bygestaan deur Nicolene Jonker en Xoliswa Msimango
Photo: Michelle Nothling

Coinciding with the week’s events, the IRSJ launched the National Flagship Project in the Visual Arts, funded by the National Arts Council. The theme of the project is ‘Emancipating the African voice in the visual arts for social cohesion purposes’. According to Mockie, “this endeavour is crucial to confronting the histories, policies, and practices that have shaped and constrained the intellectual and social mandates of higher education institutions.”

Adelheid von Maltitz, Klas Thibeletsa, Richard Bollers, and Jaco Spies were some of the artists exhibiting their creative work. A host of students from the university’s Fine Arts Department also presented their works across the campus.

The focus on social justice aims to inspire audiences toward developing engaged citizenship and cohesive communities.

What’s the Difference deur Tanya Britz
Photo: Michelle Nothling

History is the Required Process by Motseokae Klas Thibeletsa

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