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17 August 2020
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Story Nitha Ramnath
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Within the next five years, 60% of the world’s population will be living in urban areas. Urban living comes with large-scale economic advantages and society benefits from economies of scale. But, COVID-19 is challenging urban living. We have introduced the term ‘social distancing’ and some policy analysts have even argued for the de-densification of cities.
Join us for a discussion where our panellists will analyse this perceived conflict.
Date: Thursday, 27 August 2020
Time: 14:00 to 15:30 (South African Standard Time – GMT +2)
Please RSVP to Elelwani Mmbadi at
mmbadiE@ufs.ac.za no later than 25 August, upon which you will receive a Skype for Business meeting invite and link to access the webinar.
Speakers:
Prof Ivan Turok
Dr Geci Karuri-Sebina
Mr Thiresh Govender
Moderator:
Lochner Marais
Inaugural lecture focuses on the Apostle Paul’s recognition of the divinity of Christ
2005-02-16
Prof Pieter Verster from the Department of Missiology at the University of
the Free State (UFS) will deliver his inaugural lecture on Wednesday 23 February
2005 at 19:00 in the CR Swart Auditorium on campus.
The topic of the lecture is Die begronding van die sending by Paulus in die lig
van sy erkenning van die godheid van Christus.
Pieter Verster started his theological training in 1973 at the UFS and continued
it at the University of Pretoria (UP). He obtained the degrees BA (cl) from the
UFS in 1976; BA Hons (Greek cl) from the UP in 1979; MA (Greek) from the UFS in
2000;
a BD (cl) from the UP in 1979; a Post-graduate Diploma in Theology (cl) from the
UP in 1980; a DD (Missiology and Religion Studies) from the UP in 1985 and a DD
(Dogmatics and Ethics) from the UP in 1989.
He was honoured for academic excellence (UFS 1975), overall excellence (UP 1979)
and research excellence (UFS 2004). He has visited various overseas universities
and institutions in the Netherlands , Switzerland , Germany and the USA ,.
Prof Verster has also published various articles in academic journals and his
books include Wie het die waarheid beet? for which he received the CUM/RSG
writers’ competition prize in 1996. He has also published short stories in
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde and Dolos and poems in inter alia Literator and Litnet.
Media release
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16 February 2005