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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
International MDS student gets scholarship
2010-02-17
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Here he is pictured with Prof. Lucius Botes, the Programme Director for the MDS and the Dean of the Faculty of the Humanities.
Photo: Supplied |
A postgraduate student from the University of the Free State, Mr Kuela Kiema, has received a scholarship from the University of Tromsø in Norway. The scholarship, worth R15 000 per year, will cover all his class fees for the two years that he will spend there in the multi-disciplinary programme of Masters in Development Studies (MDS). Mr Kiema is a citizen of Botswana.